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Commission members press for Army Corps study after conflicting shoaling statements; ask OGC to seek records
Summary
Commissioners raised new concerns after the Army Corps representative reportedly said a multimillion-dollar shoaling study had been given to the city and concluded the spoil site was not the source; commissioners asked the Office of General Counsel to pursue the study and follow up with the Corps.
Members of the Jacksonville Waterways Commission on June 12 discussed persistent shoaling in the St. Johns River near the Clapboard Creek/Raymond Drive/Heckscher Drive area and pressed for documentation after an Army Corps representative said a study concluded the spoil site did not cause the shoal.
Commission volunteers and staff described a visible berm and continuing shoal that they and local residents believe has built up after dredge material was pumped into containment behind the Palms Fish Camp. At a recent meeting a Corps official…
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