North Panhandle News

During the Feb. 16 Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board discussed proposed infrastructure repair projects in Escambia County as part of the Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair Program. Led by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's Office of Long-Term Resiliency, the program is designed to fund infrastructure restoration and hardening projects in communities impacted by Hurricane Sally.

The board has selected five projects to prioritize as part of the program. The projects include:

• Energy-efficient Escambia County Transit Center and solar-powered bus shelters with ADA upgrades
• Upgrades to the Pensacola Bay Center
• Indoor multi-use facility at Ashton Brosnaham Park
• Beach Haven stormwater and septic-to-sewer project
• 11 stormwater projects in Escambia County

Escambia County values citizen and stakeholder engagement and will provide a reasonable opportunity of at least 30 days for citizen comment and ongoing citizen access to information about the use of these grant funds. During the development of the grant applications, the county will consult with disaster-affected citizens, stakeholders, local government, public housing authorities and other affected parties in the surrounding geographic area. The public comment period for these projects is open from Thursday, Feb. 16 until Monday, March 20. All public comments can be emailed to sallyrecoverygrant@myescambia.com.

For more information about these projects and other proposed Rebuild Florida programs, visit MyEscambia.com/sallyrecoverygrant.

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