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Residents press for a no‑wake zone in Salt Run as city approves $300,000 dredging grant
Summary
Amid passionate public pleas from youth and sailing instructors for a no‑wake zone, the commission approved a $300,000 grant application for Salt Run maintenance dredging with a $100,000 interlocal match; staff offered follow‑up and contact to pursue safety signage and enforcement data needed for a formal no‑wake request.
Residents and youth speakers urged the St. Augustine City Commission on March 16 to reclassify a 1.5‑mile stretch of Salt Run as a no‑wake zone to protect small sailboats used by local youth programs. The commission separately approved Resolution 2026‑05, authorizing the City Manager to apply for up to $300,000 from the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterway Assistance Program for a Salt Run maintenance dredging project; the Saint Augustine Port Waterway and Beach District will provide a $100,000 interlocal match.
The case for a no‑wake zone came from operators and students at the St. Augustine…
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