Sarasota Livin'

Today's Sarasota Herald Tribune has two good city articles about the lift station on Pomelo Ave - earlier this week we learned that - in addition to the 570,000 gallon leak last month -- there was a previous huge leak of 500,000 gallons that "nobody" knew about.

Now the neighbors say the lift station is illegally located -- and after looking for a few weeks the city has not been able to find any proof of its right to have placed a lift station that pumps 2,000,000 gallons of sewage a day in a park.

Because of the "coverup" the City Commission was forced into ordering an outside investigation. Tom Lyons calls it fairly when he says that the City Manager should have been more out front with the public.

Bottom line staff knew about the previous leak and should have been much faster to get the news out. When government makes a mistake the only thing to do is announce it to the public. Trying to coverup smells like a 570,000 gallon sewage leak.

No matter what it costs (I am sure it is expensive) I think the lift station will have to be moved.