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Breakwater plan for North Beach splits commissioners as court readies CDBG‑MIT application
Summary
Public commenters urged the court to include a $10M–$14M breakwater project to protect North Beach and the USS Lexington in the county's CDBG‑MIT application. Commissioners were divided — some favoring the coastal protection plan, others urging priority for inland drainage and colonia projects; staff was ordered to map projects to HUD LMI tracts and return Jan. 24–31 for final decisions ahead of the Feb. 21 deadline.
A wave of public comment and a lengthy court debate on Jan. 18 focused on whether the county should prioritize a proposed breakwater project for North Beach — including shoreline protection near the USS Lexington — as part of its CDBG‑MIT mitigation application. Residents and business owners said engineering is near-complete and characterized the project as “shovel-ready.” One speaker, Peter Davidson, said the project had…
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