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Vero Beach outlines Oakmont Park stormwater project, flags $1.5M grant need
Summary
City staff presented the stormwater utility five-year plan, identifying a $2.75M Oakmont Park pump-station project that staff say requires roughly $1.5M in grant funding before construction; staff also flagged a pilot littoral-mats program to measure nutrient removal.
City staff told the Vero Beach City Council at a CIP workshop that Oakmont Park is the stormwater utility’s anchor project in the five-year plan and will not proceed until significant grant funding is secured. “We are showing potential grant funding of $1.5 million to offset that $2.75 million project,” a city staff presenter said.
The project is described as a mechanical stormwater pump station intended to provide relief during major rainfall events. Staff said design and permitting are…
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