WATER BOARD MET ON APRIL 8
2024 April 20
2024 April 20
The Cedar Key Water and Sewer District met on Monday, April 8, at 5 pm, at its board offices on Third Street. Present were Chair Mike Borelli, Commissioners Joe Hand, Jonathan Ferguson, and Steve Rosenthal, and General Manager John Rittenhouse. Commissioner Leslie Sturmer was not in attendance.
W3C UPDATE
Commissioner and Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative designee Joe Hand reported on the March 21, 2024, meeting, noting that theW3C:
• continues its RFP process to secure an engineering firm to write its full facility plan;
• hired the Fugate Law Firm;
• hired a grant writer;
• continues to ponder the expansion of the board, with no resolution;
• requested a second $50,000 from the Suwannee River Water Management District in startup funds; and
• hired a clerk to replace Sue Beaudet.
Commissioner and Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative designee Joe Hand reported on the March 21, 2024, meeting, noting that theW3C:
• continues its RFP process to secure an engineering firm to write its full facility plan;
• hired the Fugate Law Firm;
• hired a grant writer;
• continues to ponder the expansion of the board, with no resolution;
• requested a second $50,000 from the Suwannee River Water Management District in startup funds; and
• hired a clerk to replace Sue Beaudet.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Among the many items/actions on General Manager John Rittenhouse’s monthly report were:
• monitoring FEMA’S inspections of lift stations;
• monitoring Hurricane Idalia Engineering Services potential contracts;
• overseeing the bid process for lift station refurbishing;
• investigating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program;
• investigating with Kat Cammack’s office other available grants;
• overseeing water and wastewater treatment plants site inspections by FEMA.
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IN ATTENDANCE
Among those in attendance were: Mac Cox, Sue Colson, and Mandy and Frank Offerle.
• monitoring FEMA’S inspections of lift stations;
• monitoring Hurricane Idalia Engineering Services potential contracts;
• overseeing the bid process for lift station refurbishing;
• investigating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program;
• investigating with Kat Cammack’s office other available grants;
• overseeing water and wastewater treatment plants site inspections by FEMA.
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IN ATTENDANCE
Among those in attendance were: Mac Cox, Sue Colson, and Mandy and Frank Offerle.
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