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North Coun� Regional Park Construction of the North County Regional Park began in FY 2002 . To date , two grants from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program have been received totaling $350,000 . The park will include two baseball/softball fields, a playground, walking/nature trail, and two pools . The activity pool will be 7,000 square feet and will include slides for the children. The competition pool will be an olympic stretch pool of 217 feet in length and 75 feet in width, holding 1 ,000, 000 gallons of water. Contracts in the amount of $5 , 590,735 were awarded for engineering services, construction of the pools, and other improvements such as landscap- ing, construction of a pool building and pool support facilities , and site improvements . A total of $4,647, 565 had been spent by the end of the fiscal year and the pools were substantially completed by the end of the fiscal year. Stormwater Improvements The Roseland Area Stormwater Improvement Project will provide flood control and stormwater quality treat- ment for a 211 -acre section of the Roseland community. The project includes construction of two stormwater detention ponds, installation of enlarged culverts, and construction of stormwater conveyance . Design is com- plete and the construction should start in the FY 2003 . A grant in the amount of $ 185 , 000 has been awarded by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) . The Vero Lake Estates Stormwater Project covers an area of 2 , 410 acres and 10 , 000 platted lots . The 1 subdivision does not have adequate stormwater treatment and drainage . The County plans to construct and convert borrow pits into retention facilities to hold rerouted stormwater for treatment prior to release into the ' Indian River Lagoon. Phase I of the project, which serves as the backbone of the system , was completed during the FY 2002 . Phase I included drainage canal enhancements, enlargement of one lake and a connection from that lake to a second lake which was deepened. This project has received funding from SJRWMD in the amount of $250,000 and the Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $626, 808 . Phase H and Phase III, which are in the planning stage, will be stormwater management systems that tie into Phase I . The East Gifford Area Stormwater Project proposes to construct a 5 -acre stormwater detention pond and swales at the northwest corner of 41 It Street and the railroad tracks to provide flood protection, erosion control and promote health benefits by reducing the amount of stagnant surface water in the area. This project will reduce flooding in a low-income area where some of the homes have floor elevations below flood levels . The project has been designed and permits received. Construction of the improvements should start in the FY 2003 . Grant funding in the amount of $ 100,000 has been received from the SJRWMD . The East Indian River CountyStormwater Management Plan addresses g stormwater runoff from over 50, 000 ' acres of land, including the urban center of Vero Beach. This watershed discharges a tremendous amount of pollutants directly into a 15 mile-long area of the Indian River Lagoon. The plan is to reduce the pollution by developing an integrated stormwater treatment, storage, and recharge/reuse system . A master drainage plan is in development and the project will be subdivided into three different areas . As the plan is implemented, the project will probably be further subdivided. Grant funding in the amount of $ 120,000 has been committed by the SJRWMD . v