A proposal to name Florida A1A, which runs from the Florida Keys to Nassau County, the “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway,” was overwhelmingly adopted by the Florida House on Thursday.
Following Buffett’s death on September 1st at the age of 76 from a kind of skin cancer, lawmakers have taken action in his honor.
“Over the course of the last 50-plus years, he went from busking on the streets in Key West for nickels and dimes to being the architect of diverse, big, big enterprises all over the globe,” bill co-sponsor Chuck Clemons, R-Newberry, stated. “And his success is the American dream. His success is a testament to what can be built with just six strings, an idea and talent that lends itself to a catchy song.
The Senate version of the bill, known as SB 84, was adopted on Thursday by the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee.
