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DESCRIPTION:MEDIA CONTACT:Travis PetersonPhone: (850) 501-5262The public is
invited to learn about the future of the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar
Watershed Management Plan during an open house event Tuesday\, Nov. 15 at
5:30 p.m. the Bayview Community Center\, located at 2000 E. Lloyd St.
\;The event is free to attend but registration is encouraged. One or more
Escambia County Commissioners may be in attendance. \;The plan was dev
eloped over several months of planning\, citizen input\, data collection a
nd analysis. The open house will showcase the final Watershed Management P
lan which outlines specific improvements\, policy changes and benchmarks t
o restore the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar watershed. In addition\, the
open house will feature three projects voted on by the community as prior
ities for the waterway. The open house will also include opportunities for
citizens to learn about and join community organizations supporting the w
atershed restoration\, including local conservation agencies and outdoor a
nd environmental groups.Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson\, who championed t
he project as Escambia County Commissioner and as City of Pensacola Mayor\
, said the event was the culmination of months of work by the project team
\, and years of work by stakeholders\, community and elected leaders to br
ing attention to improving and restoring the unique urban watershed. \
;&ldquo\;The Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar watershed has been an importa
nt part of our community&rsquo\;s economy and history. Now we need to prot
ect its future. The open house event will give the community a chance to l
earn about what it will take - and more importantly\, what we can all do -
to preserve that future and restore this watershed for future generations
to enjoy.&rdquo\;Escambia County District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender\,
whose district encompasses Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\, noted that wh
ile the Watershed Management Plan was coming to completion\, the work of r
estoring the watershed was just beginning. \;&ldquo\;Now that we have
a road map for restoring this watershed\, it&rsquo\;s time to get to work.
It won&rsquo\;t happen overnight\, and it will take all of us at the City
\, the County\, the environmental agencies and community organizations to
fulfill this vision. I hope everyone will join us at this open house event
and find your own place and your own way to participate in restoring this
watershed.&rdquo\;For more information or questions\, please contact
\;team@restorethewatershed.com \;or the Escambia County RESTORE Coordi
nator at 850-595-0820.
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LOCATION:2000 E. Lloyd St., Pensacola
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SUMMARY:Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan Open Hous
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Travis Peterson
Phone: (850) 501-5262
The public is invited to learn about the future of the Carpenter Cr
eek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan during an open house event T
uesday\, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. the Bayview Community Center\, located at 20
00 E. Lloyd St. \;T
he event is free to attend but registration is encouraged. One or more
Escambia County Commissioners may be in attendance. \;
The plan
was developed over several months of planning\, citizen input\, data coll
ection and analysis. The open house will showcase the final Watershed Mana
gement Plan which outlines specific improvements\, policy changes and benc
hmarks to restore the Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar watershed. In additi
on\, the open house will feature three projects voted on by the community
as priorities for the waterway. The open house will also include opportuni
ties for citizens to learn about and join community organizations supporti
ng the watershed restoration\, including local conservation agencies and o
utdoor and environmental groups.
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson\, w
ho championed the project as Escambia County Commissioner and as City of P
ensacola Mayor\, said the event was the culmination of months of work by t
he project team\, and years of work by stakeholders\, community and electe
d leaders to bring attention to improving and restoring the unique urban w
atershed. \;
&ldquo\;The Carpenter Creek and Bay
ou Texar watershed has been an important part of our community&rsquo\;s ec
onomy and history. Now we need to protect its future. The open house event
will give the community a chance to learn about what it will take - and m
ore importantly\, what we can all do - to preserve that future and restore
this watershed for future generations to enjoy.&rdquo\;
Escambia County District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender\, whose distric
t encompasses Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\, noted that while the Water
shed Management Plan was coming to completion\, the work of restoring the
watershed was just beginning. \;
&ldquo\;Now tha
t we have a road map for restoring this watershed\, it&rsquo\;s time to ge
t to work. It won&rsquo\;t happen overnight\, and it will take all of us a
t the City\, the County\, the environmental agencies and community organiz
ations to fulfill this vision. I hope everyone will join us at this open h
ouse event and find your own place and your own way to participate in rest
oring this watershed.&rdquo\;
For more information o
r questions\, please contact \;team@restorethewatershed.com \;or the Escambia County RESTO
RE Coordinator at 850-595-0820.
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