Consultants present $41 million phase of Flagler Beach stormwater master plan; city urged to pursue grants and annual updates

McKim & Creed consultants presented Phase 2 of the City of Flagler Beach stormwater master plan to the City Commission, summarizing a citywide evaluation that produced 75 conceptual projects and recommended 23 priority projects that together total about $41 million.

The consultants said the plan is a “roadmap” the city can update annually and use to pursue external funding. “This whole master planning effort was intended to be a starting point to give you all a roadmap to move forward,” the presenter said, adding the plan should be reviewed as part of the city’s annual budgeting cycle.

Why it matters: the plan frames capital and programmatic options for a community where roughly half of properties fall in a flood zone and where the city’s existing stormwater revenue streams are limited. The consultants recommended blending “low-hanging-fruit” administrative actions from Phase 1 with capital investments targeted by their scoring framework to make projects more competitive for grants.

Most important facts - Inventory and scoring: consultants inventoried city rights-of-way and easements, defined a weighted scoring framework prioritizing structural flood reduction and cost, and incorporated…