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Pinellas County seeks public input on Dunedin Causeway resiliency plan
Summary
Pinellas County held a public outreach meeting to solicit community input for a Dunedin Causeway Resiliency and Adaptation Plan funded by an FDEP grant; the study will inventory existing assets, model future coastal flood scenarios and propose mitigation strategies but does not fund construction or bridge replacements.
Pinellas County on Wednesday invited public input on a resiliency and adaptation study for the Dunedin Causeway, a roughly 2.5-mile corridor from the entrance of Honeymoon Island State Park to the intersection of Causeway Boulevard and Alternate U.S. 19, saying the study will identify assets at risk from future coastal flooding and sea level rise and develop options to reduce those risks.
A Pinellas County project presenter said the county received a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to develop methods for minimizing storm and sea-level-rise damage to critical features and facilities along the causeway, and emphasized community participation: "Your input is important to assist in identifying assets that are important and most critical to the community."
The study will document existing natural and built assets, run…
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