Florence closer to signing water lease agreement

Florence city council members moved another step closer to resolution on the Crystal Springs lease agreement Monday.
Mayor Bob Gayle said the document is being reviewed for final details.
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The council did not discuss the reason to pursue eminent domain several months ago. Local business owner Sarah Dawson asked whether it would be addressed at the special meeting.The special meeting will be exclusively for signing the lease agreement, but the council will set a future meeting to answer residents’, Gayle said.

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