By NICOLE ZEMA
nzema@thewakullanews.net

Commissioners repealed the local wetlands ordinance at the July 14 meeting of the Wakulla County Board of Commissioners with a 4-1 vote, with Howard Kessler opposing. This means the local 75-foot wetlands buffer is scaled back to the state standard, which requires an average of a 25-foot buffer.
Citizens were concerned that repealing the ordinance, and possibly reinstating it in the November referendum, could make the county vulnerable to lawsuits.