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Hollywood Commission backs master plans and a long-range ‘Vision 2050’ septic‑to‑sewer goal; funding details deferred
Summary
At a Feb. 18 workshop, Hollywood City staff outlined a $780 million five‑year core water and wastewater program and a multi‑decade septic‑to‑sewer expansion to serve roughly 17,000 accounts; the commission agreed on master plans and a Vision 2050 time horizon while asking staff to return with detailed funding and equity options.
Hollywood City staff presented detailed water, wastewater and stormwater master plans at a Feb. 18 workshop and won commission consensus to proceed with the plans and a long-range septic‑to‑sewer goal. The workshop focused on a five‑year "core" capital program to address urgent regulatory and consent‑order risks and on options for phased conversion of roughly 17,000 unsewered accounts.
The presentation laid out five areas staff asked the commission to endorse: adopt the water and wastewater master plans; approve a five‑year core capital improvement program (CIP); agree to a septic‑to‑sewer program (phasing and basin priorities); provide direction on a rate structure to fund the work; and consider amendments to the sewer ordinance related to hooking‑up and right‑of‑way maintenance. "This is a workshop... it does not require any formal decisions today," the city manager said at the start of the meeting. Vin Morello, director of utilities, summarized the staff recommendation: "The core investment... is $780,000,000 and that has to be done in the first 5 years." (staff…
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