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Public asks for documentation as Panama City weighs West Beach Drive path redesign and grant timeline
Summary
A resident raised detailed questions about an FDOT-backed West Beach Drive multi-use path — whether the path can physically fit in the right-of-way, how much of the original $8 million grant remains, and whether the city has filed required quarterly reports — prompting staff to promise a written memo by Wednesday.
A town-hall speaker pressed Panama City staff on the status and feasibility of a planned West Beach Drive multi-use path funded by a Florida Department of Transportation grant, asking for documentation of expenses, design coordination with FDOT and whether the city risks losing the funds.
At the meeting, the speaker said the original grant was “$8,000,000,” that about $1,000,000 had been spent on early design, and that the remainder appeared to be uncommitted. He asked staff whether the city had filed the grant-required quarterly reports with FDOT and whether additional…
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