By Patrick Sherry
The town of Lantana is hoping to get grant assistance for sea wall improvements at Sportsman’s Park.
The Town Council passed a resolution May 11 authorizing staff to apply for grant money under the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program. If approved, the grant would cover half of the estimated $300,000 cost of designing the new sea wall and improvements at the site.
“Should the application be approved, I intend to apply for the construction phase of the sea wall project next year, following the completion of the design,” said Vanessa Holloway, the town’s contract and grants administrator.
The project is part of ongoing efforts to address flooding and sea level rise along Ocean Avenue. Town officials used the same grant program to fund part of the sea wall improvements at Bicentennial Park. They are considering raising the existing sea wall or building a new one in front of it with a raised cap.
“It won’t alleviate the flooding entirely, but this would be the first step to mitigating it and helping with the flooding in that area,” Holloway said.
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