Hurricane Milton carved away creek banks, destabilized drainage channels and left sediment-choked waterways across parts of Pinellas County, creating conditions federal officials say could lead to additional flooding and property damage if left unaddressed.
Now the federal government is prepared to spend nearly $29.4 million to fix them.
The Pinellas County Commission is scheduled to vote June 16 on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service that would fund six streambank stabilization projects in unincorporated Pinellas County. The work would target damaged sections of waterways including Joe’s Creek, Curlew Creek, Smith Bayou and South Creek…