PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla, — St. Petersburg city officials are one step closer to developing a plan about what improvements will take place for miles of seawall around the city.
A virtual meeting was held Tuesday to get public input on the seawall master plan, which calls for improvements to the structure.
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St. Petersburg city officials are one step closer to developing a plan about what improvements will take place for miles of seawall around the city
The meeting came after consultants did extensive inspections of 15 miles of city-owned seawalls
St. Pete residents asked to take Seawall Capital Improvement Plan survey
The meeting came after consultants did extensive inspections of 15 miles of city-owned seawalls.
The most common finding noted that more than 27,000 feet of wall was in “fair” condition.
City engineering and capital improvements department design manager Evan Birk told residents improvements can include replacing what was already there and creating living shorelines.
“Ultimately, the goal is to create a program that serves the city and by serving the city, it really means that it’s serving the neighborhoods and it serves the residents that reside in those neighborhoods,” Birk said.
The goal, the city said, is to make the area more resistant to flooding and erosion.
This comes after years of storm damage and documented flooding issues that plague parts of St. Pete.
“It’s obviously very important,” said St. Petersburg resident Stephanie Kelly. “And living here, it’s the most important thing because your home is a lot of money, and you don’t want to be relocated or anything like that.”
Residents can still fill out a survey online.