This is absolutely ridiculous. They want to lower water use basically to save the manatees, which in a recently published report by them they mentioned that they're growing in number and flourishing.

We didn't move here to pay $100-$200 a month to support some animal. Our pay has dropped, our taxes have risen, our property rates have tanked, and people's debt is going through the roof. What nut in their right mind would push for a change like this, and of this magnitude, at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet?

Humans take priority over animals. Even God has said this. The needs of environmentalists (and in this case manatees) should not trump the needs and will of the people.

If this 350-700% increase comes to fruition, I guarantee you...the people will revolt and leave, and the manatees will die. The only thing that the environmentalists will win on is their foolish "slow-growth" initiative.

These people need to be fought against hard and fast, before TRUE irreparable harm is done.