Algae blooms found in Matlacha Pass
Published: June 9, 2021 5:29 PM EDT
Updated: June 9, 2021 5:34 PM EDT
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“The smell is awful,” said Jeff Boone.
Friends Boone and Sue McAfee were out on Matlacha on Wednesday looking for fishing spots but instead, the two ended up finding foul-smelling water.
It’s not just noticeable from the fishing pier. A bird’s eye view of the water shows it is milky with mat algae on the bottom of the Matlacha Pass.
The algae in this case is likely feeding on nutrients from septic tanks and the Peace River, not Lake Okeechobee releases.
“When my father was growing up, when he was a fisherman, this was a pretty clean estuary, it was full of oysters which helped clarify the water,” said Dr. Rick Bartleson, a research scientist with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
The decision hinged on five criteria.
In a motion by City Commissioner Debbie McDowell and seconded and later amended by Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, the board rejected the citizens petition based on the grounds that the land met the criteria for annexation under state statue 171.043. That law defines the character of an area suitable for contraction. The board also said the commission had to consider the public health and safety for all residents, that it was not feasible to contract the boundaries because of the urbanization of the area, contraction was not in the best interest of the future goals of the city and it would not be fiscally neutral.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 5:56 PM
Updated: Apr 27, 2021 5:56 PM
Posted By: Dani Masten
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The approvals on the annexation agreement, a future land-use map change, and an ordinance that designated the land for office, professional and institutional, all passed unanimously. Jeff Boone, the attorney for the applicant, Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate, added a stipulation on the land-use designation that there would be no open burning on the property of land-clearing debris.