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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="listserv@civicplus.com" href="mailto:listserv@civicplus.com" target="_blank">District 4 Commissioner Bill Ganz</a>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Hillsboro Canal Bank Stabilization Project Causes Confusion
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<span>District 4 Update - Hillsboro Canal Bank Stabilization
Project Causes Confusion for Residents</span>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:32px"><b>Attention
District 4 Residents:</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">The City of
Deerfield Beach and Commissioner Bill Ganz would like to update residents on an
incident that occurred this past Labor Day weekend along the Hillsboro
Canal. Unbeknownst to city officials and staff the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) began the process of removing trees along the
Hillsboro Canal as part of the Hillsboro Canal Bank Stabilization Project.
After word from residents that SFWMD contractors had begun to remove trees the
City immediately shut the project down because the organization failed to
contact the city staff to schedule a pre-construction conference prior to
mobilizing on-site.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">While the city
understands the need for this project, the actions taken by SFWMD were
incredibly disappointing to City Officials, staff and residents, who as far back
as 18 months ago, sat through numerous meetings, conference calls and public
meetings regarding this very project. In those meetings there was great
discussion over the need for transparency on all levels and at all phases of the
project. It was the City’s desire to be given ample time to notify residents of
the work that would be coming their way. On Wednesday, September
3<sup>rd</sup> a preconstruction conference was held with city staff. The
contractor and SFWMD were strongly advised that it would be in their best
interests to wait until Monday, September 8, 2014, to recommence construction in
order for the city to properly notify residents. For the purposes of
safety, the City is allowing the contractors to stockpile existing downed trees
throughout the weekend and construction will recommence on September
8<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13pt">The City of Deerfield Beach will continue to
try to work with SFWMD officials in order to get answers to the many questions
residents have regarding the project; answers that were promised to residents in
previous public meetings.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">If you have any
comments or concerns you are urged to contact SFWMD at the contact information
below. The following is additional information that SFWMD has provided for
residents about the Hillsboro Canal Bank Stabilization Project. </span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Hillsboro
Canal Bank Stabilization Project Updates</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">The South Florida Water
Management District is responsible for operating and maintaining the regional
water management system that provides flood control and protects water supplies
for South Florida’s 7.9 million residents. Flowing along the county line between
Palm Beach and Broward counties, the Hillsboro (G-08) Canal is a major component
of the regional system. The District has begun a multiyear effort to ensure a
10.5-mile section of the canal can effectively move water as designed for
another 50 years.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Repairs
Needed to Ensure Flood Protection</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">The SFWMD’s Operations,
Maintenance and Construction Division conducts regular inspections of the
regional water management system — which includes nearly 2,000 miles of canals —
to prioritize projects necessary for the system’s continued
operation.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Through the inspection
program, the District identified the need to repair and protect the banks of the
Hillsboro Canal. Over decades of service, extended sections of the canal banks
have eroded or detached from the bank slope and fallen into the canal. These
bank failures limit the flow of water in the canal, creating the potential for
flooding impacts in Palm Beach and Broward counties during a major storm or
hurricane.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Bank erosion is also
known to contribute to the buildup of sediment around coastal structures, such
as the G-56 on the eastern end of the Hillsboro Canal. Accumulated sediment
needs to be removed to ensure that these structures can provide adequate flood
control protection.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">The Hillsboro Canal Bank
Stabilization Project will address these issues through canal bank repairs and
dredging that will improve the stability of the canal banks and restore the
canal to its intended capacity. The District is designing a cost effective
solution that will also maximize flood protection for surrounding
areas.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Need to Clear Portions
of the Right-of-Way</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">The Hillsboro Canal’s
right-of-way extends 40 feet or more landward from the top of the canal bank.
The placement of encroachments such as trees, docks and fences within the
District right-of-way requires a Right-of-Way Occupancy Permit, which is a
revocable license (Chapter 40E-6, Florida Administrative Code). Some residents
who live along the Hillsboro Canal have planted vegetation or added structures
such as boat docks within the District’s right-of-way along the canal. Residents
are being notified that existing encroachments (e.g., docks, irrigation
facilities, including pipes and sprinklers) that are within the District’s canal
right of way property need to be removed for the canal banks to be stabilized;
such encroachments will not be salvageable. Residents may remove/salvage their
encroachments within the District’s right of way before the project starts. In
addition, it is the resident’s responsibility to disconnect any pump facilities
or associated facilities and/or provide for alternate irrigation needs. Upon
completion of the project, residents can reconnect their irrigation lines, using
the pipe sleeves that the District will provide free of charge; residents can
also apply for a permit and reinstall docks or other facilities if
permitted.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">A
Right-of-Way Occupancy Permit:</span></b></p>
<ul>
<li>• Conveys no property rights to the permittee but acknowledges that the
requested use is consistent with the applicable rules and District missions
<li>• Is required prior to connecting with, placing structures in or across,
discharging into or making use of the canal and levee system or “Works of the
District” and certain other canals and works
<li>• Can be revoked if the permitted use interferes or will interfere with
the construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of present or proposed
works or lands of the District
<li>• Applies to rights-of-way acquired for the canal and levee system that
makes up the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Central and Southern Florida
Project and other canals and works </li></li></li></li></ul>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt"></span> </p>
<p><b><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">For More
Information…</span></b></p>
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">More
information on the Hillsboro Canal Bank Stabilization Project is available at
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,72,255);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt"><a href="http://www.sfwmd.gov/pbco" target="_blank">www.sfwmd.gov/pbco</a> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">or call
<a href="tel:%28561%29%20686-8800" target="_blank" value="+15616868800">(561) 686-8800</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt"></span> </p>
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Broward
County residents with questions may contact Lorraine Mayers, SFWMD Outreach
Representative, at</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt"><a href="mailto:lmayers@sfwmd.gov" target="_blank">lmayers@sfwmd.gov</a><span style="color:black">
or <a href="tel:%28954%29%20452-4814%2C%20ext.%204989" target="_blank" value="+19544524814">(954) 452-4814, ext. 4989</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt"></span> </p>
<p><b><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Approximate
Timeframe for Project Implementation</span></b></p>
<ul>
<li>Design – January 2012 through June 2014
<li>Construction<b> </b>– June 2014 – October 2015
<li>Section from west of Military Trail to US441/SR7 </li></li></li></ul>
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt">Thank you,
<br><br>Bill Ganz<br>District 4 Commissioner </span></p><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span><br>
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