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Council backs next design step for Saltwater Canal dredging; funding still open question
Summary
City staff and consultants summarized a multi‑phase study of Palm Coast’s saltwater canal system and, by consensus, directed staff to pursue design and permitting for a compromise dredging option; the council asked staff to return with funding options before committing construction dollars.
Palm Coast — The City Council on May 13 supported moving into design and permitting for a phased saltwater canal dredging program after consultants reviewed bathymetric, permitting and sampling work completed to date, but council members said funding and a long‑term maintenance plan must be resolved before construction.
Taylor Engineering and city staff summarized phase‑two work including historical permit research, a bathymetric survey, limited sediment sampling and regulatory pre‑application meetings. Terry Cake, representing Taylor Engineering, said the team located original design depths for many canals and reported typical canal‑bottom material as organic silty sediment; chemical tests showed generally low contaminants with naturally occurring arsenic detected in small amounts. Cake said regulatory staff at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicated the…
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