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Tougher Enforcement Coming for Derelict Vessels

Tougher Enforcement Coming for Derelict Vessels

Efforts to strengthen the enforcement of ordinances that limit long-term anchoring and abandoned vessels in Jacksonville waterways are progressing with the help of the city’s Office of General Counsel, according to Jacksonville Waterways Commission member Mike Barker. The city’s legal minds are currently working to combine two ordinances that govern these issues in order to […]

Long awaited regulations arrive for waterways

Long awaited regulations arrive for waterways

Limitations on anchoring, maps of abandoned hazards part of ongoing effort to increase safety The City of Jacksonville is on the cusp of limiting long-term anchoring in the city’s waterways, and the highly-trafficked Ortega River in particular, to 45 days. It didn’t take an act of Congress, just the Florida Legislature, and cooperation from the […]