Corps to Redesign Repairs for Fla. Dike
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Army Corps of Engineers agreed Wednesday to redesign plans to repair a dike that experts say is in danger of failing if a hurricane strikes.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 9--On Monday, Destin's city councilors will have their first chance to discuss the latest plan for the future of the city's harbor area.
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By Nicholas Azzara, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--MANATEE -- In the coming years, Manatee County's freshwater treatment plant will require significant upgrades, costing $50 million to $150 million, to meet tighter environmental standards.
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By Nicholas Azzara, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 3--MANATEE -- An answer to the county's boat launch shortage could lie in the heart of a proposed community of 1,100 homes near Anna Maria Island.
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By RICHARD HINTON  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin its habitat restoration work this week for two species of protected birds, weather permitting.  The project targets six sandbars on Lake Oahe, south of Bismarck.
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By Drew Dixon  ATLANTIC BEACH -- Now that the fourth draft of a proposed community character ordinance has been submitted to the City Commission, some people are saying the bill aimed at protecting Old Atlantic Beach's quaint style has been watered down too much.
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By Tim Henderson, The Miami Herald  Dec. 17--As Biscayne Landing's first two buildings undergo final preparations for what's billed as "South Florida's premier master-planned community," the massive city-sponsored development is girding for a fight over environmental cleanup.
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By BYRON ROHRIG, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7426 or rohrigb@courierpress.com  After changes to get the project within budget, the Parks Board awarded a contract Wednesday for construction of a new trail around the Garvin Park lake.
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By Curtis Morgan and Amy Driscoll, The Miami Herald Jun. 16--A key component of the Biscayne Landing cleanup appears to have gone sour. That could cost developers and, ultimately, Miami-Dade taxpayers.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Sep. 24--In its first meeting in nearly a year, the South Bay Community Council recommended the county reject a proposal to amend its comprehensive development master plan to allow the construction of town homes on 20 acres south of Florida City.
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By DREW DIXON  ATLANTIC BEACH - The Community Development Board will hold the first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed renovation of Selva Marina Country Club, a plan that had many nearby residents raising concerns even before it was submitted to the city.
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Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a sizable hurricane this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.
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By Erika Slife, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jan. 31--DELRAY BEACH -- With markers, giant sheets of paper and a list of questions, about 100 people put their heads together Tuesday and tried to solve the problems of the city.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 21--What started out as a simple dredging proposal to improve navigation at the base of Budd Inlet has turned into a costly need to clean up chemical contamination in the inlet.
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By James Yoo  KINNELON  Repairs to three dams owned by the Fayson Lakes Association will help protect the neighborhood from flooding, but they'll come at an added cost to residents.
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By Nancy A. Fischer  Work to remediate Plateau Park was on the Village Board's agenda Monday.
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By Katie N. Johannes, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb. 21--BELLINGHAM -- A complex of three ball fields, trails and fish habitat will replace 42 acres of dirt mounds, concrete slabs and dilapidated buildings along Squalicum Parkway -- eventually.