The Blasting Advisory Board heard a detailed update on the pilot program that collects blasting complaints across municipalities, and agreed to refine how the data are presented before using the material in Tallahassee outreach.

Speaker 2 presented the figures: "We have 352 new complaints" covering the period the board is currently populating, and "about a 101 blast" in the month cited. On the dashboard referenced during the meeting Speaker 2 said the dataset totals "23,091 complaints, 3,229 blast, and highest PV is point 76." Members flagged those figures for further verification and context before public distribution.

Board members emphasized that the statewide portal’s city labeling can mislead viewers. Speaker 3 asked that City of Miami entries be explicitly labeled as City of Miami or unincorporated county so viewers do not assume all 'Miami' entries are municipal. "If it's unincorporated, then it should be with the unincorporated area because he has a separate look," Speaker 3 said.

The board discussed inconsistent assignment of blasts to municipalities originating from outside the board’s jurisdiction (for example, Southwest Florida mines reported through the state portal). Members recommended combining Southwest Florida and other out-of-jurisdiction reports into a single 'other' category to avoid implying local responsibility for distant events.

Beyond data grouping, the board approved steps to improve public presentation. Members requested a one‑page cover that explains the pilot program’s scope and methods, a short technical explanation for each chart (to be prepared by Miguel), and a landing page or interactive web version rather than a buried PDF so Tallahassee contacts can access clear, contextualized results during "date days." Speaker 3 suggested a short video introduction on the landing page to help nontechnical audiences interpret charts.

Next steps assigned: Speaker 2 (Edwin) will update the report and submit a PDF and a PNG of the first page; Miguel will draft plain-language technical explanations for the four main datasets; the group aims to finalize materials ahead of a Jan. 5 planning meeting and, if going to Tallahassee, before Feb. 10. The board emphasized that any public-facing version must include methodological notes and source links to avoid misinterpretation.