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Shipwatch residents press county for mangrove‑trimming permit, cite unclear conservation easement and seawall damage
Summary
Shipwatch community members asked Pinellas County to provide the official conservation‑easement records and help obtain a mangrove trimming permit. Residents said delayed county action since 2013 has contributed to erosion, seawall repairs and out‑of‑pocket costs (one speaker cited more than $65,000), and staff offered to meet with them and define the easement and trim‑plan requirements.
Shipwatch residents asked the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners during public comment on Dec. 16 to help secure a mangrove trimming permit and to provide the county’s official records that define what areas of their shoreline are in a conservation easement.
Timothy Ewing (Shipwatch resident) told the board his community had tried repeatedly since…
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