Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee

The Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee (BSAC) was established in August 1988 by the Board of County Commissioners. This committee meets every first Thursday of the month in Room 207B of Building B of the Murdock Administration Building. 

The committee consists of five district appointments as well as an appointment from the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association.  The seventh member is a board appointment.
The functions, powers and duties of the Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee (BSAC) are as follows:

  • To encourage and develop public and governmental awareness of the need for preservation of the beaches and shores of Charlotte County
  • To coordinate and promote public and private efforts to restore and preserve Charlotte County’s beaches and shores.
  • To aid in informing the public and governmental authorities about the environmental, economic, and social impact and importance of the Charlotte County’s beaches and shores
  • To work in unison with other local, state and federal representatives of government, public, and private interests toward the goal of preserving and restoring the beaches and shores of Charlotte County.
  • To cooperate with other entities and to recommend to the Board the entry by the county into cooperative agreements and otherwise cooperate with and meet the requirements and conditions of federal, state, and other local governments and political entities, or any of their agents or representatives for the purpose of improving and advancing Charlotte County’s beach and shore preservation program.

To provide recommendations to the Board on issues relating to those duties specified above or other duties assigned by the Board.

BSAC Members

  • Robert Pierce, Chairman, FL Shore & Beach Preservation Assoc.
  • Gwin R. (Dick) Whitney, Vice Chair, District I
  • David W. Nellis, District II
  • Bruce McLean, District III
  • John K. (Jack) Landis, Member at Large
  • Bill Weller, District V
  • Vacant, District IV

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