Plugged canals

Representing 189-property Blue Water community, he asked the county to help open plugged Canal 102, noting residents are willing to pay.

A Blue Harbor Drive resident detailed years of Army Corps, DEP, and county permits and videos of the canal flowing after Irma, urging the county to act.

A Cahill Pines resident described a living canal with tarpon and turtles and asked what it takes to open the plugged portion.

A Ramrod resident on Canal 310 described crocodiles in his yard, an unused dock, and neighbors eager to open the canal even at their own expense.

He said DEP swam the canal, the Army Corps was engaged, and the effort stalled at the county's dredging rules; funding, he said, is not an issue.

A 48-year Blue Water resident recalled the canal being open multiple times, with docks and abundant wildlife, and supported opening it.