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Largo presents stormwater CIP prioritization tool; commission agrees to proceed with funded projects and pursue grants
Summary
Engineering and public‑works staff reviewed a scorecard‑based prioritization for stormwater CIP projects, explained caveats (funding, inflation, grant eligibility) and described high‑priority projects such as Lake Donegan dredging and the Pinecrest stormwater conservation project (a $17.3M outlier). Commissioners gave consensus on the funded projects and asked staff to pursue grants where possible.
Engineering and public‑works staff presented Largo’s stormwater capital‑improvement prioritization on Jan. 13, 2026, using a scorecard developed from the National Community Survey categories with an added climate‑change metric.
The tool evaluated each candidate project for flood risk (current and to 2040), impacts to vulnerable census tracts and potential benefits to mobility, utilities and ecosystem health. Staff noted three caveats to the assessment: project costs include updated inflation‑adjusted estimates, funded projects are included even if some costs were already incurred, and four projects are candidates for…
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