The Rodman Dam, formally known as the Kirkpatrick Dam, has stood for decades despite efforts by environmental groups, Florida governors and federal bureaucrats to get rid of it. Florida Parks. Credit: Florida Parks

A decades-long fight to remove the Rodman Dam in Putnam County suffered yet another defeat after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday vetoed money set aside by lawmakers in the state budget to kickstart the project, which supporters say could have created millions in economic benefits to Northeast Florida and provided much-needed environmental relief to the St. Johns River…