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Council members press administration to revisit South Howard flood design after residents propose alternatives
Summary
Councilors urged the mayor’s office and stormwater staff to reopen feasibility study of alternate routes for the South Howard flood-control project and consider an addendum to the Kimmins contract that would study a less disruptive alignment.
Several Tampa City Council members on March 27 asked the administration to reopen study of alternatives for the South Howard flood-control project and to consult the contract engineering firm Kimmins about exploring a different alignment.
Council member (first name not recorded) told the council she had met with residents of Parkland Estates and a local business group that proposed an alternate route that would use an existing city-owned drainage ditch paralleling the Crosstown. She urged the mayor and staff to consider an addendum to…
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