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County study finds few viable mainland boat-ramp sites; staff to ask land trust about single promising parcel
Summary
A Coastal Technology siting study found limited locations in south Indian River County suitable for a new mainland boat ramp; the board asked staff to seek interest from the Indian River Land Trust in one 27-acre parcel near Barber Bridge and to fold the finding into the parks master plan.
A county-contracted boat-ramp siting study presented April 8 found limited practicable locations on the county's mainland shoreline south of Wabasso Causeway for new public boat ramps, and commissioners directed staff to ask the Indian River Land Trust about a potentially suitable parcel and to close the study unless a viable property interest emerges.
Coastal Tech engineer Tim Fontaine told commissioners the firm used an Army Corps alternatives-analysis approach that weighed environmental constraints (seagrass, mangroves), water depth, regulatory considerations and practicability (land ownership and access). The…
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