Engineer presents $2.2M preliminary Riverside boat‑ramp plan, flags environmental permits
Engineer Hans Wilson presented a preliminary Riverside boat‑ramp plan that would require dredging to −5 ft MLLW, a 1,108‑ft navigation channel and a protective peninsula; Wilson estimated construction near $2.2 million and said state and federal permitting (DEP, Corps, NMFS) and manatee/slip‑credit issues must be addressed.
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The city’s hired engineer, Hans Wilson, outlined a preliminary plan to replace lost downtown boat‑ramp capacity at a site adjacent to Riverside Park. Wilson said surveys show very shallow nearshore depths requiring dredging to reach a maintained −5‑foot mean low water channel and proposed a 1,108‑foot navigation channel with a 40‑ft channel width and a protective peninsula to receive dredge material and act as a wave break. "So Downtown Fort Myers had a ... an 18 slip. ... We're out 18 spaces," Wilson said, explaining the city's loss of motor‑vehicle trailer parking and slips downtown and the goal to restore capacity.
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