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.<\/p>\n
A virtual meeting was held Tuesday to get public input on the seawall master plan, which calls for improvements to the structure.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n The most common finding noted that more than 27,000 feet of wall was in “fair” condition.<\/p>\n City engineering and capital improvements department design manager Evan Birk told residents improvements can include replacing what was already there and creating living shorelines.<\/p>\n “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,\u201d Birk said.<\/p>\n The goal, the city said, is to make the area more resistant to flooding and erosion.<\/p>\n This comes after years of storm damage and documented flooding issues that plague parts of St. Pete.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s obviously very important,\u201d said St. Petersburg resident Stephanie Kelly. \u201cAnd living here, it\u2019s the most important thing because your home is a lot of money, and you don\u2019t want to be relocated or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The meeting came after consultants did extensive inspections of 15 miles of city-owned seawalls
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\u00a0St. Pete residents asked to take\u00a0Seawall Capital Improvement Plan survey<\/a><\/p>\n