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Safety Harbor approves emergency repairs on Meldrum Street to protect roadway and utilities
Summary
The commission approved a $376,076 emergency contract to repair severe erosion on Meldrum Street after Hurricane Milton, directing the city to undertake work within its right-of-way while continuing coordination with Pinellas County for larger creek stabilization.
The Safety Harbor City Commission unanimously approved an emergency repair agreement on Sept. 2 to stabilize roadway and utilities on Meldrum Street after repeated erosion linked to Hurricane Milton and subsequent storm events.
Public works director Renee Cooper told the commission the creek bank beneath the road had worsened since the October 2024 storm, leaving sections of asphalt undermined and guardrails hanging. The city plans to repair the roadway, replace guardrail, install curb to reduce overland sheet flow and add concrete drainage flumes that channel road runoff into the creek; the city will not…
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