Marco Rubio apparently will not pursue an idea Jupiter Island Mayor Penelope Townsend pitched to make Jonathan Dickinson State Park a national park, which would wrest control from Gov. Ron DeSantis. "The senator has long believed that public land management decisions are best made at the state and local level,

Lawmakers and officials are joining residents in Martin County on Tuesday to voice their opposition to Florida's "Great Outdoors Initiative," which has plans to build golf courses and other outdoor-related facilities at state parks.

Plans for the three golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park were withdrawn after mounting public opposition over the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Great Outdoors

The town of Jupiter Island has sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asking the lawmaker if Jonathan Dickinson State Park might qualify for national park status.

Over the weekend, the non-profit organization involved in the proposal to build golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park changed course abandoning the plan