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Gulf County commissioners approve RFQ to update habitat conservation plan amid federal review delays
Summary
County staff will seek proposals to update two Habitat Conservation Plans after years of incomplete federal approvals; commissioners voted to proceed after public support from local property and restoration advocates.
Gulf County commissioners voted to let county staff seek proposals to update the county's Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), citing long-standing obstacles to federal approval and pressure from local residents and partners.
The request for qualifications (RFQ) to update the HCPs was introduced by a county staff member and approved by the Board of County Commissioners in a recorded vote (motion by Commissioner McCrone; second by Commissioner Michael Moore; outcome: passed 5-0). The county said earlier HCP documents from about 2007 and 2017 were never fully approved by higher-level U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reviewers.
Why it matters: Gulf County officials said the lack of a…
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