17.11.2025 08.53
Subject: Progress at Jupiter Inlet District – 350+ Signatures & Real Action! Let’s Hit 500+
Good Morning,
Thank you for standing with us to make Jupiter Inlet safe, navigable, and dependable. In just four weeks we’ve collected nearly 350 signatures — almost entirely through word-of-mouth and a handful of grassroots Instagram posts. That’s incredible momentum, and it’s already moving the needle!
Please keep sharing the petition with every boater, fisherman, marina, local business, and friend who uses the inlet:
www.openpetition.org/!pkzwg
A quick story, reel, or post on Instagram/Facebook with that link makes a huge difference.
Wins from the November 12 Board Meeting
- Dredging and marking the inlet access east of the jetty is now officially on the District’s agenda with active board and engineering engagement.
- Strong support to dramatically increase bathymetric survey frequency (at least monthly) so boaters get accurate, up-to-date depth information. We introduced the District Engineer to drone-based bathymetric surveying — a game-changing, low-cost technology he hadn’t seen before. I’m presenting the full overview to him today:
gamma.app/docs/Drone-Based-Bathymetric-Surveying-for-Jupiter-Inlet-2vtovbybg076npx
The reality check
The consulting engineer laid out a multi-year, multi-million-dollar permitting maze that made the project sound harder than sending a rocket to Mars. We pushed back: extending the existing sand-trap dredging just 200–500 yards eastward and placing the sand in the same location they already use is straightforward, proven, and affordable. One commissioner rightly raised salinity concerns for the Loxahatchee — a valid point we’ll address with data, not delay.
Concrete actions the Board directed at the meeting
-Engineer to deliver a focused feasibility study and realistic cost estimate using prior studies (no need to start from zero).
-Full technical review of drone bathymetry to slash survey costs and enable frequent, public depth updates.
Our simple, clear goals remain
- Dredge the inlet access channel to 12 feet
- Permanently mark the safe channel with buoys
- Provide monthly (or better) published depth surveys so every captain — local or visiting — knows exactly where it’s safe to run
Your voices and signatures are the reason this issue went from “not on the radar” to top priority in just a few weeks. Let’s finish strong and cross 500+ signatures before the next meeting so the Board, the Army Corps of Engineers, and every permitting agency know the boating community is united and watching.
Forward this email. Post the link. Tag a friend. Together we’ll get it done.
Thank you again — this only happens because of you.
Best regards,
Chris Ball
Tequesta, FL
chrisball016@gmail.com
