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Residents urge measured approach to 10 Mile Canal work; warn against wholesale mangrove removal
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Lee County commission on Nov. 4 to limit mangrove removal and use phased, data‑driven measures — such as vertical trimming and two targeted channel cuts — to reduce flooding along the South 10 Mile Canal.
Residents of Island Park, Hidden Harbor, Terra Verde and other neighborhoods told the Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 4 that wholesale clearing of mangrove vegetation proposed in a South 10 Mile Canal maintenance plan risks harming habitat and may not reduce storm‑surge flooding.
Multiple speakers urged a phased, data‑driven approach: vertical trimming at the waterline and removal of invasive species, followed by measured monitoring and targeted channel cuts at the north and south ends of the island if modeling shows additional work is needed. "Nowhere in the report, nowhere, did it recommend complete removal of the mangrove island or full clearing along the canal…
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