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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host final 2014 Regulatory Open House events in Florida

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host its three final Regulatory Open House events in Florida next week. The events will be held Mon., July 28 at the Marriott Jacksonville, 4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, Florida; Wed., July 30 at the Bay Point Wyndham, 4114 Jan Cooley Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida and Fri., Aug. 1 at the Orlando Airport Marriott, 7499 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, Florida. Doors open at 8 a.m. and a series of presentations begins at 8:30 a.m. The events are free and open to the public.
  • Army Corps of Engineers focused on protecting Miami Harbor marine life

    Miami Harbor is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first Florida port expansion project to deepen to 50-plus feet, employing some of the highest environmental protection protocols outside of a designated National Marine Sanctuary.
  • Lido Key shore protection public meetings set for July 23, Comments welcome on draft study, Big Sarasota Pass sediment mining alternatives

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, invites the public to provide comments on issues regarding the Lido Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host two south Florida Regulatory Open House events

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host two Regulatory Open House events in south Florida this week. The events will be held Wed., July 9 at Hawk’s Cay Resort Florida Keys, 61 Hawks Cay Boulevard, Duck Key, Florida and Fri., July 11 at Marriott Harbor Beach, 3030 Holiday Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Each event begins at 8:30 a.m. with a series of presentations. The events are free and open to the public.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host series of Regulatory Open House events

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a series of eight Regulatory Open House events in Florida and the Antilles. The first event will be held Wed., June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Downtown Bradenton, 100 Riverfront Drive, Bradenton, Florida. The event is free and open to the public.
  • Pinellas County Beach Erosion Control Project begins

    Jacksonville, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that construction operations will begin for the Pinellas County Beach Erosion Control Project in July. A portion of the work is in response to impacts from Tropical Storm Debby’s passage in 2012, and is 100 percent federally funded under the Flood Control and Coastal Emergency (FCCE) program.
  • Corps makes good progress on Miami Harbor project

    Progress is on schedule with the Miami Harbor deepening and widening project, including the successful construction of artificial reefs and relocation of about a thousand healthy corals.
  • National Safe Boating Week, May 17-23, 2014

    National Safe Boating Week is the official launch of the 2014 Safe Boating Campaign. This yearlong campaign promotes safe and responsible boating and the value of life jacket wear by recreational boaters.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates emergency permitting procedures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that it has initiated emergency permitting procedures in response to conditions resulting from the April 2014 storm that affected the Florida Panhandle. The emergency permitting procedures will be in effect through October 2014.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commander promoted to rank of lieutenant colonel

    Lt. Col. Mark R. Himes was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in a ceremony conducted April 4.