County Purchases Another Utility

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Alan Ackerman

Shorelines, October 11, 2007

St. Johns County Utility is ready to finalize a deal to buy intercoastal Utilities. Some people still think the price is too high.

Appraised at $24.5 million, the aging water and sewer system serves about 4,500 residents in Ponte Vedra Beach and Palm Valley.

At a Palm Valley Community Association, meeting residents complained the appraised value is too high.

Whether or not no the county acquires the utility, it will have to pay the company’s legal fees for the past year.

-Many governmental agencies are attempting to take water and other utilities when they fear there is an environmental issue, a safety constraint, or inability to develop in an appropriate fashion in the future. However, this community should not think that their rates will go down simply because the utility is being purchased by the County.

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