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Public works reports major capital progress; downtown light rollout delayed by FPL coordination
Summary
Public Works and engineering staff told council they completed major repairs, expanded pipe work in‑house and have projects underway across parks, seawalls and streets; downtown streetlight upgrades, however, face scheduling and ownership questions tied to a transition from a city electric utility to Florida Power & Light.
City Public Works and engineering staff briefed the council on Oct. 7 about completed and planned capital work across streets, stormwater, parks and seawalls, and noted a separate and ongoing scheduling challenge: converting downtown decorative street lighting requires coordination with Florida Power & Light and carries a multi-year timeline.
Public Works Director Matt Mitts described citywide maintenance responsibilities — thousands of drainage structures, miles of pipe and dozens of park acres — and highlighted completed work this year: 23,000 linear feet of pipeline work done in‑house, repairs to the Riverside boat ramp, pavilion repairs across city parks, and park facility…
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