Water-Related News

Public meeting scheduled for Blind Pass Inlet Management Study

FORT MYERS – The Lee County Division of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Friday April 27 in the Sea Pearl Room at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island, located at 5400 South Seas Plantation Road, to update the public on the Blind Pass Inlet Management Study.

The County and the consulting team from APTIM (formerly known as CB&I) will present modeling results and accept comments and questions from the public about inlet management scenarios and next steps. A draft report is anticipated by the end of May with a final report to be presented to local elected officials and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection early this summer for direction on adoption and implementation.

For more information about the Blind Pass Inlet Management Study, please visit the link below.

For questions regarding the Blind Pass Inlet Management study, please contact Lee County Division of Natural Resources at SBoutelle@leegov.com or (239) 533-8109 or the City of Sanibel's Natural Resources Department at james.evans@mysanibel.com or (239) 472-3700.