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Lawsuit, Petition, Public Comment Documents

• CASLC Letter to the Coast Guard
• Lawsuit to Move Bridge Location
• Petition to Stop Test Bores
• Legal Brief filed by the Conservation Alliance and the Indian Riverkeeper
• Conservation Alliance and Riverkeeper Appeals Court Brief
• Public comment—Shari Anker, President of the Conservation Alliance
• Public comment—Beverly Yoshioka
• Appeals Brief​
• ​North Fork St. Lucie River Floodplain Vegetation Technical Report" (WR-2015-005)
• ​SFWMD water reservation plans for water rules to preserve fish statewide.
• Letter to Greg Oravec, mayor of Port St. Lucie, from Anne Cox, president of the Florida Native Plant Society ​
• "Biological investigation and review” by ecologist Greg Braun, for the DOAH hearings re: easement and Environmental Resource Permit issued by So. Florida Water Management District​

Additional Information

Visit John Bradford’s Blog: A Trail to the River
https://halpatiokee.wordpress.com/author/cyperaceae/

Facebook Page by Citizens to Move the Bridge:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-to-MOVE-the-CrossTown-Bridge/562207930549605?fref=ts

Evans Creek Video – Creator Unknown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM8yqzACXeA

Save the Halpatiokee Trails video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oY4acxDCDQ

Fighting bulldozers in a Florida state park
http://floridahikes.com/fighting-bulldozers-in-a-state-park

Move the Bridge, Save the Park - Halpatiokee Preserve Fundraising Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fFNrdkKJbuo

CASLC White Paper on Halpatiokee
File Size:	684 kb
File Type:	pdf

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News

Conservation Alliance responds to Unit Management Plan proposal for the Savannas Preserve
(March 15, 2017)

Halpatiokee Fight mentioned in Sierra Club Newsletter
(January 2017 issue)

​Dr. Grant Gilmore - You Can't Catch Fish with a Robot
(December 4, 2016)

TCPalm "Port St. Lucie 'assault' on land along North Fork 'obscene,' alliance says"
(December 23, 2016)

TCPalm guest column by Alliance President Shari Anker - "We must demand eco-literacy from our leaders"
(October 25, 2016)

​10 PARKS THAT CHANGED AMERICA – PBS video about parks in America that includes a section on the landmark Supreme Court Overton Park decision that said no to building through parks when other alternatives are available. Open the video and scroll to about 31 seconds to see the Overton Park story and why it relates to our case. Click here.

​Noted Local Scientist Dr. Grant Gilmore Speaks out about  Proposed Crosstown Bridge Route

Letter to the Editor,  TCPalm newspaper 
(December 10, 2015)
​
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/columnists/anthony-westbury/anthony-westbury-love-in-the-st-lucie-river-boat-tour-reveals-sounds-of-spawning-and-silence_85201855  (September 29, 2015)

http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/shaping-our-future/our-roads/judge-denies-port-st-lucies-request-to-join-crosstown-parkway-lawsuit-sets-hearing_65759367  (September 4, 2015)

http://www.tcpalm.com/opinion/shari-anker-lessons-from-our-battle-to-save-two-preserve-state-parks_67688320   (September 8, 2015)

http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/shaping-our-future/new-petition-could-hold-up-crosstown-parkway-bridge-project-in-port-st-lucie_28277069   (August 21, 2014)

http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/shaping-our-future/port-st-lucies-crosstown-parkway-project-could-face-more-litigation_51283083   (December 30, 2014)

Links to Television Coverage

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/port-st-lucie/environmentalists-protest-file-new-lawsuit-against-crosstown-parkway-bridge

Editorials by Palm Beach Post Columnist 
Sally Swartz

Palm Beach Post, Swartz: Officials foolishly forge ahead with Crosstown Parkway Bridge    (January 17, 2016)
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http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/12/28/port-st-lucie-tries-new-route-to-get-bridge-through-savannas-preserve/    (December 14, 2014)

http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/05/25/swartz-to-preserve-halpatiokee-road-and-bridge-should-be-re-routed/  (May 22, 2014)

http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2013/03/29/crosstown-bridge-breaks-promise-to-preserve-halpatiokee-wilderness/   (March 29, 2013)

http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/08/24/st-lucie-bridge-opponents-seek-help-from-gov-scott/    (December 24, 2014)

http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/09/14/is-reprieve-from-bridge-building-for-savannas-state-park-temporary/   (September 14, 2014)