STUART, Florida, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today reiterated his support for Balanced Alternative CC as the next Lake Okeechobee management plan, but expressed grave concerns in a letter to Colonel Andrew Kelly, the Jacksonville District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, that the "optimization" process currently underway is prioritizing the sugar industry over efforts to reduce disc  more