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Kick-off for 2017

Local Actions to Improve Our Community

Coral Bay Community Council Public meeting Jan. 4th 2017

Our Mission

To serve our community by

• protecting the environment,
• improving infrastructure,
• supporting education,
• encouraging social progress and
• planning for appropriate low-impact

development

Tonight’s Agenda

• Overview and Watershed Mgt Actions
• Neighborhood Stormwater Mgt project
• Reduce/Recycle – Manage our Trash
• Infrastructure and Planning

Coral Bay Watershed Management Project

Our Future Based on Balancing Environmental Protection & Development

Goals in 2017:

• Engage in Planning and Development

processes that respect the natural environment and local character.

• This means formal planning processes

with local input respected, and environmental laws respected and thoughtfully enforced.

Goals 2017- continued

• Engage in local infrastructure improvement projects
• Engage in environmental protection/restoration/repair

projects

• Generate full community participation and “community

feeling” in Coral Bay

• Continue effective role as Coral Bay’s Watershed

Management Agency

The Coral Bay Watershed Management Project: A Community’s Commitment

Federal Grant-funded Projects:

• Matching Funds –

 Volunteer Time  Government Time  $ dollars

• Federal Grant Dollars
• Making Good Things

Happen…

Managing Muddy Stormwater Plumes from reaching Coral Bay

• NFWF, NOAA &

DPNR/EPA Stormwater sediment reduction projects- on several roadways – private and public in Coral Bay

• Cooperate with

neighborhoods, PW and DPNR

• $137,000 grants this year–

Double this value!

• Local Restoration Actions to Improve

Water Quality

• To protect Coral Reef Habitats

from Destructive Byproducts of Development

Endangered Species & Marine Habitat in Fringing Coral Reefs, Sea Grass and Mangroves

Landscape Manual

• Part of the NOAA Coral

Reef Conservation Program Grant

• Using local vegetation

along with structural methods for stabilizing slopes and controlling erosion

• Essentially completed
• Reviews and comments

are welcome

Neighborhood Road Projects

• Gerda Marsh Road

Project

• Calabash Boom Road

project

• New Neighborhoods?
• Harold’s Way (Upper)
• Johnny Horn Trail
• Flannigan’s passage
• Others???

Gerda Marsh Road Calabash Boom Road and site map

Your Questions & Ideas?

Too Much Trash – What Do We Do?

• EPA Environmental Justice Grant
• Outreach to youth and expansion of

environmental concerns to diverse population groups

Too Much Trash – What Do We Do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uis23pEzn C0 CBCC EJ PSA Video

Solid Waste Management

• Implement Plan
• Move/change Main Bin

site

• Start Recycling/Reuse

center in Coral Bay

• Encourage home

composting

Solid Waste Management Grant

• $73k USDA grant to help promote the 4 R’s in Coral Bay

(recycle, reduce, repurpose, reuse)

• 4 components-Residential Composting, Repurposing,

“Bring Your Own” Campaign, and a “Plastic Free Day” in Coral Bay

• USDA Solid Waste Management Project--Residential

Composting, reduced plastics/disposables Outreach - cooperate with WMA, IGLA

Priority for 2017 - Urgent Need MOVE main bin site:Trying since 2010

• Solution to overburdened, environmentally

dangerous shoreline main solid waste bin site location: move to better site that facilitates reuse and recycling too.

• Cooperate with WMA, IGLA, GVI, and private

donors/investors.

• Pursue goal of “Near Net Zero waste & solar

energy for Coral Bay” at common facility (Solar roof over waste collection/recycling activities)

What to do with the bins?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DOu

dR8-mZ4

• Time lapse video of bins being filled up

and emptied… and filled up…

In 2017, I hope to see you at our composting demonstrations…

Your Questions & Ideas?

Infrastructure Projects underway:

• Agricultural Center

Repairs

• In cooperation with

public use room – with American Legion (cooperate with Dept. Agriculture)

• second phase

John’s Folly Learning Center Roof Repairs

• $3900 of CBCC donations
• Completion of John’s Folly Learning

Center Roof Repairs begun In 2016

Guy H. Benjamin Community Center

• CBCC supports

PARTNERSHIPS IN HOPE & Department of Education project to reopen facility for multiple purposes

• Will continue to help

“Corner Park”

• Wetlands

preservation and “Corner Park” - CBCC volunteers (Cooperate with Dept

• f Agriculture)
• New swale and

raingarden

American Institute of Architects AIA Vision Workshop & Report

www.coralbaycommunitycouncil.org/AIA.htm

Planning projects to engage in:

• AIA Plan Follow-up: – Community Vision

in 2017 – next steps: Start Implementation Planning (with people & government)

• Marine Uses planning for Coral Bay (Per

VI Code/ with DPNR and others)

• More…

Marinas- Elephant in the Room?

• Major Marinas and Development

Project Proposal Review: Do they meet environmental or community goals? CBCC’s direct role is:

• 1) encouraging community

participation and

• 2) developer adherence to

environmental and local concerns;

• 3) seeking “right-sized

development” that encourages/supports character of community vision and existing successful tourism based economy

Planning for Historic/Culture Center

• IDEA: Historic/culture

education/museum & tourist welcome center in historic school house - GBCC Building 1

• Need people for planning

committee – actually get planning done

• Govt agencies will to

participate

• Appropriate entity(ies) to

manage?

• Utilize the Historic School Building (rms 1 & 2 of

GBS)

• as a cultural and historical education center with

exhibits serving school children on field trips, local visitors and tourists;

• Also use as a “Welcome Center” to connect local

entrepreneurs sharing historical/cultural education & goods as their product—and their customers (visitors, resident adults)

NEW PROJECT IDEA

• Boating Access and

boating services – with several small docks

• Like the AIA plan
• For tourists and local

use

• Appropriate entity(ies)

to manage

Sea Turtles

Volunteer Opportunities

• List of projects

available

• Two hours or

continuing weekly

• Clean-ups
• Membership

development

• Carpentry repairs…
• Sing up sheets or on

the web soon

Community

• CBCC Bizarre Bazaar
• Public Meetings/News
• Participation
• Volunteerism

Advances in Fundraising

• General CBCC

support for staff and

• ffice facility
• Matching $
• Infrastructure Projects
• Major donor funding

for big projects – new ways…

Need volunteers to JOIN Fundraising Committee

Your Questions and Ideas?

Contact CBCC

• www.CoralBayCommunityCouncil.org
• Sean Richardson, Environmental Projects

Manager

• Scott Eanes, Environmental Programs Associate
• Michelle Bransom, Administrative Assistant
• Sharon Coldren, President
• Office – 340-776-2099 phone