The Brief
- City leaders gave the greenlight for critical infrastructure improvements after Hurricanes Helene and Milton exposed dangerous weaknesses in the sewage system.
- The City Council signed off on several infrastructure projects — including replacing the 10-year-old pumps at Lift Station 85.
- The move comes after Hurricanes Helene and Milton overwhelmed the city’s aging wastewater system, leading to widespread overflows.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – City leaders gave the greenlight for critical infrastructure improvements after Hurricanes Helene and Milton exposed dangerous weaknesses in the sewage system.
After back-to-back hurricanes dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into St. Pete’s waterways — and into some residents’ homes — the city council has approved a series of major infrastructure upgrades aimed at preventing similar disasters in the future.
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