Friends of the Everglades, Inc. v. State Department of Environmental Regulation

Appellants challenge the decision of ap-pellee Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) to grant a permit to appellees Port Bougainville Associates, Ltd., and Port Bougainville Enterprises, Inc. (Port Bougainville) for modifications on a previously-built marina located in North Key Largo. Finding no reversible error in the proceedings below, we affirm.

A permit was previously granted by DER to a predecessor-in-interest to Port Bougainville in 1975 to construct a marina in North Key Largo. Under this initial permit, authorization was granted to construct a 363-boat marina. Access to the…