PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on May 9 that he supports $25 million in his proposed budget for the renovation and restoration of Miami’s historic Freedom Tower, seen as a beacon of hope for those escaping “Castro’s tyranny” to live in a free society.
The last time he visited the Mediterranean-style structure in downtown Miami, the governor said he noticed that it “needs some love.”
“We have not fully signed the [2023] budget; we’re still going through things, but the legislature provided, and I have approved, a full $25 million to be able to support the Freedom Tower. We know it needs some love, we know it needs some repairs, so this funding will be used to complete urgent structural repairs,” DeSantis said. “It will conserve and restore historical architectural components, it will make the building more accessible for people with disabilities, and we’ll install museum-quality climate control and security systems to safeguard the Cuban-American history that is stored here and will reimagine and redesign the exhibits displaying that history to make it more engaging for all ages.”
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