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Commission backs county application for FDEP beach-recovery money and warns state against leaving county on the hook for Milton Pass repairs
Summary
Charlotte County approved a grant application for a Manasota/Minnetonka Key beach restoration project and asked staff to press the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the Legislature to fund work that may be needed at nearby Milton Pass rather than shifting costs to the county.
Charlotte County commissioners unanimously approved staff's request Tuesday to pursue state funding through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for a beach restoration project on Manasota (recorded in the agenda as 'Minnesota') Key, while reiterating concerns about cost overruns and state responsibility to repair an adjacent tidal inlet, Milton Pass.
Commissioners said the county will pursue the state grant to…
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