Talahassee, Fla. (WFLA) – There was an overwhelming amount of cuteness at the Capitol this week.
The Florida aquarium gathered at the state capitol alongside the Tuxedo ambassador to seek critical funds to build a barrier wall after the hurricane last year left a mark on the facility.
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“To get our animals and their safety moving was paramount to us,” Camlyn Ritter said at the Florida Aquarium. “The place where our penguins lived on the property of our Florida aquarium will definitely be subject to storm surges. In this hurricane last summer, it was undoubtedly very essential for us to get a safe highlands for them.”
Hurricanes Helen and Milton caused a record storm surge, taking floods to the doors of the Florida Aquarium. This puts many animals at risk, and now very penguins are circling the halls of Tallahassee, asking lawmakers to consider raising funds in this year’s state budget to protect them from future storms at the Aquarium’s Downtown Tampa campus.
“The aquarium is located in the port of Tampa Bay,” Ritter said. “I think there’s essentially space as we move forward with this huge expansion and reach this type of parliamentary participation, as the stormwater is rising. I think it will affect safety and security in the future.”
Between Helen and Milton, the aquarium animals and habitat had to be rescued and rescued from the rushed storm flood.
The aquarium is currently seeking funds to build a flood barrier wall and renovate external entrances to protect Florida’s aquatic life.
8 Your side sat with the aquarium staff and asked how the conversations with the Capitol lawmakers have been held so far.
“Everyone really understands the impact and wants to protect our animals and the critical infrastructure we have,” said Katrina Cox, a Florida aquarium.
Bay Area lawmakers, Senators Danny Burgess and Karen Gonzalez Pittman, have worked together this year to ask colleagues to consider requests for a $1 million budget zone.
Lawmakers are currently in the middle of a legislative meeting, and the state budget is the best in mind for many of them. And as those negotiations continue to progress, the aquarium and its angry friends hope they are part of that conversation.
