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Committee: Grants secured for Main Street boat ramp dredging and Swing & Bench shoreline stabilization
Summary
Parks staff informed the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee that two state grant awards will fund dredging at Main Street boat ramp and shoreline stabilization at Swing and Bench Park; bidding and contracts are planned for the fiscal year’s first quarter.
Mister Blankenship, a city staff member, told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee on Sept. 29 that the city has been awarded a Florida Boater Improvement Grant and a Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) grant to proceed with dredging at the Main Street boat ramp and shoreline stabilization at Swing and Bench Park.
The grants mean the city has plans and permits in place, Blankenship said, and staff expect to “move forward with this project” soon. He told the committee the work could begin in the first quarter of the…
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