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Over 100 RESTORE Project Ideas Submitted; Five Specifically Benefit North Escambia
October 4, 2015
Over 100 projects were submitted by the deadline 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.
While projects across Escambia County will receive equal consideration, only five projects specifically benefiting some portion of the North Escambia area (north of Muscogee Road) were submitted. Those projects were:
Century Water Quality Improvements — The project would install a lime addition system to lower the pH of the waste water discharged into the Escambia River. Aging lift stations and other portions of the sewage system would be replaced to prevent overflows and eventual infiltration into the Escambia River. The project would also include $198,000 requested by the town from the legislature and a loan of $30,000 to provide fire protection to the Carnley Road area.
Lambert Bridge Road – The section of Lambert Bridge Roadd immediately north of the intersection of Pine Barren Creek (approx. 1/2 mile) has been a source of sedimentation into Pine Barren Creek for many years. This section of road needs to be graded and paved with stabilization of associated ditches to prevent sedimentation of Pine Barren Creek. The section of this road south of the creek was addressed in the same manner a number of years ago.
Cantonment Sportsplex - The project would include the complete restoration of the Cantonment Sportsplex to provide a park offering multiple sports outlets to all youth and families in Cantonment and surrounding areas.
Cantonment Community Center – The project would include a community center for the Cantonment CRA as identified in the Cantonment Redevelopment Plan adopted by the Escambia County Commission in early 2014. The multi-function community center would serve as a job training center, library, adult education center, center for tutoring, senior citizens center, recreation center and housing assistance center.
Cottage Hill Water Works Infrastructure Update and System Improvements – This proposed project would include the replacement of approximately four miles of existing asbestos concrete water main (located on Williams Ditch Road, Phalrose Lane, Highway 95A, Welcome Road and from two wells out to Williams Ditch Road. The project would also include the construction of a new well and storage tank on the northwest end of the franchise near the Central Commerce Park for future growth. There are currently three wells on the system, but one is reaching the end of its useful life.
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 123 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.
Pictured top: A RESTORE project information meeting held recently in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge .Pictured inset: This map shows the location of submitted RESTORE projects in Escambia County.
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2 Responses to “Over 100 RESTORE Project Ideas Submitted; Five Specifically Benefit North Escambia”
Bob C.
The only way it can be sustainability is a complete effort of (first we take it to God ) Then people of area to let the county know there is a need ,and that you are willing to be a working partner (in the uplifting of Your Community ) with the County, State,and Federal levels
Is there a website where we can view each of the RESTORE submissions?
Hopefully, the approved projects will be sustainable by the County.
Specifically, if a building is erected or a park created, will the County be able to maintain that project far into the future?