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Council weighs prosecution after contractor hit hotel gas line; staff to consider local ordinance
Summary
A contractor allegedly struck and left a natural-gas main at a hotel site; staff reported a civil citation under Florida statute for hazardous pipeline damage. Councilors instructed staff to pursue prosecution options, requested a cost summary of city repairs and labor, and asked staff to evaluate a local ordinance to strengthen enforcement.
City staff told the council on March 11 that a contractor performing excavation near a hotel struck a natural-gas line, left the site for about two hours and did not promptly report the event. A Department of Transportation employee observed the leak and notified the city, staff said.
Staff reported the city pursued a civil citation under Florida law (cited in the meeting as Florida Statute 556.107) that allows noncriminal civil penalties for damage to hazardous-material pipelines. The presenter told the council that the minimum fine for a conviction is $500 and the…
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