Residents along canals outside Tampa to get tab for dredging
By Stephanie Wang, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, April 29, 2011
APOLLO BEACH
At low tide, Len Berkstresser feels his sailboat hitting the bottom of the channels.
It scrapes. It bumps.
“It’s not a good feeling,” he said.
The constant build-up of silt renders many local channels and canals too shallow to navigate, especially during winter low tides.