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Ramp not yet open; staff says FDEP mitigation baseline required before boat‑launch can open
Summary
City staff told the advisory board the Marine Stadium boat‑launch ramp cannot open until a baseline seagrass mitigation survey is complete and a mitigation plan accepted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
City staff told the Virginia Key Advisory Board that the Marine Stadium boat-launch ramp remains closed pending completion of required environmental mitigation steps with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
A board member asked whether the ramp is open; Lorraine said the ramp "cannot be open until we satisfy a mitigation with FDEP" and that the city is working to prepare a mitigation plan. She explained that opening requires a baseline survey — a dive that documents the proposed mitigation site "before we plant" — and that once the baseline is submitted to FDEP and accepted, the permit conditions allowing the ramp to open can be satisfied.
Lorraine said vessel-exclusion and mitigation requirements remain in effect and that the city continues to coordinate with regulators. No opening date was provided; staff said they will present a formal update at the next advisory-board meeting.
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