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Board revisits staging-site need after staff says alternatives would match lot costs
Summary
Board members discussed land acquisition for a staging site, reviewing past studies and alternatives such as larger barges, floating staging and longer travel distances; staff said equipment costs could offset lot purchase costs.
The Punta Gorda City Canal Advisory Board spent substantial time reviewing the rationale for a land staging site to support canal maintenance, dredging and seawall panel work and weighing alternatives including use of smaller barges, floating staging on barges, cranes or longer travel to remote sites.
Board member Gary Disher raised the expected staging-site cost — "we're gonna incur, what, 4 or $500,000 probably to create that staging site" — and asked for a…
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