Since the Florida Legislature began its session, the city of St. Augustine has been watching.
St. Augustine officials are pushing for infrastructure funding as well as tracking about 40 bills to see what might become law and impact life locally, including bills threatening community redevelopment agencies.
The session kicked off on March 7, and St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver and City Manager John Regan went to Tallahassee on Tuesday to make pitches for projects that would benefit Davis Shores, West Augustine and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
“Those are top priorities for this season,” Shaver said over the phone from Tallahassee, as she and Regan waited for another meeting. “We’re going to work it as hard as we can possibly work it.”
The city is asking for $510,750 from the state to retrofit stormwater outfalls in Davis Shores with 17 “backflow prevention valves,” according to a city document. The city says that would get rid of tidal flooding that can cause sewer overflows. The rest of the funds – $170,250 – would come from local government. Tidal flooding happens about 12-16 times a year, and the project, if funded, is estimated to be finished in May 2018.
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