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Commission accepts FDOT rails-with-trails planning grant; Beach Drive path design and costs draw public scrutiny
Summary
The commission authorized acceptance of a $405,000 FDOT planning grant for a rails-with-trails project and approved a budget amendment; public commenters and commissioners questioned evolving cost estimates and whether FDOT design standards or a road transfer would change the Beach Drive multi-use path design.
Panama City commissioners voted May 13 to accept a $405,000 FDOT planning grant for a "rails with trails" project that includes segments connecting Hathaway Bridge to Michigan Avenue and continuing along key corridors, and approved an accompanying budget amendment using infrastructure surtax funds as the local match.
The grant will fund planning up to 30% design for three phases: Hathaway Bridge to Michigan Avenue; Michigan Avenue to State Road 77/MLK/US-98 West Beach Drive; and Frankford Avenue to the end of the pavement. Staff said the…
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