Public meeting will detail plans to raise, rehab seawall at the Castillo de San Marcos

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St. Johns County,Castillo De San Marcos

The National Park Service (NPS) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday to get input on plans to raise and rehab the seawalls at the Castillo de San Marcos.

– The National Park Service will hold a public meeting on Tuesday to get input on plans to raise and rehab the seawalls at the Castillo de San Marcos.People in the area will have the opportunity to share concerns and ask questions during the meeting.

NPS said the seawalls’ traditional coquina, which is stone formed from shells, is not standing the test of time.This project isFDOT said a new one there would better protect the area during a storm.It was nothing new for Pat Wicklund who’s lived in the area for the past decade. “It was built on a swamp, so it’s like you have to take care of that before you build a city and now, we’re doing that in retrospect,” Wicklund said.The NPS is proposing a multi-million-dollar project to rebuild and raise the wall all funded under FEMA’s 2023 Disaster Supplement bill.

The community meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance St. Augustine Hotel. You can also attend the first part of the meeting virtually via Zoom Meeting ID: 845 6859 4848, Passcode: 697198. Public comments postmarked no later than July 17, 2024, can be mailed to Superintendent Gordie Wilson Attn: Castillo de San Marcos Raise and Rehabilitation Project 1 South Castillo Drive St Augustine, FL 32084.

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