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UF/IFAS presents Sarasota County vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan
Summary
UF/IFAS Extension staff presented a grant‑funded vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan that ranks county-owned and critical assets for flood hazards, prioritizes geographic focus areas (including Phillippi Creek) and lists candidate adaptation projects and funding pathways.
UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability staff summarized a multi‑year, grant‑funded vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan at the March 12 Sarasota County Commission meeting intended to guide resilience investments.
Lee Hayes Byron, director of UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability, said the county‑focused assessment analyzed county-owned critical and community assets for exposure to tidal flooding, storm surge, rainfall-induced flooding and sea‑level rise. The project used a GIS asset inventory and sensitivity analysis to rank…
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