Virginia “Ginger” Watkins has been appointed to the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Watkins is currently retired and previously served as chair of the authority.
The authority is run by a board of five elected supervisors and four appointed supervisors.
The authority maintains three bridges: the Boca Grande swing bridge -- the only land link from Charlotte County to three barrier islands -- and two concrete bridges, plus 2.5 miles of single lane causeway, designated as Charlotte County/State Road 771.
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