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Tequesta council hears update on mangrove‑island restoration; group seeks $5,000 line item and symbolic resolution
Summary
A local restoration group updated the Village of Tequesta on permitting, fundraising and outreach for a mangrove‑island restoration project and asked the council to consider a $5,000 budget line item and a symbolic resolution supporting a state name designation for the islands.
Sue, a project representative for the mangrove‑island restoration effort, told the Village of Tequesta Council the project is “in the final stages of the permitting process” and that engineers and federal reviewers are close to agreeing on a final design.
The presenter said the project has raised more than $730,000 so far and that “individuals alone have raised over $340,000.” She described the work planned to protect nearby mangrove islands, including informational signs already installed by condominium owners and a planned system of informational buoys. The presentation credited the Jupiter Inlet Foundation and the Andrew Red Harris Foundation as major partners and funders; she said the Andrew Red Harris Foundation committed a minimum of $175,000.
Council members and staff discussed two specific requests from the group: (1) that the…
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