FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Fort Pierce city commissioners voted Tuesday night to end a local state of emergency tied to ongoing beach erosion on South Hutchinson Island, even as monitoring and sand replacement efforts continue near Jetty Park.
“We’re in a war against mother nature right now. And we may have won a few battles, but mother nature is quickly reclaiming the work that we have performed,” said City Commissioner Michael Broderick.
The seven-day emergency declaration expired Feb. 12. Commissioners determined it was not necessary to renew the order at this time, citing increased labor costs triggered under the declaration…