More than 200 Citrus County residents converged Thursday evening to weigh in on proposed rules for King’s Bay. The majority of those who spoke took issue with the proposed rules and accused the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of overreaching and potentially stifling business.

Those in favor of the rules said maybe it was time for changes in what to do for fun in the bay.

On June 21, the federal government unveiled rules it says will protect manatees by restricting King’s Bay to slow-speed boating year-round, thus eliminating the 35 mph “sport zone” that exists between May 1 and Aug. 31.

The proposed rules will make King’s Bay a permanent manatee refuge, which had been the case on an emergency basis from November to March.

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