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Residents and JNCA urge review of Jupiter Narrows breakwater plan; EAC will monitor permitting
Summary
Residents and Jupiter Narrows Conservation Alliance speakers asked the EAC to pause and reassess a proposed 800-foot breakwater plan, citing safety and ecological concerns and pointing to a pending FWC slow-speed/no-wake decision; the committee heard testimony, asked questions and agreed to monitor the permitting process for material changes.
Private residents and representatives of the Jupiter Narrows Conservation Alliance urged the Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee to request further review of a proposed breakwater and mangrove-restoration plan for the Jupiter Narrows, saying the plan should be re-evaluated in light of a pending Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) decision to adopt a slow-speed/no-wake zone.
Butch Powell, who identified himself as a private citizen and noted prior conservation work in the area, said the engineering and permitting for an 800-linear-foot breakwater had moved quickly and that the Jupiter Narrows project filing with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection followed shortly after the FWC proposal. "This thing's moving forward at lightning speed," Powell said, arguing the plan did not sufficiently address…
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