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Projects
affecting the District
The 2nd quarter scheduled canal maintenance
beagan 5/20/2008.
Additional preventative canal maintenance was performed in anticipation
of Hurricane Season.
1) Widening of I-95
In their board meeting of Feb 7th,, NPBHWCD issued a drainage permit
to Florida Dept Of Transportation (FDOT) for widening I-95 to 10
lane. This widening starts at Donald Ross Road and ends at Indiantown
Road. During the permitting process, the district had FDOT increase
the storm runoff storage on I-95 R/W in order to substantially reduce
the discharge into the district canal system. The discharge was
originally proposed at 80% of the present rate. The rate was then
further reduced by 70% per NPBHWCD requirement. This means that
after widening, I-95 discharge into the district shall be 24% of
what is at the present time. This will provide a substantial improvement
to the district drainage system performance.
2) Ongoing interfaces
- On a routine basis the board interfaces with South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD), Town of Jupiter(TOJ), Palm Beach County
(PBC)Commission, Tallahassee, Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA),
and Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)
3) Relocation of Indiancreek Pkwy
Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District has widened Indian
Creek Pkwy to a 4-lane divided road and relocated it south in order
to improve the connection to Central Blvd. They obtained a permit
from the district to replace the 2 - 84” metal pipes w/ 3-84”
concrete pipes. This project was completed in 2007.
NPBHWCD Community Efforts:
On May 17, 2008 NPBHWCD board members supported the Friends of the
Heights Picnic in the Park through the following efforts:
• Financial sponsorship of a bounce house
• Distributed free T-shirts, frisbees and bottled water to
our neighbors who attended the picnic.
• Answered any questions about the district’s duties
In May 2008 NPBHWCD made a financial contribution to support the
Friends of the Heights Newspaper.
In 2005 NPBHWCD donated 17 lots to allow the Heights
Park to be constructed.
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NPBHWCD provided financial support for the Donald Ross entrance way sign.
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