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Commission backs FIND grant requests for downtown dredging, Jim King Park amenities and boat-ramp design
Summary
The Waterways Commission supported FIND subcommittee recommendations to apply for grants for a $3.355M downtown dredging project (FIND request $1.525M), a phased $2.75M Sisters Creek transient facility (FIND $1.25M for phase 1), and a $275K design request for TK Stokes Boat Ramp bulkhead replacement.
The Jacksonville Waterways Commission voted to support FIND (Florida Inland Navigation District) subcommittee recommendations that the city prepare city-council legislation to apply for multiple FIND grants. Brian Burkett of the Parks Department presented three priority requests the subcommittee reviewed for 2026: a downtown dredging project across seven sites, a phased Sisters Creek transient facility at Jim King Park, and a design project to replace the bulkhead at the TK Stokes Boat Ramp.
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