Subject
The proposed establishment of an Erosion Control Line, pursuant to Section 161.161, F.S. This hearing will consider evidence on the location of the proposed Erosion Control Line for the beach erosion control project known as St. Lucie County - South County Beach and Dune Restoration Project. The proposed Erosion Control Line lies along Hutchinson Island fronting the Atlantic Ocean at the line of mean high water. The Erosion Control Line lies in Sections 27, 34 & 35, Township 36 South, Range 41 East; Sections 2, 11 & 12, Township 37 South, Range 41 East in St. Lucie Co., FL. After the Hearing, and if approved by the Board of Trustees, the Erosion Control Line will be recorded in the County’s Official Records and will become the boundary between private uplands and sovereign submerged lands owned by the state. Written objections to, or inquires regarding, the proposed Erosion Control Line should be submitted to William Weeks, Environmental Specialist III, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850) 922-7714, e-mail william.weeks@dep.state.fl.us, prior to the date of hearing. The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida reserves the right to deny establishment of the Erosion Control Line.