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Tequesta utilities director outlines $2.3 million in recent projects, five‑year capital plan and upcoming bids
Summary
Utilities Director Marjorie Craig told the Village Council during a March 3 workshop that the department has completed roughly $2.3 million in capital work in recent years, has upgraded stormwater and treatment systems and will add a monthly capital‑project chart to its public dashboard while moving two deferred projects forward.
Marjorie Craig, utilities director for the Village of Tequesta, presented a capital projects update at the council's March 3 workshop meeting, describing completed work, a planning approach, a five‑year projection and upcoming projects.
Craig said the utilities department has completed about $2,300,000 in projects over the past few years and listed major categories including water mains, stormwater pipelining, a new bioswale installed with a $30,000 grant (total project cost about $79,000), storage tank work and SCADA upgrades that improve remote monitoring and control of wells and the water plant. Craig said in-house valve rehabilitation performed by a staff member saved the village about $75,000 and that a newly arrived replacement pump for a deep reverse‑osmosis well cost about $75,000.
The department is moving toward a more programmatic approach to maintenance…
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