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Orange Park council hears stormwater update as residents raise concerns about Johnson Slough
Summary
Public works director presented a multi-year stormwater program, vulnerability assessment and DEP grant use; a resident urged caution on Johnson Slough work citing wetlands and local match concerns.
Public works director Kyle Crocey told the Town of Orange Park Council on Jan. 20 that the town has a multi-year plan for stormwater work focused first on the Johnson Slough mouth and then upstream crossings at Shaw, Morgan and San Robar.
Crocey said the town submitted a vulnerability assessment prepared with Jones Edmunds to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and that the town received a $150,000 DEP grant with a $10,000 town match to support immediate project identification. He described photos of recurring high tides and routine rain events that inundate Plainfield, Nelson Drive and Dogwood Lane and said the town will combine culvert repairs, headwall…
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