Orange Beach officials request opportunity to move forward; opponents want to stop processBAY MINETTE -- A request from a state official has put the Baldwin County Commission in the middle of a debate over the city of Orange Beach's proposal to build a boat launch on Perdido Key.
Orange Beach officials have requested permission from the state's commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to submit a permit application to build a five-ramp boat launch on state park property on the north side of Perdido Key, about a half-mile from Perdido Pass. The plan includes landscaping, rest rooms, an office and a 112-space parking area covered with a permeable surface intended to allow the natural drainage and migration of water into the ground.
Commissioners said they planned to vote at their formal meeting next week on whether and what request they support. The 8:30 a.m. Tuesday meeting will be held in Bay Minette in County Commission's chambers off Courthouse Square.
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