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City manager: lidar pilot cut survey time and helped secure county recommendation for $6.5 million drainage funding; Marsh Road weight restriction to start May
Summary
City manager told commissioners a lidar/drone pilot cost about $57,000 versus an $80,000 traditional survey and that Orange County is recommending more than $6.5 million for drainage fixes; staff also plans a 10‑ton weight restriction on Marsh Road nightly starting May 30.
In an update to the City Commission, the city manager described a pilot program using lidar and drone survey technology that staff said cost about $57,000 compared with a projected $80,000 for a traditional survey and produced results in days rather than weeks. Staff said the quicker survey produced a drainage‑pattern map used in a county grant application; the county is…
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