Pirate Harbor Seagrass Mitigation

Pirate Harbor Waterway MSBU chair and environmental regulatory specialist asked to present expert testimony; argued FDEP's narrow reading of the permit is wrong and the community met its obligations.

Recounted the dredge project's million-dollar cost to 300 waterfront lots, $300,000 seagrass planting that failed, and years of monitoring bills — asked the board to end the obligation.

Argued FDEP is ignoring its own rules in demanding a redo of the county's completed seagrass mitigation, and asked for a meeting between the advisory board and commissioners.

MSBU advisory board chairman said staff are ignoring the board's research showing FDEP is wrong, and asked to be included in MSBU budgeting and agency meetings.