Good news for the Northeast Florida beach town.
The state is set to chip in nearly $2 million for three priorities of Atlantic Beach, as Senate and House budget negotiators come closer to a final deal.
Sherman Creek Dredging is poised to get $650,000, the Dora Drive Stormwater Mitigation Pond is slated for $212,500, and Marshside Septic Tank Elimination Phase 2 is in line for $200,000.
These projects are priorities of Rep. Kiyan Michael, who is friends with Gov. Ron DeSantis, so it’s hard to imagine them getting vetoed.
The dredging will remove “accumulated muck and debris from Sherman Creek” and provide “littoral planting to help stabilize creek banks and beneficial reuse of dredged material,” per the Appropriations request.
The Dora Drive retention pond is anticipated to protect 92 structures from 25-year flooding events.
The Marshside Septic Tank project will help the city continue to make progress in removing them. As of the date of the Appropriations request, only 46 remained in Atlantic Beach.
