Money, time and a tranquil 2009 hurricane season are all that stand between Keith Cuthrell and fishing on a new 1,500-foot pier at Navarre Beach.
Santa Rosa County received word from the state Tuesday that its permit for the new pier had been approved. The structure will replace a 900-foot pier left unusable by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
“I fished out there since I was 10 years old,” said Cuthrell, 52. “I’m just tickled to death to see this. It’s been way long overdue.”
The pier has historically been a good place to catch king fish, cobia, red fish and pompano, among other species, he said.
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