Marco Island residents who used Tigertail Lagoon as a shortcut to Tigertail Beach, may find that more difficult now. The city dredged the lagoon in February to help with water flow, making it deeper and harder to wade across, and officials say the crossing was never meant to be a path to the water in the first place.
WATCH: Fox 4’s Eric Lovelace spoke to an engineer about the lagoon being a “critical wildlife area”
Tigertail lagoon dredging helps maintain critical wildlife area, experts warn of impacts of crossing it
Resident John Sidelko said he has seen many neighbors cut across the lagoon to reach the beach.
“I’ve never personally done it, but I’ve seen a lot of people walk across,” Sidelko said.
Questions about the deeper water began surfacing on Facebook among residents. City engineer Mohamed Dabees explained the purpose of the dredging project…