BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Escambia County will host the first of four public workshops co ncerning the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitalization Plan on Wednes day\, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.\, \;at the Booker T. Washington High School au ditorium\, located at 6000 College Parkway in Pensacola. \;\nThe Carpe nter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan aims to create a heal thier\, cleaner\, more accessible waterway \;for public use and enjoym ent. \;\n\nDistrict 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender said the Carpe nter Creek and Bayour Texar Watershed Management Plan is part of an overal l effort to restore and improve the creek and the surrounding environment. \n\n"This watershed management plan is an important part of the work that is already being done to improve the health of Carpenter Creek and Bayou T exar\," Commissioner Robert Bender said. "The county is already acquiring land along the creek to protect the water quality and the downstream water shed\, and this plan will be the next step to securing the future of Carpe nter Creek."\n\nThe public workshop will include:\n\n A formal presenta tion\n Group discussions \;\n Opportunities for attendees to sha re personal stories about Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\n Opportuniti es for public comments\, ideas and suggestions for future use of the water way\n\nRepresentatives from nationally-recognized environmental engineerin g firm Wood PLC\, environmental consultants from Wetland Sciences\, and SC APE Landscape Architecture representatives will also be available to answe r questions and receive comments. Impact Campaigns is also assisting with communication efforts for this project. \; \;Additional informatio n about the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitalization Plan is availab le here. \;\nCommunity input gathered from the workshops will be used to create an overall long-term plan to restore Carpenter Creek and Bayou T exar\, and to make the waterways more accessible for the community. \; \n\n&ldquo\;Thanks to the hard work of citizens\, advocacy groups\, and el ected officials like my predecessor\, Mayor Robinson\, and Councilwoman Sh erri Myers\, the community has a growing awareness of Carpenter Creek\,&rd quo\; Commissioner Bender said. &ldquo\;This watershed is not only an impo rtant piece to our environmental future\, but with the input from this pla n\, we can make Carpenter Creek a natural asset to our quality of life as well.&rdquo\;\nSeating for the workshop is limited and registration is sug gested. Citizens can register to attend at \;RestoreTheWatershed.com. DTEND:20200220T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T155640Z DTSTART:20200220T000000Z LOCATION:6000 College Parkway, Pensacola SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Public Workshop on Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Plan UID:RFCALITEM639246526002401982 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Escambia County will host the first of four public workshops concerning the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitaliz ation Plan on Wednesday\, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.\, \;at the Booker T. Washi ngton High School auditorium\, located at 6000 College Parkway in Pensacol a. \;

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The Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan aims to create a healthier\, cleaner\, more accessible waterway  \;for public use and enjoyment. \;
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\nDistrict 4 County Co mmissioner Robert Bender said the Carpenter Creek and Bayour Texar Watersh ed Management Plan is part of an overall effort to restore and improve the creek and the surrounding environment.
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\n"This watershed man agement plan is an important part of the work that is already being done t o improve the health of Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\," Commissioner Ro bert Bender said. "The county is already acquiring land along the creek to protect the water quality and the downstream watershed\, and this plan wi ll be the next step to securing the future of Carpenter Creek."
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Representatives from natio nally-recognized environmental engineering firm Wood PLC\, environmental c onsultants from Wetland Sciences\, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture repres entatives will also be available to answer questions and receive comments. Impact Campaigns is also assisting with communication efforts for this pr oject. \; \;Additi onal information about the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Revitalization Plan is available here. \;

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Community input gathe red from the workshops will be used to create an overall long-term plan to restore Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\, and to make the waterways more accessible for the community. \;
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\n&ldquo\;Thanks to the hard work of citizens\, advocacy groups\, and elected officials like my pr edecessor\, Mayor Robinson\, and Councilwoman Sherri Myers\, the community has a growing awareness of Carpenter Creek\,&rdquo\; Commissioner Bender said. &ldquo\;This watershed is not only an important piece to our environ mental future\, but with the input from this plan\, we can make Carpenter Creek a natural asset to our quality of life as well.&rdquo\;

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Seating for the workshop is limited and registration is suggested. C itizens can register to attend at \;RestoreTheWatershed.com.

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