Sunday, May 26, 2013

South End faces 5 months of sewer-line construction | www.palmbeachdailynews.com

This is probably the result of fallout from the kerfuffle about billing and Lake Worth's fiduciary responsibilities in administering the Sub-Regional sewage treatment plant.  Palm Beach was one of the city's customers that continued to pay during the state audit and sorting out of who owed how much to whom.  Apparently they got tired of dealing with the vagaries of Lake Worth's administrations - previous ones which did not value good relationships with our neighboring municipalities.  Catch this quote from the article - where are we going to get the money to make up for this loss?  Click title for link.
By completing this portion of the force-main replacement, the town anticipates saving about $300,000 per year, said Public Works Director Paul Brazil. That is the approximate amount the town expected to spend annually transporting waste water through the city of Lake Worth to the regional sewage-treatment plant in West Palm Beach.
In another vein, what if we lose Palm Springs as an electric customer?