At their June 16 meeting last Tuesday, county commissioners declined to sign a $5.5 million contract to buy 9.7 acres on the northern stretch of the barrier island – two-thirds of which is under water – until they have solid assurance from an environmental group that it will reimburse the county for half the purchase price. Located 2 miles south of the Sebastian Inlet and half a mile north of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the low-lyin…
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