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Jacksonville Waterways Commission urges revival of artificial-reef program; seeks state briefing and funding
Summary
Commissioners discussed reactivating Jacksonville’s artificial-reef program, identified 19 Corps of Engineers permits as a starting point, and proposed inviting state reef program staff to present in April; Governor DeSantis’s budget request for reef funding was cited.
Commissioner Mark Hardesty urged the Jacksonville Waterways Commission on Feb. 13 to revive the city's artificial-reef program, saying years of inactivity and deterioration of older reef material have left the city “out of the game” and that recent permitting and state funding opportunities may allow a restart.
Hardesty said Jacksonville was once a national and state leader on artificial reefs but largely halted reef activity “around the 02/2009 time frame” after the sinking of a vessel called the Spike. He told the commission that 19 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits relevant to reefs are still…
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