Bay Savers asks Port St. Joe for $50,000 toward Corps study; commissioners condition support on county commitments and pollution scope

Apr 8, 2026

Bay Savers urged the Port St. Joe commission to consider a $50,000 contribution toward a $300,000 Army Corps survey to study freshwater intrusion and bay protection; commissioners praised the effort but said funding should be contingent on county commitments and broader pollution mitigation, including concerns about Eastern Shipbuilding.

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Bay Savers will present to the Port St. Joe City Commission on April 21 seeking roughly $50,000 toward a Corps of Engineers surveying/study contract that would cost about $300,000 in total, a commissioner said at the April 7 meeting.

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