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Board grants well waiver for Lake Weir Village parcel after applicant cites high water-extension cost
Summary
After a public appeal, Marion County commissioners voted unanimously to grant a waiver allowing a property in Lake Weir Village to use a private well instead of connecting to county water. Staff noted the site lies within the 400-foot connection requirement but outside the Davis Landfill contamination plume.
Marion County commissioners on May 6, 2025, granted a waiver that allows a property owner in the Lake Weir Village area to install a private well rather than be required to connect to county water.
Background: County code requires parcels within 400 feet of a water main to connect to the system. Utilities staff verified that the subject parcel sits about 355 feet from an existing water main and therefore met the connection requirement. The property owner, Bridgette Bitter, said she purchased the parcel for a manufactured home and had understood a…
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