COASTAL CLEANUP 2026
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IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 18, SATURDAY.
MORE INFORMATION IS COMING SOON.
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CKWSD WILL MEET 2026 AUGUST 24
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THE CEDAR KEY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
WILL MEET ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026
AT DISTRICT OFFICES ON THIRD STREET AT 5 PM.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED.
CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA PACKET
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LCSO: ARREST REPORT 2026 AUGUST 18
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CLICK HERE FOR REPORT
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W3C, BRONSON
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The Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative will meet in conflict resolution with Bronson representativves at 10 am on August 25, 2026, in Otter Creek.
After that meeting, a W3C meeting will convene.
CLICK HERE FOR BRONSON AGENDA
CLICK HERE FOR W3C AGENDA
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CITY COMMISSION WILL MEET 2027 AUGUST 20
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CITY COMMISSION , COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WILL MEET 2026 AUGUST 20The CRA Meeting will precede the Commission Meeting;
the meeting will star at 4 pm, instead of the usual 5 pm.
CLICK HERE FOR CRA PACKET AND AGENDA
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CKWSD MET 2026 AUGUST 10
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WATER BOARD SELECTS
ENGINEERING FIRM, MORE
The Cedar Key Water Sewer District met on Monday, August 10, 2026, at its offices on Third Street at 5 pm. All board members were present: Chair Mike Borrelli, Secretary Leslie Sturmer, Joe Hand, Johnathan Ferguson, and Sue Colson.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, DISASTER RECOVERY, ENGINEERING PRESENTATIONS
In response to the formal Request for Qualifications, GPH Engineers, formerly Mittauer Engineering, and Donavan Hill Group, formerly Baskerville Donavan, addressed the board members with their ten-minute presentations, citing why CKWSD should select their company to conduct the engineering on the recently awarded CKBG grant. Both engineering firms have successfully contracted with the CKWSD in the past.
Ultimately, board members scored each team of three men from both companies and selected GPH Engineers for the project.
CITY COMMISSION MET IN SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP
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COMMISSIONERS MET IN SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP
2026 August 6
Cedar Key City Commissioners met in a workshop setting on Thursday, August 6, at 3 pm, at City Hall, in its second budget conference. All commissioners were present: Mayor Jim Wortham, Vice Mayor Mel Beckham, Nancy Sera, Dell Weible, and Heath Davis. Also, critical to the workshop was James Moore and Company, Certified Public Accountants and Tax Accounting Services’ representative who attended via Zoom, as did City Attorney Norm Fugate.
The millage rate was set at the last budget workshop at 4.47684, the same rate as last year.
Commissioners proceeded to discuss how the Public Works Department , the Fire Department, and the Police Department could cut their budgets to alleviate the extant approximately $122,000 overage.
Resident Mandy Offerle asked why commissioners would begin negotiations diminishing critical services instead of starting with discussions on where they might raise more money. No adequate response was offered.
JOINT COUNTY AND CITY COMMISSIONS MET
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Levy County and Cedar Key commissioners met in a joint workshop on Tuesday, August 4, at 10 am in Bronson. The evet was designed to update all on Levy County-owned properties of common interest. All ten commissioners attended. All commissioners contributed their thoughts to the amicable discussions that occurred.
DOCK STREET PIER
The Dock Street Pier continues to be a complicated property. Damaged by Hurricane Helene, the dock “repair project is underway” but no funding source as been identified. The following staggering numbers were reported: completed inspection of pier $15,697.09; estimated engineering costs $165,000; estimated repairs $1,100,000.
Cedar Key commissioners declined the Levy County commission’s off er to take the pier off its property rolls.
LSCKNWR FRIENDS NEWS BRIEF 2027 JULY
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LOWER SUWANNEE RIVER AND CEDAR KEYS ATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGESW?CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
https://mailchi.mp/b22864f2aac2/friends-july-2026-news-brief?e=e6aa93b0b3
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CITY OF CEDAR KEY NEW WEBSITE
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2026 Augut 6
IT’S HERE! Cedar Key has a brand-new website!
We’re thrilled to unveil the City of Cedar Key’s official new home online — cleaner, easier to navigate, and packed with everything you need in one spot.
