Only 14 Projects Submitted So Far For Potential Escambia RESTORE Funding

September 27, 2015

The deadline is Wednesday for interested parties to submit ideas to possibly receive a share of millions of dollars in RESTORE Act funding for Escambia County. The act provides for the allocation and use of funds gained through civil penalties from the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill.

As of Friday, there were 137 current registrations in Escambia RESTORE project submission portal, with 91 active project entries. So far, only 14 projects have been submitted as the Wednesday deadline approaches.

Projects submitted for RESTORE act funding as of Friday were:

  • Cantonment Community Center
  • Community Gathering Center
  • Raise the Homes
  • Hampton Lakes Flooding Issue
  • Dune Walkover Protection Project
  • Brownsville Nature Trail
  • G.R.U.B.
  • Sidewalks, Bike Lanes, Curbs and Gutters Everywhere
  • Bayou Chico Restoration
  • Escambia County Regional Sediment Management Plan
  • STEM Story
  • Digital Radiology at Nemours
  • Multi-Purpose Suite of Water Quality Models for Escambia County
  • Pedestrian Safety on Main Street

The County’s RESTORE project submission portal website launched on July 1. The submission deadline is September 30.

The Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, October 20, at 4 p.m. in the BCC Chambers, 221 Palafox Place, to discuss the submitted projects and the next step in the process. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The Committee is tasked with reviewing projects and submitting recommendations to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners for consideration.

To submit a project idea today or for more information, visit restore.myescambia.com or contact Shelly Marshall, RESTORE coordinator for Escambia County, at (850) 595-3460 or email restore@myescambia.com.

Pictured: A RESTORE project information meeting held recently in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

6 Responses to “Only 14 Projects Submitted So Far For Potential Escambia RESTORE Funding”

  1. Bob C. on September 28th, 2015 6:24 pm

    Drainage, Roads, Infrastructure.?
    Not seeing anything about that.
    Drove past several “retention ponds” today and they were indeed retaining the water runoff from last night and today’s rain and not seeming to be draining at all.

    Where is the Washerwoman’s Creek project for the “Day lighting” of the stream under Spring Street downtown Pensacola?

  2. willis on September 27th, 2015 6:51 pm

    Wendell, sounds like where the folks in Brownsville would go to be one with nature.
    Like several other entries it sounds like a great way to waste some money.

  3. jeeperman on September 27th, 2015 4:00 pm

    “Under the RESTORE Act, amounts in the Trust Fund will be available for programs, projects, and activities that restore and protect the environment and economy of the Gulf Coast region.”

    Yes the words “and economy” are in the title.
    But some projects really have to be stretched to fit the intent of the RESTORE Act.

  4. wendell on September 27th, 2015 3:17 pm

    What is the Brownsville Nature Trail? Literally nothing about it online.

  5. well on September 27th, 2015 10:38 am

    I was recently in Chattanooga and found it very unappealing.
    Other then the tourist traps outside of town.

  6. A Yuhasz on September 27th, 2015 9:34 am

    Good list, but nothing to make our area more attractive to business. For the first time in a long time we acutally have some real funding and sidewalks are the best we can do? People should look at what the city of Chattanooga TN did. They brought in broadband connectivity and business flocked to the area.

    Pensacola, you say you want to be green, then do something bold!

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