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Resident objects to taxpayer-funded dredging of Deep Bottom Creek, cites pollution and historic non‑navigability
Summary
A resident told the commission that a recent council action will reappropriate funds to permit dredging of Deep Bottom Creek, arguing the creek was historically non‑navigable, dredging benefits a small number of property owners and that pollutants should be remediated instead of the city funding creation of a private waterway.
During public comment at the June 12 Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting, resident Jimmy Tomazenas said the City Council passed an action (referenced on his speaker card as 2025‑3‑22) to reappropriate funds that will support permitting for dredging Deep Bottom Creek.
Tomazenas told the commission he and other local…
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