City presents Hawkins Cove restoration plan, seeks roughly $950,000 to start construction City planners described a multi-year Hawkins Cove restoration — living shoreline, pier replacement, boardwalk connector — and said project design is complete but construction hinges on roughly $950,000 in additional funding and pending permits from state and federal agencies.

An ambitious plan to restore Hawkins Cove is in the works, promising a living shoreline, a new pier, and a boardwalk to enhance community access— but it all hinges on securing nearly $950,000 in funding!

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Bay Park board unanimously backs $16M for Centennial Park resiliency, $4M for central-park planning The Bay Park Improvement Board voted unanimously to recommend that the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County approve $16 million for Centennial Park resiliency improvements (3A) and $4 million for design and planning of the park center (3B). The projects prioritize stormwater treatment, shoreline resilience and expanded boat-launch and trailer-parks

The Bay Park Improvement Board has unanimously recommended a $16 million investment to enhance Centennial Park's resilience and protect Sarasota from storm surges!

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Council weighs Army Corps CAP‑103 feasibility study and FEMA downtown resiliency grant; staff sees tradeoffs Staff outlined two shoreline resilience tracks: a Corps of Engineers CAP‑103 feasibility study with a $450,000 city match and a FEMA‑funded downtown seawall/resiliency project already awarded with a $907,000 local match covered by hurricane funds; councilors favored pursuing the FEMA project now and asked whether both efforts could proceed in a ph(

Fort Myers City Council is caught between a long-term plan with the Army Corps of Engineers and an immediate FEMA grant for downtown resilience—what will they choose?

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