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City presents Hawkins Cove restoration plan, seeks roughly $950,000 to start construction
Summary
City planners described a multi-year Hawkins Cove restoration — living shoreline, pier replacement, boardwalk connector — and said project design is complete but construction hinges on roughly $950,000 in additional funding and pending permits from state and federal agencies.
City staff on Jan. 8 briefed the Environmental Matters Committee on a multimodal, nature-based plan to restore Hawkins Cove and formalize a boardwalk trail connection between the Truxton area and Truxton Park.
"I'm Mike Rosberg. I'm the stormwater program manager in public works," said Mike Rosberg, who, with Anne Rotor, the stormwater engineer and project manager, and Eric Leshinski, the chief of comprehensive planning, outlined the plan and the rationale for the project. The project combines three priorities: shoreline resilience and habitat restoration, stormwater management, and improved public water access and neighborhood connectivity.
Staff described three core elements: a living shoreline and removal of the existing bulkhead with a regenerative step-pool stormwater conveyance to treat runoff before it reaches the cove; replacement and extension of the existing pier with an…
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