infrastructure

EMS stations need to be located strategically throughout all of Bay County, including municipalities. EMS units can be stationed within fire stations or housed in stand-alone structures. None of the existing County or City infrastructure has capacity for the EMS units and associated crews. +20

Emergency Vehicle Signal Priority would give first responders signal priority when approaching traffic signals during an emergency. This would allow for faster response and reduce the potential for emergency vehicle accidents during response. +10

Purchase property for use as staging area during emergencies. 0-1

The construction of pedestrian structures on Back Beach Road and US 98. This project would allow pedestrians to safely cross US 98 without the risk of conflict with vehicles on US 98. This would further increase the efficiency of US 98 by not forcing vehicles to stop for pedestrian traffic. 0-1

As electric cars are becoming more popular, the ability to charge your vehicle is crucial. Many campus environments such as the military bases and colleges have them for internal vehicles but there are very few in the community. If charging stations were available at strategic locations throughout the county, both our visitors and locals alike

The project includes a 550′ extension of the existing berth and 200,000 square foot Forest Products warehouse and related rail yard expansion. +10

Stabilization of existing Bay County’s dirt roadways and construction of roadside swales for stormwater treatment. The purpose of this project is to improve water quality of St. Andrews Bay System by eliminating the source of sedimentation and reducing nitrification of watersheds through stabilization of dirt roads and installation of adequate roadside drainage system. +2-1

Crosswind Runway at ECP to further develop aviation opportunities in our Region. The crosswind runway is a planned 7,500 ft. runway located at ECP, which would allow additional access to the airport in differing weather conditions. The runway would facilitate airport development on the east side of the airport and would allow for continued aviation

Establish and maintain dedicated and/or redundant utility and communication infrastructure to critical facilities such as Emergency Operations Centers, Hospitals, Shelters and Government Facilities. As witnessed during Hurricane Michael; critical facilities, such as Emergency Operations Centers, Hospitals, Shelters and Government Facilities were unable to provide necessary services due to the lack of power, water, wastewater and

Provide storm water treatment and attenuation in road rights of way located in the Segment 4.1 and 4.2 CRA District.  Storm hardening measures with undergrounding all overhead utilities in Segment 4.1and 4.2 CRA District.  This project will reduce pollution to the Gulf of Mexico, minimize flooding to the transportation grid and adjacent property, and protect