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Cocoa council unanimously declines FDOT request to expand landscaping maintenance, cites six‑figure shortfall
Summary
The Cocoa City Council voted unanimously to decline Florida Department of Transportation’s request that the city assume additional maintenance of Clear Lake Road medians, citing a net annual shortfall of roughly $112,444 and lack of irrigation and suitable soils.
The Cocoa City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 23 to decline a Florida Department of Transportation proposal that would have the city assume maintenance of medians and rights-of-way along Clear Lake Road from State Road 520 to South of Michigan Avenue.
City landscape staff told the council that under the current memorandum of agreement (MOA) FDOT reimburses the city $62,530 annually to maintain 11.364 miles of state road rights-of-way, while the city's estimated maintenance costs for that work total $174,974 — a net shortfall of about $112,444 that does not…
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