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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Fes;. <br />{ <br />�LORIV <br />May 4, 2018 <br />Florida Department of Economic Opportunity <br />Attn: Julie A. Dennis, Director <br />Division of Community Development <br />107 East Madison Street, MSC 160 <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1420 <br />Subject: FY 2018/2019 DEO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT for: <br />LIVING SHORELINES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY: AN EDUCATIONAL <br />DEMONSTRATION SITE AT ROUND ISLAND PARK <br />Dear Ms. Dennis: <br />Indian River County respectfully submits the enclosed grant application for consideration of <br />$13,500 in FY 2018/2019 funding under the DEO Technical Assistance grant program. <br />• Requesting Organization Name and Contact Information for Project Lead <br />Requesting Organization: Indian River County <br />Public Works Coastal Engineering Division <br />180127 th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Project Lead: James Gray, Jr., Natural Resources Manager <br />772-226-1344 <br />igrav@ircgov.com <br />• Brief Summary of the Project and its Benefits When Implemented <br />Round Island Riverside Park is a large County owned park located in southern Indian River <br />County. Amenities include ample parking, boat ramps and canoe launches, children's <br />playgrounds, several picnic pavilions, and a lagoon observation boardwalk. <br />Indian River County intends to engage and educate the public on the importance of a healthy <br />lagoon system by showcasing a living shoreline/oyster reef deployed within a public park. <br />FY 2018/2019 DEO Grant — Indian River County <br />109 <br />