14-05-2025
Panama City officials approve additional funding for Drummond Park infrastructure project
PANAMA CITY, Fla (WMBB) – Residents in the Drummond Park area have been dealing with problems caused by some of the oldest infrastructure in Panama City.
The large-scale infrastructure project, deemed Project Restore A-2, broke ground almost 10 months ago. It is funded by $21 million in grants.
However, on Tuesday, Panama City officials approved another $2 million, reallocating $1.8 million in grants and $200,000 from infrastructure surtax funds.
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It will pay for additional work involving water lines and sidewalks.
'It's really important for us to replace these because once you replace a road, it doesn't really make sense to go right back two or five years from now, and replace a water line to tear up the road again. So it's really important that we do it now. This is the most cost-effective time to do it,' Panama City Commissioner Josh Street said.
The new sidewalk will run along West 21st Street and Mound Avenue from Michigan Avenue to West 20th Street.
It will also serve as a connector sidewalk in another one of the city's latest projects
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