Gene Brown
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 6:34:33
- Avg per meeting
- 30:21
- Segments
- 6467
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Top issues during term (11)(Water Utilities)
Downtown Water Main Phase 2
About $123,600 in emergency spending this month, drawn from reserves, with utility rates a factor.
Additional $2.4 million in ARPA grant funds for sewer lift station projects
The city gains $2.4 million in grant money with no match required — funds that help cover sewer infrastructure costs without raising rates.
Stormwater system strain in older neighborhoods
FDEM grant Agreement H1518 is funding the stormwater master plan; full system fixes are a multi-year, multi-million-dollar effort.
New utility payment system
The portal is free for residents to use.
Westside stormwater conveyance failure
About $425,000, funded by reprogramming stormwater repair dollars.
Ward 4 stormwater and drainage problems
Federal CDBG-DR mitigation dollars are being pursued to fund stormwater projects.
Private Lateral Replacement Program
Up to $105,000 from the CRA, part of a broader push that's already cost the city $20 million.
Permanent Equalization Tank and Wastewater Capacity
An $88,766 unpaid invoice was paid via emergency procurement; the permanent tank is roughly half covered by grants.
Ironwood water main replacement assessments
Residents will pay assessments for the water main replacement, with notices due July 1.
CDBG-DR Disaster Recovery Funding
The city's allocation is $16 million for infrastructure plus roughly $6 million for housing laterals.
8th Avenue West water transmission main redundancy
About $277,000, roughly $110,000 (30%) cheaper than building it separately.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Brown was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Water Utilities.