The dredging of Wiggins Pass is done, but the controversy rages on in Collier County. After a $750,000 contract with Southwind Construction, the Collier County commissioners want to know how to prevent all this from happening again soon. Since Wiggins is a natural inlet rather than a manmade pass, the EPA forbids structures such as groins and seawalls to prevent further silting. The Naples Daily News quotes Councilman Fred Coyle as saying, “If it was up to me, I’d build a concrete pier on either side of the pass and be done with it forever.”
