Community groups press Monroe County for infrastructure-capacity study; commissioners ask staff to scope a 10‑year study
More than 18 organizations urged the BOCC to commission an independent infrastructure-capacity study covering drinking water, wastewater, electric transmission and US‑1 traffic; commissioners directed staff to return with a scope and cost estimate focused on utilities and suggested a 10‑year baseline tied to current ROGO allocations.
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Representatives of two dozen community organizations asked the commission to fund an independent infrastructure-capacity study to inform future land‑use and capital decisions. Speakers argued that recent trends — including an 11% increase in daily countywide water demand from 2020 to 2024 cited during testimony — and code changes allowing taller buildings mean existing planning assumptions may understate near‑term needs.
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