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(cont'd) Date
The City Mgr. read a communication from EPA,
dated 3/6/75, advising that demonstration pilot
project would not be funded by EPA; that no fur-
ther processing of the proposal is anticipated
and that there is no pending project because
the project was rejected. 3/12/75
Council approved Councilman Dr. Haber's motion
that the Administration be directed to renew
its efforts on the Fed. State and Co. level, to
gather all support to gain approval of the con-
duct of the pilot project and if such approval
is obtained, at that point, the City immediately
request a reduction in the priority so that it
does not run into a conflict with the pilot pro-
ject until the results are known. 3/12/75
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(cont'd) Date
Mr. Spence advised of meeting in Tallahassee
with representatives of Fla. Pollution Control
Brd. on March 17, 1975, to discuss request for
extension of the March 31, 1975 deadline contained
in Temporary Operating Permit from the State, so
that City's consulting engineers may study alter-
nate routes for City's sewerage transmission line
to Virginia Key, and he was requested to attempt
to schedule meeting on that day with Mr. W. D.
Frederick, Jr., Chairman of the Brd, in accordance
with Gov. Askew's offer of Mr. Frederick's help
for the City. 3/12/75
V. M. Meyerson requested the City Mgr. to enter
into the record at the March 17, 1975 meeting
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with the Fla. Pollution Control Brd., that
the City's efforts for the demonstration pilot
project are motivated by the desire to save
the taxpayers of the City millions of dollars
and that the City in no way is trying to vio-
late or circumvent the Good Faith Effort Law
and that the City intends to comply with all
existing laws and requirements. 3/12/75
Report of meeting with Fla. Pollution Con-
trol & EPA Officials re: City's request for
extension of deadlines in order to consider
alternate routes for Sewer Transmission Line
into Va. Key. (from addendum).1)City Mgr.
rendered verbal report on meeting held in