Montivilla septic-to-sewer project moving forward

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The long-planned city sewer extension project into the Montivilla subdivision is finally about to get underway. Based on the recommendation of engineer Felicity Appel, of Kimley Horn Engineering, the Monticello City Council awarded the contract for the extension to Long Leaf Construction Services, LLC, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 3. Long Leaf, which is based in the Jefferson County industrial park, was the sole bidder with a bid price of $1,285,767 for the job. For which work the city received a $1.6 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in December 2023. Appel told the council that the expenditure would leave the