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Residents warn commissioners a proposed 404-home subdivision could harm gopher tortoise habitat and sturgeon spawning
Summary
A resident said a proposed 404-home development in the Cottage Hill area could disturb habitat for gopher tortoises and gulf sturgeon spawning grounds that drain to the Escambia River; she asked the county to consider species protections and permitting requirements before approving work.
A Cottage Hill resident told the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners on March 6 that a proposed 404-home development on a 97-acre tract could imperil habitat for gopher tortoises and gulf sturgeon if land clearing and construction increase siltation and drainage into the Escambia River.
"The gopher tortoise is definitely on that property," said Georgia Bridal, who…
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