It was felt that there should be an alternative date to accomplish what they would like to accomplish. Mr. Miller requested that the MRC decide on what they would like to do. They agreed that they need an in house session to see what the MRC wants to do and what they need to do and some funding first. They need a facilitator. They feel that this could be done for the March 3 rd date.
Interested parties are welcome to attend.
Dredging Working Group - Dick Bunnell stated that a dredging meeting was held January 10 th . Basically, the Army Corps of Engineers indicated that they were just about ready to submit to the Florida DEP their Water Quality Certification permit request. David Miller stated that the Water Quality Certification application was submitted last week and tomorrow they are having a meeting with the Department of Environmental Protection and Army Corps to go over the application and make sure everyone understands what is on the piece of paper. Mr. Bunnell is hoping the permit does not take longer than 6 months. They are going to contact the DEP to see if it can be expedited.