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Our Island Conservancy, BICI, was in the process of establishing negotiations with Charlotte County over the future disposition of the old firehouse when the property suddenly went out to bid. We urge the Island stakeholders to support BICI in its efforts. The proposal to Charlotte County appears below: Proposal for the old Station 10 […]
Friday, Oct. 21st: Local news reported that 6 boats were affected when a fire broke out at the Palm Harbour Marina. The cause stated was sparks generated by sawing on the roof. Video footage was posted on the Don Pedro Island FB page.
On Thursday, September 8th, the 3-member panel of Commissioners at the PSC rendered their final judgment on the application for wastewater certification from Environmental Utilities, LLC. The first item for discussion was the request to hear oral arguments. Staff member Ryan Sandy reiterated staff’s position, that “the pleadings are sufficient on their face to evaluate and decide” […]
After some delays, on Friday July 8th, the FINAL ORDER Denying Application for an Original Certificate to Provide Wastewater Service in Charlotte County by Environmental Utilities, LLC was posted to the PSC website. The year-and-a-half plus administrative utility case that began with Environmental Utilities’ application to extend sewer to the Islands concluded with: “ORDERED that for the […]
After a year and a half of legal wrangling, the Public Service Commission delivered the ruling that Island stakeholders have been hoping for: the Commissioners denied EU’s application to provide wastewater service to the Islands. At a very brief Commission Conference the morning of June 7th, the 3-Commissioner panel had an opportunity to open discussion and […]
Today (05.25.22) PIE received an email from our attorney Brad Kelsky with the subject line “Staff is recommending denial.” Attached was the comprehensive, 54-page Memorandum from the PSC staff to the Commissioners outlining each of the 14 issues associated with the wastewater application. Under Issue 2 “Need for Service”, the staff examined the arguments and determined that […]
After a few cancelled dates, the new fire house ribbon-cutting was under way. The weather was letter-perfect, the turn-out was good and the new building was most impressive!
The Administrative Hearing for EU’s central sewer application will take place over two days. There are 2 parts to the Hearing: 1) The Technical Hearing and 2) The Customer Service Hearings. Here is a breakdown of what to expect at the Technical Hearing. THE TECHNICAL HEARING This is the courtroom drama portion of the hearing. The parties that will be […]
Your email matters! If you haven’t had a chance to send in your objection to EU’s private sewer proposal, it’s not too late. Take 10 minutes and answer any of these questions in simple terms. 1. Do you feel there is a proven need for the service? 2. Did you request sewer service on the Island? 3. […]
There are two types of hearings that make up the Administrative Hearing: the TECHNICAL HEARING and the SERVICE HEARINGS. If you enjoy the legal-ese, CLICK HERE to view the official Notice of Customer Service Hearings. EU recently sent this Notice via USPS. If not so much, read on below. —– The Technical Hearing —– Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 starting at 10:00 AM Robert […]
Palm Island Estates Association, Inc. is a voluntary, non-profit civic association of property owners on Knight Island, Palm Island, Don Pedro Island and Thornton Key. It was originally incorporated in 1980 “for the preservation of the natural environment and ecology of Knight and Don Pedro Islands.”
Today, its mission is to promote cooperation among all property owners, to offer a representative voice in civic and community affairs and to provide assistance and improvement to the islands.
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