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Officials debate floating dry dock and port plans as residents raise dredging and contamination concerns
Summary
County and city officials and staff debated a proposed floating dry dock/ship‑repair facility at Port St. Joe, including who applied for Triumph funds, whether Eastern Shipbuilding’s changed land holdings affect plans, and environmental risks tied to past contamination and dredging; opponents urged caution and called for technical testing.
Officials at a joint Gulf County–Port St. Joe meeting spent a large portion of their time debating a proposed floating dry dock and broader port plans for Port St. Joe, with sharp lines between economic‑development proponents and those citing environmental risk.
Speaker 9 summarized the project’s recent history: Gulf County applied for Triumph (BP oil‑spill recovery) funding to support infrastructure for a floating dry dock and related port work; Eastern Shipbuilding had been involved earlier but has since sold significant property, prompting skepticism about who would…
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