Escambia Awarded $1.2 Million Grant For Flooding, Storm Surge Prep Projects

February 8, 2022

Escambia County has been awarded $1.2 million to help prepare coastal and inland communities for the adverse impacts of flooding and storm surge. The grant was part of $404 million for 113 environmental resilience projects across the state through the Resilient Florida Grant Program.

Projects receiving funding in Escambia County included

  • Ellyson Industrial Park Drainage Improvements
  • Oakfield Acres-Belle Mead Drainage Improvements
  • Frinchez Heights (Sabra, Erwin, Whitmire, Ernestine Area) Drainage Improvements
  • Surrey-Windsong Pond, Outfall and Rehabilitation

Each project will take approximately one year to complete. Including the local match associated with these projects, the approximate total cost is $2,864,736.

“The board and I would like to thank the state of Florida for the funding to complete these projects in some of our most vulnerable areas,” said District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Jeff Bergosh. “Flooding after a storm is a topic many of the citizens in our county are passionate about. Through this funding, we will continue to build Escambia County’s resilience to flooding and stormwater damage.”

Comments

One Response to “Escambia Awarded $1.2 Million Grant For Flooding, Storm Surge Prep Projects”

  1. John on February 12th, 2022 3:56 pm

    Hopefully those of us who live north of Highway 98 will get some of this and not just the beaches and the condominium crowd.

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