County council backs state funding requests and $6.98M beach program budget
Collier County’s coastal zone manager asked the TDC to authorize submission of FDEP local government funding requests, to approve a $6,977,900 FY26–27 beach program budget, and to accept a 10‑year TDT capital planning document; the board voted to approve the recommendations to preserve state cost-share eligibility for future renourishment.
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Andy Miller, Collier County’s Coastal Zone Manager, told the Tourist Development Council that staff must submit the county’s Local Government Funding Request (LGFR) applications to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to preserve eligibility for state cost-share on future beach renourishment projects. He framed the request as routine but time-sensitive because of a July 31 application deadline.
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