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Commissioners report Harbor Island seal coating, sidewalk timeline and an FDOT grant loss for Island Lock North Plaza
Summary
Commissioner Darryl reported seal coating has started on Harbor Island and said sidewalk work should go to bid before year-end; he also said an FDOT grant for Island Lock North Plaza appears unusable because part of the project area is privately owned.
Commissioner Darryl opened the meeting with a brief infrastructure update: seal coating work has begun on Harbor Island and sidewalks are expected to move forward pending final plans and bidding, with the aim of issuing a bid before the end of the year.
Darryl also raised a concern about the Island Lock North Plaza project. He said long‑standing grant funds tied to that project cannot be used because a portion of Bridgewater is privately owned, preventing use of the grant and possibly rendering it lost. Another participant asked whether the grant was from FDOT and a brief exchange confirmed the grant source was FDOT; staff follow-up was indicated but no formal staff report resolving the issue was given in the meeting.
Those remarks were largely informational; commissioners did not vote on reallocation of funds or on an alternate funding plan during this session. The transcript indicates a need for staff to clarify whether FDOT funds can be moved or whether the grant will indeed be forfeited.
