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Public division on SORL renewal: commenters propose muck reuse and accuse county of sewage mismanagement
Summary
At a Titusville workshop, dozens of residents voiced strong support for continuing the Save Our Indian River Lagoon tax, while others opposed renewal and raised allegations about sewage discharges; a citizen proposed turning dredged muck into commercial biochar fertilizer as a revenue stream.
Speakers at a Brevard County workshop voiced strong but not unanimous support for renewing the Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SORL) half‑cent sales tax and offered proposals and criticisms that the board said it would consider as it weighs ballot language.
Several community leaders and nonprofit representatives — including Laura Wilson of the Marine Resources Council and Elizabeth Neville of Save the Manatee Club — urged renewal, citing hundreds of completed projects, recent seagrass recovery in places, and the program’s oversight structure. "This level of public engagement and oversight should remain a cornerstone of the program moving forward,"…
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