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Consultant details $20 million Chapel Hill drainage plan; city urged to pursue grants and earmark funds

City of Boynton Beach Commission · May 6, 2026
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A consultant updated the commission that the Chapel Hill drainage improvement is ~60% designed with a probable cost of about $20 million, a recommended pump‑station siting that trims more than 3,000 linear feet of force main, and a grant‑driven timeline targeting construction in mid‑2028 if funding is secured.

A consultant told the Boynton Beach City Commission on May 5 that the Chapel Hill drainage improvement project is about 60% designed and carries an engineer’s probable cost of roughly $20 million, and he urged the city to pursue stacked state and federal mitigation grants to avoid delaying construction.

David Cohen, the project consultant, said the team modeled basin conditions, identified stormwater quality needs tied to Lake Ida’s phosphorus impairment, and recommended…

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