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MINUTES OF A EMERGENCY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL, VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
May 3, 1977
meeting was called by Mayor Brown for the purpose of considering
water use restrictions to reduce the water system pumping to
1,300,000 gallons per day except on two (2) days per week when
lawn watering will be allowed.
A Emergency Specia]. Council Meeting of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida, was held on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 4:30 P.M. in the
Village Hall. Present were Brown, Mapes, Ryan and Yoder.
Huggins was out of town on business. Also present were~Robert Harp,
Village Manager and Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk. This
Mr. William B. Sydow, Gee & Jenson, Engineers, Architects,
Planners, Inc., explained to Council his letter dated May_2, 1977•
Mr. Sydow explained that due to the lack of rainfall and the
continually dropping of the groundwater table, it was his
recommendation that the Water Department Superintendent be
instructed to limit the use of water to an average of about
1,300,000 gallons per day. After some discussion Yoder moved,
"that we notify the public as follows; the Council of the
Village of Tequesta has established the following lawn watering
schedule for all customers of the Village water system effective
immediately and until further notice, outside watering permitted
only on Tuesday and Friday. This restriction to be removed when
the Village water engineer determines that there is adequate
water in the aquifer at which time the Public will be so notified"
Ryan seconded the motion and the motion was adopted by Council.
Mr. Sydow also gave a brief summary of the progress of
installation of the water main from Tri-Southern.
The meeting was adjourned
at 5:03 P.M.
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