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W3C, BRONSON

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Published: 20 August 2026
W3C, BRONSON

The Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative will meet in conflict resolution with Bronson representativves at 10 am on August 25, 2026, in Otter Creek.
After that meeting, a W3C meeting will convene.

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CITY COMMISSION WILL MEET 2027 AUGUST 20

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Published: 20 August 2026
CK CITY DECALCITY COMMISSION , COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WILL MEET 2026 AUGUST 20

The CRA Meeting will precede the Commission Meeting; 
the meeting will star at 4 pm, instead of the usual 5 pm.

CLICK HERE FOR COMMISSION AGENDA AND PACKET 
CLICK HERE FOR CRA PACKET AND AGENDA 
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CKWSD MET 2026 AUGUST 10

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Published: 17 August 2026

CKWSD FAUCET
WATER BOARD SELECTS 
 ENGINEERING FIRM, MORE

The Cedar Key Water Sewer District met on Monday, August 10, 2026, at its offices on Third Street at 5 pm. All board members were present: Chair Mike Borrelli, Secretary Leslie Sturmer, Joe Hand, Johnathan Ferguson, and Sue Colson.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, DISASTER RECOVERY, ENGINEERING PRESENTATIONS
In response to the formal Request for Qualifications, GPH Engineers, formerly Mittauer Engineering, and Donavan Hill Group, formerly Baskerville Donavan, addressed the board members with their ten-minute presentations, citing why CKWSD should select their company to conduct the engineering on the recently awarded CKBG grant. Both engineering firms have successfully contracted with the CKWSD in the past.

Ultimately, board members scored each team of three men from both companies and selected GPH Engineers for the project.

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CITY COMMISION MET IN SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP

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Published: 14 August 2026

COMMISSIONERS MET IN SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP
2026 August 6

Cedar Key City Commissioners met in a workshop setting on Thursday, August 6, at 3 pm, at City Hall, in its second budget conference. All commissioners were present: Mayor Jim Wortham, Vice Mayor Mel Beckham, Nancy Sera, Dell Weible, and Heath Davis. Also, critical to the workshop was James Moore and Company, Certified Public Accountants and Tax Accounting Services’ representative who attended via Zoom, as did City Attorney Norm Fugate.

The millage rate was set at the last budget workshop at 4.47684, the same rate as last year.

Commissioners proceeded to discuss how the Public Works Department , the Fire Department, and the Police Department could cut their budgets to alleviate the extant approximately $122,000 overage.

Resident Mandy Offerle asked why commissioners would begin negotiations diminishing critical services instead of starting with discussions on where they might raise more money. No adequate response was offered.

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JOINT COUNTY AND CITY COMMISSIONS MET

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Published: 10 August 2026
JOINT COUNTY AND CITY COMMISSIONS
DISCUSSED PIER, AIRPORT, MORE

Levy County and Cedar Key commissioners met in a joint workshop on Tuesday, August 4, at 10 am in Bronson.  The evet was designed to update all on Levy County-owned properties of common interest.  All ten commissioners attended.  All commissioners contributed their thoughts to the amicable discussions that occurred.

DOCK STREET PIER
The Dock Street Pier continues to be a complicated property.  Damaged by Hurricane Helene, the dock “repair project is underway” but no funding source as been identified.   The following staggering numbers were reported:  completed inspection of pier $15,697.09; estimated engineering costs $165,000;  estimated repairs $1,100,000.

Cedar Key commissioners declined the Levy County commission’s off er to take the pier off its property rolls.

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LCSO: ARREST REPORT 2026 AUGUST 10

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Published: 10 August 2026
Download Arrest report 6-29-2026
LEVY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ARREST REPORT FOR WEEK OF 2026 AUGUSTT 10

CLICK HERE FOR REPORT



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CITY , ELECTION DAY

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Published: 07 August 2026
 CK CITY DECALCITY OF CEDAR KEY:
ELECTION DAY NOTICE
2026 August 6

The Florida Primary Election will be held at Cedar Key City Hall on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

City Hall will be closed for regular business that day while voting is underway. City Hall will reopen for normal operations on Wednesday, August 19.

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LSCKNWR FRIENDS NEWS BRIEF 2027 JULY

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Published: 06 August 2026
LSCKNWR LOGOWHAT'S NEW IN THE LOWER SUWANNEE RIVER AND CEDAR KEYS ATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGESW?

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https://mailchi.mp/b22864f2aac2/friends-july-2026-news-brief?e=e6aa93b0b3

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CITY OF CEDAR KEY NEW WEBSITE

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Published: 06 August 2026
CIT OF CEDAR KEY NEW WEBSITE
2026 Augut 6

IT’S HERE! Cedar Key has a brand-new website!

We’re thrilled to unveil the City of Cedar Key’s official new home online — cleaner, easier to navigate, and packed with everything you need in one spot.

https://www.cityofcedarkey.org
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CITY COMMISION MET, WEBSITE, PERMITING

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Published: 01 August 2026
COMMISSIONERS CONTEMPLATE
NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH, PERMITTING
2026 July 28

The Cedar Key City Commission met on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 10 am at City Hall in a workshop session to share knowledge about the city's automation efforts after the resignation of Jolie Davis who previously led the effort. All commissioners were in attendance: Mayor Jim Wortham, Vice Mayor Mel Beckham, Nancy Sera, Dell Weible, and Heath Davis.

Nancy Sera chaired the workshop, assisted most ably by City Clerk Brooke Smith. The workshop's title, "New Website and Automation with CivicPlus Workshop," clarified much to a previously unclear public.

Made clear were the following items.
• CivicPlus is the permitting software system the city will use, as does Levy County, where it is heralded as a well-functioning system.
• The city's new website is nearly complete and should be ready to launch next week.
• On the website will be a CivicPlus permitting section that will not be open to the public immediately. Needed are: additional work "on the back, technical, end, staff training, internal testing.
• Resident and contractor Ken Edomnds volunteered to mock test or actually provide permitting requests to test and perfect the system. Resident and property owner Sheryl Belcher offered the same for a non-commercial permitting.

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