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Commission approves design-phase hazard-mitigation grants for El Cam Boulevard and Catalina; residents urge bridge option
Summary
The commission approved design and permitting work funded by hazard-mitigation grants for El Cam Boulevard ($9 million grant) and Catalina Lake ($2.5 million grant); speakers raised concerns about culverts, flood conveyance, and whether a bridge would be more durable.
The Deltona City Commission approved moving forward with design, engineering and permitting for hazard-mitigation work on El Cam Boulevard and Catalina Lake, accepting design-phase grant funding and authorizing staff to proceed with consultant selection. The motion to approve consent agenda item 7C passed 6-1.
City public-works staff explained the grants are hazard-mitigation awards that pay for design, engineering and permitting; construction would be a later phase that requires submission of the completed plans and a new cost-benefit review by FEMA. Staff and city engineering consultants said the design phase will…
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