Vero Beach City Council member John Carroll is forming an ad-hoc committee to revive the stagnant fundraising effort started last year to help pay for replacement of the Humiston Beach Park boardwalk. The popular island landmark was destroyed by Hurricane Nicole in November of 2022.
The city council voted 5-0 on June 23 to approve the Humiston Boardwalk Citizens Committee, which will consist of five members, plus one alternate, similar to the committee that was formed to advise the city during the early planning of the Three Corners waterfront redevelopment project.
The committee will meet at least once every two weeks with two specific purposes in mind. One is to restart fundraising efforts and the other is to accelerate those efforts by creating levels of sponsorship and a plan to recognize large donors…