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Town staff reports progress on renourishment; trucking used, permits updated and canal debris funding limited
Summary
Town staff told the advisory committee that the south renourishment segment is active, trucking sand is being used when dredge material is unavailable, permits are being extended based on wildlife protections, and canal debris removal may not be FEMA-eligible without separate appropriations.
Town staff updated the Advisory Committee of the Marine and Environmental Resource Task Force on the ongoing beach renourishment and waterway debris work and provided timeline and cost details for operations across Fort Myers Beach.
Chad (staff member) said the south segment of the renourishment project is active and that the contractor has resorted to trucking sand where dredge material is not available. He told the committee the “effective rate for the dredge sand is around $25 per cubic yard” while trucking runs “anywhere from $70 to a hundred dollars a cubic yard” depending on bid and logistics, and that the contractor has absorbed…
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