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CRA board approves $50,000 purchase to secure site for reverse-osmosis plant injection well

Port Richey Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board · August 12, 2026
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Summary

The CRA board voted to buy a parcel at 5350 (redacted) Drive for use as the deep-well injection site for the new reverse-osmosis water plant. Staff said the appraisal was $33,000 and the seller was firm at $50,000; the motion passed 4–1.

City staff recommended the CRA board approve purchase of a parcel at 5350 (redacted) Drive in Port Richey as the deep-well injection site for the planned reverse-osmosis water plant. The staff presenter said McKinnon Creative Engineering approved the site for the project and the property appraisal was $33,000, while the seller had set a firm asking price of $50,000.

"The appraisal price was set at 33,000...They are hard set at the purchase price of 50,000," said the staff presenter (speaker 4). After discussion, a board member (speaker 5) moved to approve the real estate purchase agreement and allow the city manager, as executive director, to sign the agreement. The board then approved the motion by roll call; the recorded votes in the transcript show four members voting yes and the chair recording one no.