CKWSD RECEIVES 2.5M
FOR LIFT STATIONS REPAIR
26 FEBRUARY 2024
26 FEBRUARY 2024
Some sixty to seventy individuals gathered at Cedar Key City Hall on Friday, February 24, 2024, at 1 pm, to hear Governor Ron DeSantis and his retinue deliver brief speeches and award to CKWSD the funds.
DeSantis, arriving at approximately 1:20 pm, cited numerous other awards he had presented around the state and then presented a huge, camera-friendly replica of the check to the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District, represented by Superintendent James McCain. The dollars will go toward the refurbishing of some of the island’s 17 lift stations.
Lift stations are those structures that lift the island’s wastewater to a level where it can enter the sewage system, leave the island and the Gulf, leaving our waters pristine for tourism and aquaculture. An earlier 2.5M grant from the Florida Legislature allowed the district to refurbish some of the other stations.
Among the group attending DeSantis were Kieth Perry and Chuck Clemons, both enthusiastically lauding the governor.
Cedar Key Aquaculture Association President Rosie Cantwell offered her thanks and introduced Cedar Key Student Justice Winfield who, she noted, represents the future of aquaculture in the area. Currently a senior, Winfield already works in the industry and plans to remain.
DeSantis closed the event with fifteen minutes of political comments. No opportunity for questions or comments from the audience nor the press occurred.
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