Tender house

He argued no lock he has used in 50 years has a tender house closer than 15 feet and said data doesn't justify a second lock; if built, the tender house should go between the locks.

An MSBU attendee since 2020, he said boat traffic doesn't warrant a parallel lock, the tender house's planned location has bad line of sight for rescues, and urged the board not to build it in the wrong spot given the closing window on the $6.1 million.

A former lock tender for two years, he described directing boaters from the sun and rescuing people who fell in the water, saying a tender house 50 feet away would prevent the operator from communicating with and assisting boaters.

Called back for a second three minutes, the MSBU member said traffic data shows the existing lock will never be overwhelmed, no recreational lock in the U.S. has a parallel lock, FWC has effectively rejected it over manatee issues, and a second lock makes more sense at the south end.