Apalachicola water bill advances despite city opposition

Apalachicola water bill advances despite city opposition

A Florida House committee has given its support for a bill that would shift ownership of the Apalachicola water and sewer system to the state.  Two Apalachicola city commissioners, Adriane Elliott and Donna Knutson, spoke out against the bill at the Fiscal Affairs committee hearing the last week of February, but a forceful statement by State Rep. Jason Shoaf, who has championed the bill, won the day. “For decades, the city of Apalachicola has ne…