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:\nEscambia County and the City of Pensacola are seeking the pub lic&rsquo\;s input and comments on 15 proposed improvements to Carpenter C reek and Bayou Texar. The community is invited to attend a &ldquo\;Restore the Watershed&rdquo\; project open house on Monday\, May 2 from \;5:3 0-7:30 \;p.m. at Bayview Community Center\, 2000 E. Lloyd St.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Residents are encouraged to \;re gister online\, but registration is not required. \;Following a brief presentation from the project team\, attendees \;will be breaking into small groups to discuss the concept plans and give \;feedback.\n\nSin ce 2020\, Escambia County has been working with a team of consultants led by Wood Environment &\; Infrastructure\, Inc. to develop the Carpenter Creek &\; Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan (WMP). Funded by a fede ral RESTORE grant\, the WMP will provide a roadmap for improving water qua ntity and quality\, fish and wildlife habitat\, public access and recreati on\, and community resiliency across the watershed.\n\nThe Watershed team has been reviewing water quality data\, assessing the flow and volume of C arpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\, investigating options to improve the wate rshed\, and developing proposed projects for the public to help evaluate.\ n\nThrough analysis\, modeling\, and previous public engagement\, the WMP Team has selected 15 key potential project sites throughout the watershed and developed a concept plan for each site. Of the 15 sites\, three  \ ;will be chosen as catalytic sites and designed in more detail. Collective ly\, these sites have the potential to improve the current and future stat e of the watershed.\n\nThis event will be an opportunity for the community to provide additional feedback on those proposals\, as well as help choos e the top three catalytic projects\, which will be planned and designed in further detail.\n\nEscambia County District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender\ , whose district includes the entire watershed\, noted that the plan and i mprovements were part of a long-term community effort to protect and enhan ce the environment and waterways.\n\n&ldquo\;We&rsquo\;re a community that was started\, sustained\, and thrives because of our connection to the wa ter. Protecting and preserving these resources\, from the beach to the bay s and the waterways that feed them are important for our future. The Carpe nter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan will be the roadmap f or specific improvements in those waterways toward a cleaner\, healthier\, more resilient community\,&rdquo\; Commissioner Bender said.\n\nMayor Gro ver Robinson\, Commissioner Bender&rsquo\;s predecessor on the County Comm ission and a long-time advocate for the RESTORE project funding\, said the event is an opportunity to help reshape the Watershed for generations to come.\n\n&ldquo\;Like many people\, I grew up around Carpenter&rsquo\;s Cr eek and in parts of Pensacola that used to be undeveloped woodlands. Our c ommunity&rsquo\;s growth over the past several decades has impacted the cr eek and bayou\, and these 15 projects can help us repair and restore this waterway. I hope the citizens will take time to share their opinions and h elp protect this watershed for generations to come\,&rdquo\; Mayor Robinso n said.\n\nFor more information\, please contact the Watershed Team at&nbs p\;team@restorethewatershed.com DTEND:20220502T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T134321Z DTSTART:20220502T223000Z LOCATION:2000 E Lloyd St., Pensacola SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:"Restore the Watershed" Project Open House UID:RFCALITEM639246446016734829 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Watershed Meeting
\nEscambia County and the City of Pensacola are seeking the public&rsquo\;s input and comments on 15 proposed improvements to Carpente r Creek and Bayou Texar. The community is invited to attend a &ldquo\;Rest ore the Watershed&rdquo\; project open house on Monday\, May 2 from \; 5:30-7:30 \;p.m. at Bayview Community Center\, 2000 E. Lloyd St.
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\nThis event is free and open to the public. Residents are encoura ged to \;register online\, but registration is not required. \;Following a brief pre sentation from the project team\, attendees \;will be breaking into sm all groups to discuss the concept plans and give \;feedback.
\n\nSince 2020\, Escambia County has been working with a team of consult ants led by Wood Environment &\; Infrastructure\, Inc. to develop the C arpenter Creek &\; Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan (WMP). Funded by a federal RESTORE grant\, the WMP will provide a roadmap for improving water quantity and quality\, fish and wildlife habitat\, public access and recreation\, and community resiliency across the watershed.
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\nThe Watershed team has been reviewing water quality data\, assessing the flow and volume of Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar\, investigating option s to improve the watershed\, and developing proposed projects for the publ ic to help evaluate.
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\nThrough analysis\, modeling\, and prev ious public engagement\, the WMP Team has selected 15 key potential projec t sites throughout the watershed and developed a concept plan for each sit e. Of the 15 sites\, three  \;will be chosen as catalytic sites and de signed in more detail. Collectively\, these sites have the potential to im prove the current and future state of the watershed.
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\nThis e vent will be an opportunity for the community to provide additional feedba ck on those proposals\, as well as help choose the top three catalytic pro jects\, which will be planned and designed in further detail.
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\nEscambia County District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender\, whose district includes the entire watershed\, noted that the plan and improvements were part of a long-term community effort to protect and enhance the environmen t and waterways.
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\n&ldquo\;We&rsquo\;re a community that was started\, sustained\, and thrives because of our connection to the water. Protecting and preserving these resources\, from the beach to the bays and the waterways that feed them are important for our future. The Carpenter Creek and Bayou Texar Watershed Management Plan will be the roadmap for sp ecific improvements in those waterways toward a cleaner\, healthier\, more resilient community\,&rdquo\; Commissioner Bender said.
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\nMa yor Grover Robinson\, Commissioner Bender&rsquo\;s predecessor on the Coun ty Commission and a long-time advocate for the RESTORE project funding\, s aid the event is an opportunity to help reshape the Watershed for generati ons to come.
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\n&ldquo\;Like many people\, I grew up around Ca rpenter&rsquo\;s Creek and in parts of Pensacola that used to be undevelop ed woodlands. Our community&rsquo\;s growth over the past several decades has impacted the creek and bayou\, and these 15 projects can help us repai r and restore this waterway. I hope the citizens will take time to share t heir opinions and help protect this watershed for generations to come\,&rd quo\; Mayor Robinson said.
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\nFor more information\, please co ntact the Watershed Team at \;team@restorethewatershed.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR