As one of the city’s capital improvement projects, this will contribute overall to the improvement of the wastewater collection system, the city’s resiliency, and its ability to withstand flooding and storm surge, according to the city.
Construction is expected to cost about $14 million, Slaughter said. The city expects FEMA to reimburse up to 75% of that and the state to reimburse 12.5% of the cost. So the city expects to pay for 12.5% of the project.
Elevating the lift stations in the Plaza and on Avenida Menendez would create an eyesore, so instead, the city is floodproofing their control panels and adding flood-tight hatches, which keep groundwater from getting into the sewer system and being sent to the wastewater treatment plant unnecessarily, Slaughter said.
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Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan blasted off from the Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon in their lunar module Challenger on December 14 1972. Five days later, they splashed down safely in the Pacific, closing the Apollo 17 mission and becoming the last humans to visit the lunar surface or venture anywhere beyond low-Earth orbit.
Now the international Artemis programme, lead by Nasa, is aiming to put humans back on the Moon by 2024. But it is looking increasingly likely that this goal could be missed. President Nixon welcomes astronauts aboard the USS Hornet. wikipedia
History shows just how vulnerable space programmes, which require years of planning and development spanning several administrations, are. After Apollo 17, Nasa had plans for several further lunar Apollo missions, even including a possible flyby of Venus. But budget cuts in the early 1970s and a reprioritising of human spaceflight to focus on the Skylab project precluded any further lu
If one Florida senator gets his way, local governments may soon lose control over one ever-expanding industry: short-term rentals.
Florida Senate Bill 522 was filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah Gardens, in January and has been referred to the Regulated Industries, Commerce and Tourism and Rules committees.
The bill essentially turns over the regulation, licensing and inspection of the short-term rental industry to the state, removing layers of control that currently exist at the city and county level.
An identical bill was filed in the House in January. The regular session starts March 2.
Diaz did not return multiple requests for comment.
The project in another form has already been approved, but developers are seeking an adjustment to the Planned Unit Development agreement, including increasing the number of multi-family units.
The new development plan reflects a reduction of 58 hotel rooms and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space in exchange for an increase of 80 multi-family units, and the owners have eliminated plans for adding 75-foot and 90-foot towers.
Some Lincolnville residents oppose the project because of its scale and how much it would increase traffic.
Public comment won t be taken on that agenda item tonight because it s only the first reading, but people can make comments on the issue during the meeting s general public comment period.