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New engineering director recommends rehabilitation, not full replacement, for Sawfish Bay seawall and seeks DEP resilience grant
Summary
Jupiter’s new engineering director reported a fresh assessment of the Sawfish Bay seawall, recommended major rehabilitation combined with nature‑based solutions rather than full replacement, and said staff is coordinating a DEP resilience grant application that could halve the town’s expenditure if awarded.
A technical assessment of the Sawfish Bay seawall prompted the Town of Jupiter’s newly appointed engineering director to recommend a scaled rehabilitation approach, paired with nature‑based shoreline work and a DEP resilience grant application, to reduce immediate capital demands.
The issue in brief Town staff previously programmed a full seawall replacement in the CIP. The engineering director told council a field assessment and coordination with Planning & Zoning show the project could be reclassified as a major rehabilitation (rather than full replacement) paired with living‑shoreline improvements; that approach could qualify for resilience grant funding through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that funds nature‑based maintenance measures.
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