Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Feb 14, 2019 at 1:01 AM Chalk up on more potential casualty to Hurricane Michael; the 2019 scallop harvest season in St. Joseph Bay. During a public workshop last week researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reviewed recent seasons and restoration Read More
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County CBRA legislation clears Senate
By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Feb 14, 2019 at 1:00 AM After a misfire in the U.S. House of Representatives late last year, language to begin to peel Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) designation from county lands was approved Tuesday by the U.S.Senate. A “Lands Package,” legislation combining Read More
Update on Beach Restoration Project
The funding for the beach restoration project is completely in place. Many thanks to Representative Halsey Beshears and Senator Bill Montford. The County’s portion and the MSTU portion is in the bank. So now, it is not a matter of if, but of when. Permitting has taken longer than expected due to all of the Read More
Restore Funding plan off to Treasury
The plan now heads to the U.S. Treasury which has 90 days to approve the plan to spend the entire first years allocation of the funds, $2.8MM for beach restoration.