
Updated July 10, 2026, 8:16 a.m. ET
More than two years ago, Florida officials — citing safety reasons — closed an iconic Hobe Sound observation tower, which local leaders would like repaired or rebuilt.
But few state officials — including lame-duck Gov. Ron DeSantis — have shown interest making money available for that or other improvements in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, local leaders told TCPalm.
“He has not been a friend to our park,” Jim Howe, president of the Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park, said of DeSantis.
