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Fellsmere awarded $700K for community development

Fellsmere was one of 48 cities and counties to be awarded state funding toward community development Wednesday, according to the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The $700,000 grant for the city will go toward replacing streets, sidewalks and landscaping from North Broadway Street to South Broadway Street, officials said. "Making investments in our small communities helps build opportunities for generations to come," DeSantis said in a statement. "I am proud to make these awards to 48 communities throughout the state to help them build economic resiliency and strengthen their communities." DeSantis issued more than $35 million to the communities through the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant. The funds will be used for economic development, commercial and neighborhood revitalization, ...

Harbor Branch scientist gets lagoon monitoring grant

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's network of Indian River Lagoon water quality monitoring stations is about to expand and generate more data than ever before – thanks to a grant of more than $865,000 from the institute's fundraising foundation. According to Dr. Dennis Hanisak, a research professor and director of the Indian River Lagoon Observatory, the grant will fund construction and maintenance of three new LOBO stations in Brevard County to augment the 10 already dotting the lagoon between the St. Lucie Estuary and Sebastian Inlet. The stations produce real-time info on factors that influence lagoon health, such as salinity, temperature, depth, turbidity and dissolved oxygen. The grant will also pay for new sensors at existing stations that, for the first ...

Camp Haven awarded $15K grant to go toward new building

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A homeless shelter is one step closer to tearing down one of its historic buildings to construct a larger facility - in an effort to add more space - thanks to a grant. Camp Haven, a nonprofit organization, plans to remove one of its buildings located near the corner of Aviation Boulevard and U.S. 1. The historic building was formerly an art deco-style eatery known as Gordon's Diner, the first building in Vero Beach with air conditioning, Camp Haven Executive Director Chuck Bradley said. "We've outgrown our meeting and dining space needs. Some men are standing in meetings," Camp Haven Board President Brian Korkus said. "The purpose for tearing down the building is to replace it ...