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Study finds ~900 properties for septic-to-sewer conversion; estimated cost $23M, staff seeking grants
Summary
A utilities study identified 388 known septic tanks inside city limits and approximately 511 additional unserved properties (rough total ~900). Staff estimated a $23 million cost to convert and is pursuing SRF and other grants, and will present prioritization guidance to the board.
Jason Chandra briefed the board on a 2023 septic-to-sewer study that overlaid county health, building-permit and other datasets and resulted in a prioritized list for conversions. "We have 388 septic tanks, known septic tanks in the city of Fort Myers limits. We have another 511 properties that are currently unserved by a centralized sewer," Chandra said, summarizing the dataset.
The study estimated the conversion cost at about $23,000,000. Chandra said the city lacks a mechanism to tag homeowners with full connection costs and will rely on a combination of small annual capital allocations from council and grant funding (the city has applied for $6,000,000 in SRF principal-forgiveness to reduce the burden). Staff said they would provide the board with the report and a five-minute recap at a future meeting to explain prioritization and how areas near water bodies and rivers were prioritized.
