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Transmittal of Letter From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Supporting Relocation/Reuse of Swim Platform Located Adjacent to Linda Pedersen Park at Jenkins Creek Spring
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Correspondence was received from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advising that its Imperiled Species Management, Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Public Access Services Sections and the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute are supportive of Hernando County’s efforts to minimize direct and indirect impacts to manatees in this system. Proposals to relocate existing waterway access infrastructure, such as public swim platform(s), to alternative areas within the park will ensure manatee disturbance within the highest use areas of the spring run are minimized. FWC is supportive of the re-use of the platform as an ADA-access fishing platform in the dead-end canal at Linda Pederson Park where fishing activities are greatest.
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For informational purposes only; no action is required.