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Coast Guard organizing hearings, survey on All Aboard - Story Page 2 of 2 <br />Recreational and commercial boaters, as well as Tequesta Fire -Rescue, are concerned <br />about 32 additional daily bridge closings causing backups on the water and about <br />wear -and -tear on bridges that are nearly 100 years old. <br />"It is imperative that business owners, boaters, and emergency personnel have their <br />concerns heard so that the Coast Guard may evaluate how best to ensure the <br />continued navigability of our waterways," said U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D -Jupiter, <br />who wrote a letter to the agency in July asking for the hearings <br />(http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/shaping-our-future/murphy-coast-guard- <br />should-hold-hearings-on-all-aboard-florida 61458002). <br />Two hearings will also happen in Palm Beach Gardens on Oct. 2 and Fort Lauderdale <br />on Oct. 1. <br />If you go <br />What: Loxahatchee River public information gathering meeting <br />When: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 3 <br />Where: I-Iutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort, 555 N.L. Ocean Blvd., Stuart <br />When: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 2 <br />Where: Embassy Suites, 4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens <br />Click here for survey <br />(http://www.navicen.uscg.govf pdf/bridges/publicNotices/D07DPB-11-14 FEC% <br />20RR%20Bridge St%2oLucie%2oRiver.pdf) <br />Information: 305-415-6691; USCGD7DPBPublicComment@uscg.mil <br />Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,. <br />or redistributed. <br />http://www.tcpalm.com/news/politics/coast-guard-organizing-hearings-survey-on-al 1 -aboard... 9/9/2014 <br />