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Sunset Beach council tables canal dredging district after residents raise equity and procedure concerns
Summary
Council delayed action on a resolution to create a fee‑supported canal dredging and maintenance district after multiple residents argued the proposed single, parcel‑based assessment was unfair and that statutory steps and mapping should precede solicitations for engineering work.
The Town of Sunset Beach council on July 14 moved to table a resolution that would have established a fee‑supported canal dredging and maintenance district and authorized staff to solicit qualifications for engineering help, after an extended public outcry and council debate about assessment methodology and procedure.
Residents told the council the draft resolution is premature and inequitable. "The properties identified in the resolution are not contiguous and are not all on canals," said Dana Reid, who urged the council to follow state procedures including publishing a report, providing four…
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