ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Escambia County Commission will hold a public hearing next week to find out what the public thinks about changing the wording in county ordinances to “Gulf of America”.
Currently, there are nearly two dozen ordinances — related to Perdido Key, dog parks, littering and more — that mention “Gulf of Mexico”.
The change would follow bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April changing Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in textbooks and state law…