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Residents press Lee County to pause planned removal of vegetation on 10 Mile Canal barrier island
Summary
Lee County staff told commissioners Oct. 21 they plan to remove vegetation, including mangroves, from a narrow barrier island and other parts of the 10 Mile Canal to increase drainage capacity after past storms.
Lee County Natural Resources staff presented a plan Oct. 21 to remove vegetation — including mangroves — from a narrow barrier island and stretches of the 10 Mile Canal as part of a flood mitigation program. The proposal grew out of the county’s post‑storm 10 Mile Canal study and subsequent recommendations to increase channel capacity.
Roland Adolini, Natural Resources, described the scope as removing vegetation along roughly 0.8 miles of bank and a remnant strip in a narrow section of the canal. He said the work responds to constraints identified in a February engineering report and that staff obtained an exemption from the South Florida Water Management District for vegetation removal. Adolini said the aim is to increase channel capacity and lower water levels during heavy rainfall events.
Multiple residents and environmental advocates…
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