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Lake Clarke Shores seeks state water-quality grants tied to septic-to-sewer commitment; council discusses resident vote
Summary
Consultant Richard Repinsky told the Town of Lake Clarke Shores council the town has applied for three Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) water-quality grants — including a $7 million Michael West component and a $6 million vacuum-collection backbone — and a $10 million lake-cleanup request. Repinsky said FDEP wants a clear community commitment to converting septic systems to central sewer before funding the cleanup; council members discussed a nonbinding resident poll to guide policy.
Consultant Richard Repinsky told the Town of Lake Clarke Shores council on Oct. 8 that the town has submitted three applications to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s water-quality improvement grant program tied to the municipality’s 4E plan and efforts to address prior sewer spills.
Repinsky said the top-priority projects are a Michael West component of the septic-to-sewer conversion (a $7,000,000 project for which the town is asking a 50% match), a vacuum-collection backbone system (about $6,000,000, also at a 50% match) and a proposed lake cleanup for impacts tied to earlier sewer spills. He told the council the cleanup proposal asks FDEP for roughly $10,000,000 and emphasized that the department is reviewing…
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