City asks port about water for eventual expansion

Electric City is looking for a water source to service an eventual development of some 300-400 homes on the south side of the causeway.

Mayor Jerry Sands appeared before Port District 7 officials Thursday evening to ask if the city could some day drill a well near the golf course to find a water source for future residential development that he said was “coming, maybe not in our lifetime, but it’s coming.”

Electric City had engineers and hydrologists here the week before to test three wells that belong to the port district to see if the wells could produce enough water to satisfy future development needs. Sands and public works director Ken Dexter reported that the wells would not produce the water needed.

Sands said that he might be back later to ask the port district if the city could drill a 12-inch well near the golf course to see if the water supply could support major development.

The city is also looking into putting a 10-inch water line across the causeway, if that is the only way it could provide a water supply to the south side of its incorporated area.

Sands said that, while there isn’t a developer in the wings, it is obvious that this is the only direction for city growth.

Port District officials have stated that there are no present options on the nine-acre “Quail Run” RV park area that is adjacent to the golf course.

Port District commissioners didn’t respond directly to Mayor Sands’ interest in someday drilling a well on port district land.