Ken Doherty
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 45
- Total speaking time
- 5:55:54
- Avg per meeting
- 7:55
- Segments
- 6131
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Top issues during term (20)(Environment)
SLD Landfill odor and FDEP enforcement
If odor violations continue, the county may face legal costs pursuing enforcement remedies.
SLD Landfill Inc. Draft Letter
Unknown.
Future second lock at south end of lagoon
SLD Landfill odor violations
Potential costs if the county pursues enforcement action; property values and home sales in affected areas are at stake.
Pirate Harbor seagrass mitigation
Potentially significant MSBU-funded cost for a second mitigation attempt.
Drought Emergency and Burn Ban
No direct cost, but a wildfire in dry West County could mean major emergency response expenses.
Bocilla Lagoon Beach Renourishment MSBU
Island property owners avoid a proposed lagoon assessment of roughly $9,000-$11,000 per lot but still face renourishment assessments heading to a July 22 hearing.
House Bill 803 — permit fees and statewide application
Permit fees are expected to go up under the new cost-based methodology taking effect January 1.
water utility management
Your monthly utility bills could change significantly depending on how the county decides to structure rates after taking over.
Scrub jay habitat protection enforcement
A $4,520 fine was imposed in the scrub jay case.
Conservation Charlotte Renewal on November Ballot
Keeps a 0.20-mill property tax in place for 20 years and allows up to $70 million in bonds if voters say yes.
Manchester Lock history and water quality
Unknown — reopening the filled canals was previously shelved due to cost and uncertain federal funding.
Post-Drought Mosquito Hatch
Charlotte County Vulnerability Assessment Adopted
The study itself was externally funded, and adoption unlocks state resiliency grants; actual adaptation projects could cost millions.
One Charlotte, One Water Plan Adopted
Your monthly water bill could change depending on how the county decides to restructure rates and manage utility costs.
Heritage tree protection shapes development choices
Avoided heritage tree replanting costs or $150-per-inch mitigation fees for the applicant.
Deer Pass Road dewatering flooding
Opposition to Offshore Drilling
Tourism revenue could be at risk if drilling occurs off the Gulf Coast.
Joint meeting with Lee County
water transfer legislation
Your utility bill could move—up or down—if the water transfer changes local supply costs, but the source doesn’t quantify it.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Doherty was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of a Resolution in Support of a Request for Funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) FY2027/2028 Local Government Funding Request Beach Projects Application for the Manasota Key Beach Restoration…
New Appointment - Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee (C-2)
New Appointment - Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee
T.1. Amend the Ordinance Governing the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.