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Titusville residents press board on decades-long gas-station leaks; ask city to act
Summary
Two residents told the Titusville Environmental & Water Resources Board they uncovered long-running contamination from Cumberland Farms and a Shell station that may already be migrating to the Indian River Lagoon; the board agreed to place the issue on the next substantive meeting agenda in January for staff follow-up.
Residents raised alarm about suspected petroleum contamination and historic drainage patterns that, they say, are threatening groundwater and nearby waterways.
Stan Johnson, who identified himself as a local resident, opened public petitions with historical stormwater maps and asked "where does the water go?" He described old canals and mapped drainage paths (including a feature he called "Bloody Mary Ditch") that he said connect the Baker Subdivision area toward the St. Johns River and wetlands.
Developer Jesse Wright presented a…
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