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Jacksonville Beach adopts county mitigation plan with generators, buried lines and beach renourishment on priority list
Summary
Council adopted the Duval County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) on Nov. 3. Fire Marshal Steve Shadow described mitigation priorities including generators, raising substations, burying power lines and continued beach renourishment; staff identified grant funding pathways including IIJA.
Jacksonville Beach City Council adopted Duval County's Local Mitigation Strategy on Nov. 3, a countywide plan that lists prioritized projects to reduce hazards and inform grant applications.
Steve Shadow, Jacksonville Beach fire marshal, briefed the council on the LMS, saying it is a county plan that includes Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach and that it "identifies hazards the county is susceptible to" and proposes mitigation actions and prevention ideas.
Shadow described specific priorities reflected in the plan: generators for critical facilities, burying or hardening electrical lines, raising pads at substations, and continued beach renourishment. He said some projects are in pipeline for grant funding and that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is among potential fund sources for utilities and coastal projects.
Council moved to adopt Resolution 2200-2025, adopting the 2025 Duval County Local Mitigation Strategy; the motion passed by roll call. In follow-up, council members asked how specific local drainage and frequently flooding properties are handled; Shadow said many areas are privately maintained and that mitigation funding requests flow through the LMS process for county consideration.
The adopted county LMS is intended to identify projects eligible for grant funding and to guide interjurisdictional mitigation planning moving forward.
