provided to The Santiva Chronicle
“It is a unifying issue,” said Eric Eikenberg, chief executive officer of The Everglades Foundation Chief at the Oct. 15 SanCap Chamber business luncheon. “We have to get away from this divisiveness. We’re all Americans. But this topic unites people. This is a beautiful story about water. We’re all connected by water.”
Eikenberg delivered his “Everglades Restoration – It’s Worth It!” message of optimism for water quality at Sundial Beach Resort on Sanibel Island. MHK Architecture of Sanibel sponsored the October luncheon meeting.
Starting off with governmental intent for an early completion of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee by 2029, Eikenberg raised excitement about state and local government support of and commitment to Everglades restoration…