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Port Richey council approves $1M DEP grant for lift-station rehab and backs boat-access grant support letter
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to execute a $1,000,000 DEP grant to rehabilitate three sanitary lift stations and unanimously approved a support letter for a Florida Fish and Wildlife boat-access grant to modernize Nick’s Park waterfront facilities.
The Port Richey City Council on Tuesday voted to authorize City Manager Don King to execute a $1,000,000 grant agreement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to rehabilitate three sanitary lift stations.
Don King told the council the project is intended to improve system reliability, reduce storm-related overflows and better protect local waterways; the grant requires no local match. A council member moved to allow the city manager to sign the DEP agreement; the motion carried by voice vote.
Immediately after, staff presented a support letter required for a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) boating-access grant to modernize the boat ramp and waterfront amenities at Nick’s Park. Staff said the anticipated grant portion is roughly $1 million (the total project was described as about $2 million). The letter confirms the council’s support for the application but does not commit local funding; the council approved the letter and authorized the mayor to sign.
Both actions were approved by voice vote during the meeting.
