Joint Federal, State, and Local Public Notice

The City of Jacksonville Public Works Department has applied for Hazard Mitigation Grant  Program funder under Disaster 4337-IRMA with the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The goal is to acquire and install seven (7) permanent generators to support seven (7) wastewater pump stations. During Hurricane Irma in 2017, the backup generators failed due to unprecedented storm surge. As a result, the City wants to ensure the pump stations are at optimal performance to mitigate future storm surge in the affected neighborhoods.

Click here for information regarding FEMA and Florida Division of Emergnecy Management Federal Grant Funding. 

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project.  The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100.

Comments are due by Thursday, November 28, 2019. 

Interested persons may submit comments, obtain more detailed information about the proposed action, or request a copy of the findings by contacting:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
Dinah Mason, PW Special Project Manager                                              (904) (255-8728)
City of Jacksonville, Public Works Department                                           dinahm@coj.net
                                                               
Naomi Iglesias-Miranda, State Environmental Specialist                           (850) 815-4580
Florida Division of Emergency Management                                              Naomi.Iglesias@em.myflorida.com