Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents press Palm Coast Council for forensic water audit and ask city to review rental water-billing practices
Summary
Public commenters told the council they fear contaminants, infrastructure failures and billing practices that leave property owners liable for tenant use; the acting city manager said staff logged concerns and will follow up, but no audit was authorized at the meeting.
Palm Coast — Several residents used Tuesday’s Palm Coast City Council meeting to press the city on water-system transparency and billing practices for rental properties, urging action from the council even as city staff said they would investigate but did not authorize an immediate audit.
Jeannie Duarte told the council she formally requests "an independent forensic audit of the city of Palm Coast Water and Wastewater System," citing "evidence of undisclosed contaminants, emergency chemical changes, failing infrastructure, sewer overflows, raising costs, and lack of transparency." Duarte urged the council to pause the city’s…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
