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Projects in Savannah, Georgia

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Savannah is $349,686,554

Description	City	State	Jobs	Cost	Program Type	Vote Ratio
Alternative Biosolids Processing and Disposal	Savannah	GA	30	$40,000,000	Water	-7
Reclaimed Water Piping: install infrastructure south of President Street Plant to provide supply to areas south of plant	Savannah	GA	20	$15,000,000	Water	5
Reclaimed Water Piping: installation of infrastructure from Crossroads Plant to Airport	Savannah	GA	20	$5,400,000	Water	3
Dean Forest Waterline: Line to serve potable water to a mega-site	Savannah	GA	12	$3,000,000	Water	-5
Air Quality Enhancements to President Street Plant	Savannah	GA	10	$2,000,000	Water	-21
Wilshire Plant Decommissioning: conversion of wastewater treatment plant effluent line to pump sewage to President Street Plan and enhance site to a public park	Savannah	GA	25	$1,200,000	Water	-9
City Services Complex: Develop newly-acquired Interchange Drive site for various City services and operations	Savannah	GA	50	$81,805,000	CDBG	-67
Public Improvements to Savannah River Landing Tax Allocation Districts (54-acres): The public improvements to be made within the TAD include improvements to the area's basic water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure; roadway improvements & enhanceme	Savannah	GA	55	$57,597,200	CDBG	-56
Public Arena: The citizens of Savannah voted in favor of dedicating Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) to the development of a public arena. The SPLOST funding will be used to acquire land and begin the construction design for the arena. Addi	Savannah	GA	30	$40,000,000	CDBG	-75
Renovation and upgrades to historic Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, 201 Habersham. The structure is 139 years old and listed on the National Historic Register. Upgrade and meet Federal Homeland Security guidelines for Public Safety stru	Savannah	GA	50	$31,000,000	CDBG	-14
City Streets Maintenance: Install curbing and gutter to Edgemore and Sackville subdivision streets; Install ADA compliant/ accessible ramps at locations in the historic district; Maintain & make repairs to the City's bridges;	Savannah	GA	35	$18,664,200	CDBG	-3
City Office Building: Restore and renovate the old Waterworks structure into City office building	Savannah	GA	30	$12,926,000	CDBG	-23
Buildings & Grounds/ Public Improvements: Construct a new center to serve the Fernwood neighborhood; Upgrade HVAC equipment & roofs in City facilities; Demolish and replace pool building in new location as per Daffin Master Plan	Savannah	GA	20	$6,000,000	CDBG	-28
Savannah Gardens: This project involves the City of Savannah assisting a non-profit entity in its redevelopment of an affordable housing development. The site will be redeveloped into a mixed use, mixed income community. This community will add to the inv	Savannah	GA	15	$5,000,000	CDBG	-48
Pennsylvania Avenue Corridor Revitalization: This corridor has also experienced disinvestment over the past thirty years. This corridor cuts through the Savannah Gardens projects. The development of that project has sparked discussion of a wider revitaliz	Savannah	GA	30	$5,000,000	CDBG	-36
Waters Avenue Corridor Revitalization: This project will entail using various revitalization strategies to improve a major corridor within the city's CDBG Target Area. The corridor has seen disinvestment over the past thirty years.	Savannah	GA	30	$5,000,000	CDBG	-10
Visitor's Information Center Renovations & Maintenance: Complete interior renovations of the VIC to improve the visitor experience, enhance the functionality of the historic building, improve ADA accessibility and increase the direct spending of visitors;	Savannah	GA	12	$3,600,000	CDBG	-34
Public Recreation Enhancements: Install nature trails, exhibit areas, nature & interpretation areas; and observation areas for wildlife; convert existing marina in Coffee Bluff for public use and build a fishing pier; Upgrade softball complex building	Savannah	GA	20	$2,300,000	CDBG	-27
Children's Museum: Funding to complete the infrastructure necessary to house the Savannah Children's Museum on the Battlefield Park site	Savannah	GA	6	$2,000,000	CDBG	0
Fire Department Building Maintenance and Construction: Renovate fire training burn building; repair infrastructure including overhead doors, paving and drainage improvements; construct a support facility to serve as a central equipment storage and repair	Savannah	GA	10	$1,177,000	CDBG	32
Stormwater Upgrades: Replace/ rehabilitate deteriorating brick storm lines with concrete pipe of structural liner	Savannah	GA	12	$1,100,000	CDBG	21
Downtown Navigation System: Implement a coordinated and visible navigation system to encourage the use of parking facilities, reduce traffic congestion and engage in a pedestrian experience	Savannah	GA	4	$1,062,500	CDBG	-26
Pedestrian Walkway: Build a pedestrian walkway on existing public right-of-way between Williamson and W. River streets to increase public safety, reduce blight and increase economic development	Savannah	GA	1	$125,000	CDBG	-15
Energy audits and retrofits of existing City facilities (install occupancy sensors in conference & meeting rooms, improve flourescent lighting efficiency, install more efficient water using fixtures, install energy management controllers on snack vending	Savannah	GA	4	$1,000,000	Energy	-15
Implement Biodiesel (B20) in City fleet	Savannah	GA	2	$150,000	Energy	-13
Sustainable Fellwood Phase I New Development of Former Public Housing Site	Savannah	GA	21	$3,100,000	Housing	-34
Patterson Terrace Central HVAC, Security Screens, New Cabinets & Countertops	Savannah	GA	8	$1,139,690	Housing	-38
Hitch Village Mold Remediation for approximately 100 units	Savannah	GA	5	$690,704	Housing	-12
Narcotics Enforcement with Savannah Chatham Metro Police Department, City of Savannah which would include officers, support personnel, and equipment	Savannah	GA	31	$1,829,260	Public Safety	17
City Hall Security: Upgrade security (police officers, camera systems, software, magnet backup locking system) for City Hall and BMB	Savannah	GA	3	$500,000	Public Safety	-29
Vehicle Simulator: Provide a facility for City-wide vehicle simulator training to reduce spending on accidents involving City vehicles	Savannah	GA	4	$320,000	Public Safety	-119

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