Gov. DeSantis reappointments two to Water Management District Board

Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed two to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board – Ed Armstrong and William Hogarth.

The SWFWMD Governing Board sets the area’s water policy, with the goals of preventing floods and ensuring residents are properly supplied with water.

Armstrong, who is from Dunedin, works as a shareholder with Hill Ward Henderson, P.A. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Florida Bar Association.

Hogarth previously served as the director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography at the University of South Florida.

The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

– Kelly Hayes, Florida Politics