Franklin
County will get some state money next year to help fund construction
of a new artificial reef in state waters off St. George Island.
County
coordinator Michael Moron said that the county has received
conceptual approval for 60 thousand dollars for the funding program
for the reef.
The
state is currently drafting the formal contract agreement and the
county will sign off on it when it is complete.
The
reef will be located about 8 and a half miles due south of the Bob
Sikes Cut; The reef will be called the Buddy Ward Memorial reef.
Earlier
this year the reef project received a big donation from the estate of
builder Ben Withers who recently passed away.
The
estate donated a tug boat and a barge which can be used as reef
material.
The
barge is 60 by 24 feet long.
Coleen
Marine out of Port St. Joe has even offered to donate their time and
material to deploy the material.
That
section of reef will be called the Ben Withers Memorial Reef.
The
items still have to be cleaned so it will take a while before the
barge and tug can be sunk – it will likely happen before the
summer.
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