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County update: multi-phase beach renourishment, dredging grants and workforce re-entry programs outlined for Daytona Beach
Summary
Volusia County Councilman Matt Reinhardt told the Daytona Beach City Commission the county has placed more than 1.6 miles of sand during a north-sand placement project, expects further dredging phases funded partly by a $70 million grant and is pursuing infrastructure, stormwater and workforce initiatives.
Volusia County Councilman Matt Reinhardt provided a multi-topic county update to the Daytona Beach City Commission on Aug. 20, summarizing coastal restoration work, infrastructure grants and workforce initiatives that affect Daytona Beach residents and businesses. Reinhardt described the countys ongoing beach renourishment efforts, planned dredging, federal and state grant funding, and several local economic and recovery projects.
On beach renourishment, Reinhardt said the county began a coastline north sand placement project in June at Sunglow Pier and has already placed more than 1.6 miles of sand. He told commissioners the initial dredging project produced far more compatible sand than first estimated — between 1.7 million and 2.2 million cubic yards — and that a…
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