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VOLUME 10, NO. 51
YOUR HOMETOWN. YOUR NEWSPAPER
FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023
City commissioners approve budget amendments for fleet vehicle purchases. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
This week’s commission meeting brought local officials ogether to discuss the packed agenda and address a wide range of pressing issues impacting the community. The consent agenda included authorizing the city manager to execute a utility easement with TECO for
Lift Station 2, the City’s largest lift station that provides almost 30% of the Plant City collection system basin. The improvements to the lift station, located at 960 Pennsylvania Ave., requires the removal of a current TECO power pole that services the station control panels and installation of a transformer and underground power service connection, which are more reliable and durable in the event of a weather-related impact.
HUNDREDS OF DOGS FIND NEW OWNERS AT MEGA ADOPTION EVENT
Another item on the consent agenda included the setting of a public hearing for a final plat entitled Varrea Phase 2A, with an increased potential for 196 residential lots, for the commission meeting on Monday, July, 10 at 7:30 p.m.
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DOGS FIND NEW HOMES AS MANY LOVE-AT-FIRST-SIGHT CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 EXPERIENCES SHARED.
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