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Staff: spoil site work stalled at state level; submerged‑lands lease and zoning under review
Summary
City staff told the Punta Gorda Isles Canal Advisory Committee that plans for a spoil site on state land are awaiting state-level mapping/rezoning or submerged‑lands lease approval; a consultant meeting was scheduled the same day for further guidance.
At the May 19 meeting of the Punta Gorda Isles Canal Advisory Committee, city staff said a proposed spoil site intended for barge landing and storage remains delayed at the state level while agency officials review boundary, zoning and submerged‑land issues.
The spoil site is important because it would support dredging and marine construction operations by providing a place to land barges and store spoil material; staff said the property is state land and that state approvals are required before the project can proceed.
Brian Clements, Public Works staff for the City of Punta Gorda, told the committee "there's some question of the project and as it relates to being a state park and that work within the boundary, but we have a meeting at 03:00 where we're gonna discuss it and get a better understanding from our consultant on what's going on and what our options are." Committee members noted the mapping and delineation appear to exist in the city's GIS, and Kenneth Rowland asked whether a survey was conducted; staff said the parcel was "laid out" and "we have it in mapping zones."
When asked about ownership and lease, a committee member asked whether a lease existed for the area; staff clarified the issue is a "submerged land lease" for the portion in question. Staff cautioned timelines can be lengthy: "Usually, we do. Okay. Usually, I mean, even our, our seawall permit renewal, riprap permit, you know, those took 2 years or 2 plus years to get through once it was submitted."
The committee did not take formal action at the meeting; staff said they would report back after the scheduled consultant meeting with a clearer timeline and requirements for state approvals and any submerged‑lands leasing steps.
