Franklin county has agreed to seek money to remove a derelict vessel from the Eastpoint channel

Franklin county has agreed to seek money to remove a derelict vessel from the Eastpoint channel.

The commission this month approved the Resolution and application for about 3000 dollars in state money to pay for the boats removal.

The County will have to kick in about 1000 dollars of its own money which it will take from the Boating Improvement Trust Fund.

Over the past few years Franklin county has received state money to remove nearly 20 derelict vessels, which are not only safety and navigational hazards but can also dump pollutants like gasoline and diesel fuel into the water.






Most recently the county removed a derelict shrimp boat from the Apalachicola River and and one from the St. Marks River.

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