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Fort Myers advisory board asks city to share Manual Branch monitoring reports with council quarterly
Summary
The Environmental Advisory Board voted to recommend the city submit quarterly monitoring and trend reports on Manual Branch water quality to City Council to improve transparency and make data more accessible to elected officials and the public.
At the Jan. 6 meeting the Environmental Advisory Board unanimously approved a motion recommending that the city's monitoring and trend reports for Manual Branch be provided to City Council on a quarterly basis. The motion was presented during discussion about differences between city sampling and independent groups' results and the need for easier public access to monitoring data.
The board's motion asked staff to prepare a quarterly package of monitoring results and provide it to the council liaison; the board noted that the data are publicly available but not always readily discoverable. Chair Hempelman made the motion and it was seconded and approved by unanimous consent with one member absent. Staff said they will work to make updated data available through the city's water-quality dashboard and consider communications outreach.
