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Commission backs expanding no-wake zone at Percy Miller Park in Jackson County
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a state no-wake zone extension on a narrow section of Fort Bayou near Percy Miller Park after marine patrol staff said the stretch narrows below 45 feet, making wake mitigation difficult.
The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources voted to recommend that the director establish an expanded no-wake (idle-speed) zone on Fort Bayou adjacent to Percy Miller Park in Jackson County.
Lieutenant Colonel Jex of the Office of Marine Patrol presented the proposal, describing a roughly 1,250-foot extension of the existing state no-wake area eastward from the park. Staff said the waterway narrows in…
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