LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. — Officials in Longboat Key said Tuesday that “Gulf of Mexico” road signs are being removed from State Road 789.
The city cited House Bill 549 and said the Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of removing signs within the SR 789 right-of-way that reference the Gulf of Mexico.
The bill “requires state agencies to update geographic materials to reflect new federal designation of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ as ‘Gulf of America.’”…