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Lagoon program reports progress: 101 projects, $411M in active work and grant leverage to extend local dollars
Summary
Save Our Indian River Lagoon program managers reported 101 completed projects, substantial grant leverage and a shift from dredging toward wastewater and stormwater investments; staff said projects show measurable water-quality and seagrass improvements since 2020.
Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) program staff updated Brevard County commissioners on March 27 about project counts, funding and measurable effects on water quality and seagrass since the program began.
Natural Resources staff said the county’s half-cent sales-tax referendum created a trust fund with citizen oversight and strict statutory/per-referendum limits on eligible spending. The program’s guiding strategy uses a “four R” approach: reduce new pollution sources,…
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