City Commission to discuss fire hydrants tonight

The Apalachicola Board of City Commissioners will hold their regular scheduled meeting tonight at 6:00PM at City Hall located at 1 Bay Avenue in Historic Apalachicola.

Time has been set aside at the top of the agenda to give residents the opportunity to discuss the February 8 fire that destroyed the Wright residence located off 16th Street.

At the time of the fire, fire fighters, residents and the city commission were surprised to learn that the water department had shut off a fire hydrant closest to the fire for repairs.

Personnel from the water department reported at a February 10 staff meeting called by the Mayor and attended by the City Administrator, and the Fire Chief that the hydrant and four others had been offline for repairs for over a year.

The City Administrator along with representatives from the water department, the fire department, and a representative from the City’s engineer firm Baskerville and Donovan who assisted with the design of the water system and has extensive background in fire service and emergency management will be on hand to assist in the discussion.