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Commission authorizes purchase of small parcel for Lift Station 16 relocation; neighbors ask for more outreach
Summary
The commission approved (4-1) the city's purchase of a 20-by-95-foot portion of 3900 W. 16th St. for $125,000 to relocate Lift Station (Pump Station) 16 as part of a grant-funded project to remove failing infrastructure from the bay. Neighbors urged more meetings and asked staff to continue exploring alternatives.
The Panama City Commission authorized the city manager to purchase a 20-by-95-foot portion of the property at 3900 West Sixteenth Street for $125,000 to allow relocation of Pump (Lift) Station 16, a move staff and the project's design engineer recommend to remove failing sewer infrastructure from the shoreline and reduce chronic overflows into Saint Andrews Bay. The vote was 4-1.
City staff and the project's engineer said they reviewed multiple candidate sites and concluded this parcel…
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