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Manatee utilities describe options and costs for Snead Island sewer connections; annexation remains a barrier
Summary
Manatee County utilities staff reviewed prior feasibility work on connecting Snead Island to public sewer, estimated high costs for under‑river piping, and said annexation discussions and funding obstacles have limited progress.
Patrick Shea, Manatee County utilities director, briefed the joint meeting on wastewater planning related to Snead Island and Palmetto on March 3 and outlined the utility‑scale costs and options county staff reviewed in 2019.
Shea said the county provides wholesale drinking water to the City of Palmetto and that the county is expanding its North Regional wastewater treatment plant with a programmed design estimated at about $255 million for an…
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