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Polk County approves $8.53 million purchase of 197-acre site for East Regional wastewater facility
Summary
The Polk County Commission authorized purchase of about 197 acres northeast of Lake Wales for a planned East Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and possible future county operations, allocating $8.53 million from the utilities capital expansion fund.
Polk County commissioners on Oct. 21 approved the purchase of approximately 197 acres northeast of Lake Wales to reserve land for an East Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and other future county operations.
The county authorized a purchase agreement and the allocation of $8,530,000 — $8,500,000 for the purchase and about $30,000 for estimated closing costs — and engaged American Government Services Corporation to handle the closing, Ryan Taylor, filling in for the county manager, told the board.
County staff describe…
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