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Commission awards design task for North Douglas flood work; plan focuses on tide valves and berm
Summary
The commission approved a consultant task authorization for North Douglas Avenue flooding work; the design calls for tide valves and a berm to limit regular tidal inundation but will not prevent flooding from king tides or storms.
The City Commission unanimously approved awarding a consultant task authorization to design and permit flood-control measures on North Douglas Avenue, directing the work to Jones Edmunds and Associates and asking staff to keep the neighborhood informed during design.
City Engineer Clay Watkins summarized the proposed approach as a package focused on tide valves and a berm. “What we’re looking at is…use the tide valves…that will go in the northern fork curb inlet catch basins,” Watkins said,…
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