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Punta Gorda proposes project‑evaluation form to flag utility capacity impacts from county‑area development

6406291 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

Staff introduced a project evaluation form to document developer proposals in the city service area, assess water/wastewater capacity impacts, and route significant proposals to the Utility Advisory Board and council; council and legal staff discussed thresholds and developer‑funded modeling for major projects.

City utilities staff presented a proposed project evaluation form intended to make permit reviews and city‑council notification more systematic for development proposals inside Punta Gorda’s utility service area but outside city limits.

Tom Spencer, Punta Gorda utilities director, and Steve Adams, the city’s utility engineering manager, described the form as a checklist and data capture tool staff will use during utility plan review. The form collects project name and location, engineering firm, classification (residential/commercial), whether a site is inside ECAP, and the modelled water and wastewater demand. Spencer said the form is intended to show…

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