Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2023Tag: US Army Corps of Engineers
Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2023
Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018
5min326
Recall last year during the cleanup of Hurricane Irma that, due to a variety of factors, debris cleanup was a mess. Pun very much intended. Irma hit the Sunshine State on the heels of Hurricane Harvey in turning the greater Houston area into a lake for weeks. The back-to-back crises meant that truckers and haulers […]
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2018
3min635
A Jacksonville creek restoration project awaited by Avondale area residents for more than a decade is finally on the verge of a City Council green light. And Council members hope this is the beginning of a series of similar projects. In committees Tuesday and Wednesday: a bill (2018-8) to move forward on the restoration of Big […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2017
3min235
Two consecutive years have seen hurricanes strafe Duval County shorelines. And Jacksonville leadership wants $10 million in federal help. Last week, Jacksonville’s Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa emailed Susie Wiles, a City Hall veteran and Ballard Partners lobbyist who ran the stretch run of President Donald Trump‘s Florida campaign. The subject: getting federal movement on beach renourishment funds. […]
Associated PressMay 9, 2017
1min384
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast has unveiled a proposal that would speed up the completion of Everglades restoration projects, including a massive reservoir system south of Lake Okeechobee approved by the Florida Legislature this year. The bill will be formally introduced Thursday and would expedite the ambitious plan by a top Florida Republican to build a […]
Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2015
6min169
There’s a surprise coming to Florida property owners at the end of August, one wrapped in the federal government’s signature red tape. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers have positioned themselves to regulate practically every square inch of our state. How? They have redefined the extent of EPA jurisdiction […]