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Residents urge Port St. Joe commission to oppose multi‑county port authority and dredging plans
Summary
Speakers at the Nov. 4 City Commission meeting urged the city to oppose state proposals to replace the local port authority with a multi‑county authority, citing loss of local control and environmental risks from dredging.
Speakers at the Port St. Joe City Commission meeting on Nov. 4 urged the city to oppose proposed state legislation that would dissolve the current local port authority and replace it with a multi‑county body.
Deborah Mays of the Gulf County Citizens Coalition described the change as a threat to local control and said the legislation's stated purpose — opening a cargo port and reviving a rail link — could lead to dredging and large‑scale industrial activity that would harm tourism, fisheries…
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