How can the public be expected to comment intelligently when there really is no "plan" or design, just a vague intent and a 20 year date range?
Has the public been informed whether a saltwater barrier of this size and scope (and cost) has ever been implemented before?
Where?
Was it completed on budget?
Was it successful in its ecological goals?
What was the economic impact?
Did it have a negative impact on shipping?
Did it have a negative impact on recreational uses?
Did it have a negative impact on commercial fisheries?
Put the answers to these questions in writing along with a specific design, and then give the public opportunity to comment.
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