By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
BROOKSVILLE — Hernando Beach residents have seen the headlines for some time now, each one announcing a new hitch for the long-awaited dredging project.
For more than 16 years, they hoped to see the work done, all the while worrying the worsening channel conditions would damage their boats or drive away commercial fishermen who rely on the channel.
On Tuesday, some of those residents spoke before the County Commission, while others inundated commissioners with e-mails. The message was the same.
"Do something,'' Robert Simons said. "Anything is better than nothing.''
Phil Rubin said the dredge would more than pay for itself in the long run but he recognized the county was facing issues with a very tight time line. He likened the county's position to someone standing "with a lit time bomb and an extremely short fuse.''
Others from the ...