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State of the City<br />
By <strong>May</strong>or Shelly Petrolia<br />
Infrastructure Planning In Full Swing this Spring<br />
James T Lee, Congresswoman Lois Frankel, Hassan HaDJImiry, and<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Shelly PeTROLIa Tour the City’s Water Plant in February <strong>2022</strong><br />
Planning for a New Plant<br />
The City’s new water treatment plant, estimated to be completed<br />
in 2026, is just one of approximately 75 capital improvement<br />
projects we have in the pipeline. While we are only in the planning<br />
stages, I am very excited about this project because it will ensure a<br />
state-of-the-art water treatment process, advance the City’s monitoring<br />
and control systems, improve water pressure, and serve our<br />
future needs.<br />
Strengthening our InfraSTRucture<br />
Our city has already been awarded $10.9 Million from the federal<br />
government’s American Rescue Plan Act and we are hopeful that<br />
more funding will be awarded as a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure<br />
Law. These funds will help ensure we can improve the quality,<br />
safety, and reliability of our infrastructure systems to increase our<br />
sustainability. In addition to the water plant project, we have dozens<br />
of other projects addressing everything from roadway safety and accessibility<br />
to seawall and beach nourishment. Please visit www.delraybeach.gov<br />
to view the complete <strong>2022</strong>-2026 Capital Improvement<br />
Project Program.<br />
Employee hIghlight - Deon Bass<br />
Deon is an engineering inspector<br />
for the Public Works Department,<br />
and is responsible for inspecting<br />
large-scale Capital Improvement<br />
Program construction projects.<br />
Whether it be on the job or<br />
out in the community, Deon<br />
goes the extra mile. He takes<br />
calls and answers emails after<br />
hours and each year he personally<br />
raises funds to buy toys for<br />
children in need. During the 2021<br />
holiday season Deon raised $2,600.<br />
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Florida Stormwater Association<br />
Excellence aWard <strong>2022</strong><br />
I am proud to report that our city received the “Florida Stormwater<br />
Association Excellence Award for <strong>2022</strong>.” Annual recipients are selected<br />
through a highly competitive, peer-review process for demonstrating<br />
creativity, innovation and excellence in local water quality and<br />
programs and projects. Our city’s Stormwater Master Plan was created<br />
in 1993 and is updated every five years. This plan uses modelling<br />
of watershed basins and integrated sea level rise projections to identify<br />
problem areas and prioritize capital improvement projects for the<br />
next 30 years to address water resource issues, including drainage<br />
problems, street flooding, tidal flooding, inadequate infrastructure,<br />
stormwater quality and recharge. A total of 14 problem areas have<br />
been identified and a total of $378M in construction projects are recommended<br />
for 30-year capital improvement program planning.<br />
Sea Turtle Conservation pROgram<br />
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Sea Turtles on Delray’s beaches<br />
Every year from March 1 - Oct. 31, sea turtles come<br />
ashore to lay eggs on our beaches. Artificial lighting can<br />
cause hatchlings to become disoriented which can prevent<br />
them from finding their way to the ocean. We can<br />
help sea turtles by ensuring no direct or indirect light is<br />
visible from our beach. Do your part to help sea turtles<br />
safely get back to the ocean- keep your distance from nesting<br />
turtles by moving your chairs and cabanas to the sandy<br />
foot of the dune each night.
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