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County approves Northwest Port Charlotte waterway dredging assessment following public input
Summary
Commissioners approved a proposed assessment increase to fund spot dredging at channel mouths and interior reaches in the Northwest Port Charlotte Waterway; staff presented bathymetric survey results and estimated costs, and residents pressed for targeted work and better communication.
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners voted July 16 to approve a waterway MSBU increase for the Northwest Port Charlotte Waterway to fund spot dredging of the Apollo, Venus and Cheshire channels.
Public Works presented a recommended depth (3.8 feet below mean low tide for selected reaches), an estimated dredge volume of 5,862 cubic yards, engineering costs of about $120,000 and a dredging estimate near $1,147,000…
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