Commission backs Bluewater Bay PD changes after loss of canal bridge access

The commission considered a conceptual PD modification for Bluewater Bay, including revised public benefits and an additional ingress/egress connection to County Road (SR) 510. Brandon (staff) explained that a recent lawsuit transferred access rights to the Lateral D Canal to a private owner (identified in the hearing as the Corrigans), which prevents the applicant from constructing the previously contemplated bridge crossing; staff asked whether the commission would accept removal of the bridge as a public benefit due to that legal change.