Salt Marsh
(Fanning Island and FIND)
Mitigation Sites
Better Jacksonville Plan, BJP-1
Status Report is for April 11, 2008
DESCRIPTION:
Establish salt water wetlands on Fanning Island and F.I.N.D.
Island sites. The wetland creation will mitigate the impacts
resulting from the Wonderwood Connector and Beach Blvd. ICWW
Bridge projects.
STATUS:
Current Activity: CONSTRUCTION PHASE: Onas
Corporation’s excavation and hauling operations at Fanning Island
is complete. The F.I.N.D Island site has been cleared.
Funding: BJP-1 program allocation - Countywide
Miscellaneous.
Schedule: Fanning Island excavation is complete.
Planting and monitoring by ERS is being ongoing. Further work
on the FIND site awaits permit modification.
DBE/MBE
Construction contractor is a DBE..
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:
Modification of permit for FIND site access; CoE final permit
for Fanning Island.
PROJECT MANAGER: Larry Wehner
CONTACT:
Wendy Morrow, (904) 598-8733
email - wmorrow@jtafla.com
