Commission hears red-tide testing plan and ongoing Highland View odor complaints
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026
Commissioners said an app and website are being developed for boat captains to report test results as the water warms and red tide risk grows; residents pressed the board over persistent foul odors from a lagoon at Highland View, calling it an ongoing public-health nuisance.
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Commissioner (S7) and technology staff (S12) said the county is in preliminary stages of an app and website to allow boat captains and others to report bay testing results; no firm launch date was given.
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