Discussion, consideration, and approval of Letter of Support for Ocean Trust and the South Padre Island EDC.

EDA funding will be used to acquire property to establish the Fisheries and Marine Center.  The facility will provide much needed space that will integrate all the existing and new centers into one nature center complex to enhance our region as a destination for tourism, create additional employment, and provide learning opportunities, research partnerships and restoration programs on native plants, fisheries, and waterfowl which support our coastal communities and its visitor-based economy.