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Resident urges Tequesta advisory committee to reject proposed swale and right‑of‑way code changes
Summary
At a meeting of the Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee, resident Marissa Puri warned that a proposed rewrite of right‑of‑way and swale code (including Section 78‑3‑95) would eliminate bioswales, strip street trees and impose punitive enforcement; committee members asked staff to workshop technical tradeoffs before council action.
Marissa Puri, a Village of Tequesta resident, told the Environmental Advisory Committee that a draft right‑of‑way code presented at a recent council workshop would be ‘‘ecologically devastating’’ for the village’s stormwater management and tree canopy. She said the proposal, already circulated in ordinance text form, appears to favor sod‑only swales, a restrictive approved‑plant list and significant fines and penalties that could allow staff to remove existing vegetation without notice.
"From an engineering design standpoint, the swales are swales. I don't want anything in the swales," Puri quoted the presenter from the council workshop, describing the draft's tone. She…
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