Another Shad Khan downtown Jacksonville development proposal hits a roadblock
National Park Service rejects swap of Shipyards for Metro Park property
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Another development proposal by Jaguars owner Shad Khan has hit a complication. Khan wants to replace Metropolitan Park with a hotel and mixed-use property and proposed the Shipyards property as a replacement for the park.
But according to a message from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the National Park Service denied the proposal, saying the Shipyards land “will not be considered as replacement property for Metro Park.”
The need for land to replace Metro Park goes back to a $1.7 million grant and agreement the city of Jacksonville made with the Department of Environmental Protection in 1981.
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Pennvest on Wednesday awarded the Altoona Water Authority $30.9 million in low-interest loans to renovate the Bellwood dam and the water treatment plant below it.
The authority, which has been planning the projects for several years, received a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection for the plant renovation several months ago and one for the dam renovation several weeks ago.
The authority is undertaking the $21 million dam project under pressure from DEP, because its spillway is severely undersized, posing a risk in the event of a major storm. The authority is undertaking the $9.9 million plant project because it’s nearing the end of its projected life, so it makes sense to do the work while the reservoir behind the dam is empty.
Robert Sroufe
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Union workers rally Aug. 26 at the Cheswick Generating Station in opposition to Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to enter Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been awarded a $7.75 million state grant to lessen sewage overflows into local rivers.
It’s an issue previously flagged by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced grants and loans totaling $178 million for 14 drinking water, waste water, and stormwater projects across 11 counties.
“This continued focus on improving and investing in our infrastructure is vital for strong communities,” Wolf said. “Partnering with community leaders to make these investments, which ensure increased access to clean drinking water and provide stable environments for Pennsylvanians to work and live, is paramount to our regrowth as a commonwealth.”