Eugene Wordehoff, Mike Lyster, Ian McKeag | Collier Citizens Council
The 2021“HarperReport” wascommissionedby the cityin response toanimpairment for excess nitrogen in the canals,declared by FDEP in 2019.
But wait! According to FDEP records, Marco has been out of nitrogen impairment for almost four years now.
What happened? From 2009 to 2019,thenitrogenconcentrationin the sewageplantreuse waterincreased by 120%. Thisappears to have driven the Marco canals into nitrogen impairment.In 2019, the nitrogen in the sewageplantreuse water was reduced back to normal levels and the islandcameout of nitrogen impairment.It appears thatthe sewage plant caused thenitrogenimpairment and then resolved thesameissue voluntarily.
Why does this matter? Thecurrentlist ofprojects(called “the matrix”)that resulted from the HarperReport targeting the nitrogen impairmentare estimated by the Marco Island Public Works Director to exceed $45,000,000in cost(Public WorksDepartmentalReport8.12.24). Oneproposedproject to dredge the islandwasestimated to cost $189,820,000. Yikes!
Alluncompletedprojectsunderwayarefor elimination of a nitrogen impairment that has not existed for four years. Thespending ofthe money in the “pipeline” appears to beimpossible to stop. The spending on all these projects should be immediately paused, if not eliminated completely.
Why do Marco city staff continue to push these projects? There has beennodirection from MarcoCity Councilto Marco city staff to do anything different.If the councilors do not act, then taxpayer funds are simply wasted.
Marco does have water quality problems, but not with nitrogen. The new city councilyou electmust actto stop thismisuse of public funds.
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