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Winter 2001 - V.16 N.4

NEWS AROUND THE LAGOON

Ban on Gill Nets Associated with Mullet Population Rebound

Indian River Lagoon South Feasibility Study Released

Ft. Pierce Works on Port Master Plan

Florida Slow to React to Toxic Algae

Legal Challenge to Manatee Zones

Buildings in Conflict with Comprehensive Plan to be Demolished

Army Corps Rollback Wetlands Mitigation Requirements

Central Florida To Run Out of Water in Five Years

Global Warming Threaten Estuaries

Boaters Suggest a Solution to Manatee Impacts

Everglades Restoration Office Closed

Conservation Lands Funded By FCT

Martin County Comp Plan Draws Fire From State

Ft. Pierce Works on Port Master Plan
From Palm Beach Post and other sources
The future of the Fort Pierce sea port has been debated for more than 20 years. Since the mid-1990s, Fort Pierce officials have tried to develop a master plan for the port development. Recent public meetings have found longshoremen with visions of more local jobs siting down with conservationists who fear the cargo port will pollute the Indian River Lagoon. (See Summer 2000 Marker for Study on Port Impacts to the Lagoon.) Plans for a mega-yacht facility for the site have reached an impasse, as negotiations between the land owner and the Lurssen Yacht Company are reported to have broken down. State statutes require port master plans to comply with the state’s growth management policies. Updating the plan is necessary for St. Lucie County to be eligible for Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development money.

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