Proposed docks in Stevenson Creek in Clearwater causing concern for manatee activists

The Brief

  • Valor Capital wants to put in a multi-dock with room for nine boat slips and a kayak and paddle board floating dock.
  • The Stevenson Creek Advocacy Group is against this due to manatees’ presence in the creek.
  • The group said the water is not deep enough to support manatees and increased boat traffic at the same time.

CLEARWATER, Fla. Valor Capital wants to put in a multi-dock with room for nine boat slips and a kayak and paddle board floating dock. The Stevenson Creek Advocacy Group, however, is against this, because manatees are present in the creek.

What they’re saying:

“We don’t want to see it turned into a marina,” said Mike Foley, the group’s vice president.

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