Fish Island dock settlement on City agenda
A proposed settlement of the Fish Island dock lawsuit is on Monday night's City Commission agenda, providing for a narrower walkway, smaller dock, closer to the SR 312 bridge, and including five public boat slips.
The proposed settlement will be presented to commissioners on an agenda which also includes consideration of support for an AMTRAK rail corridor from Jacksonville to Miami - with a potential station in St. Augustine; a presentation on the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and a proclamation thanking the State of Florida for "its long-term contribution and dedication to protecting and preserving" our city's historic assets.
Fish Island dock settlement
City Atty. Ron Brown will present the proposal to settle a lawsuit by Fish Island Development, LLC, filed for damages after commission denial of a permit for a 1,200-foot walkway and 100-slip dock.
The settlement would reduce the dock from 100 to 70 slips, add five public slips, move the dock closer to the SR 312 bridge, narrow the walkway from ten to eight feet and use light-penetrating materials, and restrict further dock creation along Fish Island Development's Matanzas River frontage. The developer would also provide a portable pump-out facility, and would not be allowed a fueling facility.
If commissioners and developer come to agreement, the modifications will have to be approved by state and federal agencies.
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