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purpose of seeking declaratory degree and unjunc-
tive relief against appropriate governmental agen-
cies re: Virginia Key Sewage Disposal Plant. 5/21/75
Res. #75-14752 adopted, authorizing City's 6/18/75
consulting engineers to submit design plan to
EPA for transmission line via Fisher Island
route; further setting forth Council's posi-
tion that approval was being given under pro-
test in order to meet EPA deadline date of
6/30/75; that the EPA had not taken into con-
sideration all elements of the effect of ad-
hering to Fisher Island route. Admin. re-
quested to continue its search for a more
cost-effective route, or to modify the original
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Bay route that had been considered. 6/18/75
City Atty. advised Council of necessity to take 7/16/75
expeditious action concerning sewage transmission
line route, expecially with respect to alternate
routes. Councilman Spaet suggested there should
be communication by mail, telephone or personal
representation, with appropriate officials in
Washington and Atlanta of the EPA, and a legal
interpretation should be obtained as to whether
Federal law includes acquisition of privately -
owned property for right-of-way. Other members
of Council concurred, requesting the City Atty.
to arrange the necessary conferences in Washington
and to take appropriate steps to get a reply to
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the City's previous communications concerning
this issue. 7/16/75
Memo #5269, Legislative Act to reimburse City 8/6/75
for construction of existing sewage ocean out-
fall. Res. #75-14781 adopted, requesting State
Legislature to pass an Act so as to permit the
City to be reimbursed for its cost of construction
of the existing outfall which will be abandoned
as a result of the construction of a transmission
line to Virginia Key.
VIRGINIA KEY SEWAGE TRANSMISSION LINE -
Res. #75-14783 adopted, revising City's
application to EPA for Federal grant
8/6/75