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Pinellas County approves $27M DEP grant, matches funds for Sankey beach-nourishment segment
Summary
The board approved a Florida DEP grant to fund the Sankey segment of the county beach program: $27 million in grant funds with a proposed $27 million county match, part of a larger $99 million program; motion carried unanimously.
County staff presented a grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Sankey beach segment.
Staff said the package includes approximately $27,000,000 in DEP grant funds and a matching $27,000,000 county contribution; together this program would cover roughly $60,000,000 of a larger $99,000,000 project. The board moved and approved the grant agreement unanimously.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1725, topfinish SEG 1737
Speakers (attributions in this article): County staff (SEG 1725).
