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River Park East residents press Naples council for canal dredging, drainage and seawall funding

3753442 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

Residents of River Park East urged the Naples City Council during public comment on Feb. 5 to prioritize dredging, stormwater improvements and seawalls over proposed property purchases and to use CRA funds for neighborhood infrastructure.

Multiple speakers from the River Park East neighborhood appealed to Naples City Council on Feb. 5 to prioritize dredging, drainage improvements and seawall repairs after repeated flooding and navigation problems in their canals.

Keith Shoff, a neighborhood resident and CRA-board adviser, asked council to "put to a vote monies for appraisal for the dredging and mangrove trimming of the canal system in River Park East," arguing that deeper channels would reduce flood elevations and improve navigation for boaters. Shoff described narrow channels and overgrown mangroves that he said make boat passage hazardous and said…

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