Eatonville

The recommendations are headed to the governor and legislature next.

The task force must draft a final report for Governor Ron DeSantis and the Legislature by July 1.

The bus tour took place the weekend of June 15, and visited several Central Florida historical sites including Ocoee and Eatonville.

The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force voted 5-4 to ratify its rankings from last month's meeting and select an undeveloped site near St. Augustine belonging to Florida Memorial University.

The list is compiled every year by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

A state task force narrowed the locations to four, including Sarasota.

The selections were whittled from a list of eight locations, which included Sarasota.

The town is in second place when it comes to sites that are in the running for the museum.

The school district has sent a letter of intent to donate 10 acres of land from the former Hungerford site to the museum.

Historic Black communities have dwindled from their once-thriving existence in the United States and efforts to preserve what's left encounter complicated challenges.

The Town of Eatonville has denied a disability pension for a Pulse first responder with post-traumatic stress disorder.