http://marconews.com/news/local_issues/strp/marconews.com Stories: Septic Tank Replacement Programen-uslocal_issues/strphttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/clock-ticking-marco-sewer-connections-rebates-comi/Running out of time and into some money, residents receive updates to sewer connection procedures and bills. Residents in the North Barfield and West Winterberry districts have until May 14 to contact the city if they wish to use the city’s contractor for connecting to the sewer system. Tue, 06 May 2008 19:17:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/clock-ticking-marco-sewer-connections-rebates-comi/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/01/sewer-construction-begins-sheffield-and-lamplighte/More than 100 residents packed into the lobby of the Community Room on Bald Eagle Drive Tuesday evening to learn what was happening in their neighborhood in regards to being connected to Marco Island’s central sewer system. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:05:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/01/sewer-construction-begins-sheffield-and-lamplighte/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/27/sewer-connection-notice-availability/If you are in one of the areas that has received a new sewer “notice of availability” please check the due date for contracting with the City’s plumbing contractor. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/27/sewer-connection-notice-availability/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/26/some-have-just-days-apply-city-contracted-sewer-ho/It’s a task fit for the popular Discovery Channel show, “Dirty Jobs,” in which host Mike Rowe takes on a new messy, often disgusting assignment each week. Digging ditches, connecting sewer pipe and breaking up old septic tanks are not glamorous, but they are all in a day’s work for Rohaley & Sons Plumbing Contractors, the Fort Myers company completing sewer tie-ins in the West Winterberry and North Marco sewer assessment districts. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:39:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/26/some-have-just-days-apply-city-contracted-sewer-ho/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/21/sewer-hookup-violators-get-their-day-quasi-court/Elections are over, sewer installation will in all likelihood continue, but the Marco Island Code Enforcement Board is just beginning its own share of the battle. The council-appointed board met Wednesday afternoon to address 10 violations of the city code requiring residents to hook up to city sewer lines within 365 days of availability of the sewer line. But first, the board had to discuss among itself when and where its authority begins. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:37:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/feb/21/sewer-hookup-violators-get-their-day-quasi-court/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/26/marco-islands-divisive-campaign-issue-sewer-system/No issue looms larger in Tuesday’s Marco Island City Council election than the plan to replace the island’s remaining septic tanks with a central sewer system. Of the eight candidates in the race for four council seats, four have vowed to halt the seven-year program that costs individual homeowners around $20,000 to connect to the sewer system. The other four candidates want to finish installing the sewers. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:21:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/26/marco-islands-divisive-campaign-issue-sewer-system/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/news-analysis-strp-and-marcos-environment/If you are perplexed by the arguments for and against replacing septic systems with sewers throughout Marco Island, check out this question and answer conversation with an expert. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:46:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/news-analysis-strp-and-marcos-environment/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/01/heres-kicker-former-nfl-star-marco-sewer-program-h/Marco Island’s sewer program has found its most high-profile holdout: former NFL all-star kicker Mike Vanderjagt. Construction outside Vanderjagt’s island home in the first section of the city’s seven-year $100 million project was completed last December. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:43:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/01/heres-kicker-former-nfl-star-marco-sewer-program-h/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/07/pop_kicks_marco_city_council_debate_season/In the first debate of the election season, there were clear favorites in the minds of the audience, and clear winners huddled around a single issue: septic or sewer. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:19:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/07/pop_kicks_marco_city_council_debate_season/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/06/angry_email_marco_council_sparks_concern_retaliati/An irate e-mail, written by an angry resident to the Marco Island City Council, has sparked controversy and escalated out of control after a local television news station reported it Wednesday night. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:28:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/06/angry_email_marco_council_sparks_concern_retaliati/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/03/forward_march_sewer_program_continues/Council voted by a narrow margin Monday night to go forward with the latest construction items for the city’s Septic Tank Replacement Program. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:58:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/dec/03/forward_march_sewer_program_continues/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/nov/22/don_farmer_if_sewer_program_stops_some_may_raise_s/The sewer-versus-septic-system controversy on Marco Island has been so emotional for so long it could be a miniseries on the Lifetime channel or an Ultimate Fighting bout at Germain Arena. Soon, however, the conflict will have a new focus — the cost of stopping the sewer program in midstream. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/nov/22/don_farmer_if_sewer_program_stops_some_may_raise_s/latesthttp://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/01/marco_oks_sewer_assessments_two_more_districts/Despite all the bumps in the road, Marco Island’s biggest ever project continues to roll forward. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:03:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/oct/01/marco_oks_sewer_assessments_two_more_districts/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/28/marco_city_council_nixes_additional_h2s_tests/Once they saw the price tag on additional testing from monitoring firm ENVIRON, Marco Island's City Council made the decision Friday to change direction on how to address concerns of hydrogen sulfide exposure that have plagued the sewer construction program in recent months. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:43:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/28/marco_city_council_nixes_additional_h2s_tests/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/12/bond_ruling_wont_impact_marco_city_says/A Sept. 6 Florida Supreme Court ruling sent municipalities all over the state reeling, as they tried to determine how it would bear on bonds they issue to pay for major projects. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:15:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/12/bond_ruling_wont_impact_marco_city_says/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/04/marco_residents_have_multiple_options_sewer_hook/An ad ran in Friday’s Eagle touting a sewer hook-up special at a rate of $3,990. It might confuse anyone who lives in a district awaiting sewer lines, and is puzzled over the anticipated costs of septic tank replacement. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:45:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/sep/04/marco_residents_have_multiple_options_sewer_hook/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/17/old_items_make_return_council_agenda/Monday’s City Council meeting agenda is slim, though three of the handful of items to be discussed are the heavy hitters that were rescheduled for a vote or discussion since the last meeting. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:53:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/17/old_items_make_return_council_agenda/latesthttp://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/03/septic_replacement_projects_january_election_date_/ At Monday’s meeting, City Council will discuss plans to give the go-ahead to sewer construction in the Lamplighter, Sheffield, Goldenrod and Copperfield districts starting at the end of the upcoming peak season. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/aug/03/septic_replacement_projects_january_election_date_/latesthttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/17/sewer_construction_wont_be_accelerated/ There will be no acceleration of the city’s Septic Tank Replacement Program within the proposed Lamplighter and Sheffield districts. During a City Council meeting Monday, the city voted against accepting bids for sewer construction in September of this year instead of April 2008. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jul/17/sewer_construction_wont_be_accelerated/latesthttp://marconews.com/news/2007/jun/08/guest_commentary_make_informed_decision_about_strp/Registered voters of Marco Island should have received a mail ballot for the referendum election scheduled for June 26. The purpose of this guest commentary is to remind citizens of their civic obligation to make an informed decision that will affect our community for many years. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:32:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2007/jun/08/guest_commentary_make_informed_decision_about_strp/local