Bonita Springs council adopts 10‑year water supply plan update

Bonita Springs — The City Council voted to adopt an updated 10‑year water facilities supply plan after staff reported they had coordinated state and water‑management‑district comments and made targeted edits.

Jacqueline Ginson, presenting for staff at the second‑reading adoption hearing, said the city received technical assistance from the state and substantive comments from the water‑management district. She told the council that staff incorporated the changes into both the ordinance text and the water‑supply document and that “staff is recommending that we adopt with changes and go ahead and submit the adoption package to the state if council so chooses.” There were no public speakers during the hearing.

The update documents the city’s water‑supply assumptions, capital timing and coordination with Bonita Springs Utilities and surrounding jurisdictions. Ginson said staff had added a table of contents and made formatting updates in addition to the redline edits requested by state reviewers. She also described discussions with the district over service‑area definitions and capital project timing; those inputs are reflected in the staff report and attachments.

Council members moved the ordinance and adopted it by roll‑call vote. Councilors cast recorded ayes and the motion carried.

The adoption sends the city’s revised water plan to the state as an official transmittal for the next review steps and aligns the city’s planning documents with recent technical feedback from state agencies. Staff said any future substantive changes would follow the city’s standard amendment and public‑hearing process.