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Commission directs drafting of resolution seeking no-wake zone at Shad Creek; final action deferred
Summary
Councilmember Mike Gay pushed the commission to ask the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to implement no-wake restrictions at Shad Creek; legal counsel recommended drafting options for formal consideration and the commission agreed to return the item for a future vote.
Councilmember Mike Gay urged the Jacksonville Waterways Commission on Sept. 10 to press the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to implement no-wake restrictions at Shad Creek after construction raised navigation speeds and increased erosion and property damage.
Gay described an apparent omission by the Florida Department of Transportation, saying the agency “did not do the waterway analysis of what the impact would be when they raised a bridge,” and argued that faster and larger vessels are now…
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