Bronson Town Council Votes No on W3C Agreement
At their regular Town Council meeting, Monday, March 16, 2026, the Bronson delegation decided it was time to address whether to sign the Waccasassa Water and Wastewater (W3C) agreement. By a vote of 3-to-1, the Council determined to not sign the agreement.
The vote came after a presentation by Kimley Horn, a third engineering firm to weigh in on the matter when it was thought that the Town’s engineering firm, CPH, and W3C’s firm, Dewberry, were at odds on the potential $150M project.
Kimley Horn concluded that the Town does not appear to need increased water capacity within next 20 years. Bronson would also not need additional capacity of its wastewater treatment facility unless all possible septic-to-sewer conversions in the Basin Management Action Plan area came to fruition.
Kimley Horn Engineer Mark Thomas told the Council that they had confirmed with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that Bronson’s wastewater treatment plant is outside of the BMAP area and is not subject to meeting a nutrient requirement.
“All you have to do now is report nutrient levels,” Thomas said. “To increase capacity, there are incremental steps that could be taken to the current wastewater treatment plant instead of needing a whole new facility.”
He also said in the interim, the Town could show a “good faith effort” to meet BMAP requirements by adopting an ordinance requiring enhanced Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems, which refers to an advanced septic system designed to treat and dispose of sewage.
In the end, Mayor Greenlee said he appreciated the work Kimley Horn had done, and that he wasn’t convinced that we needed to sign this agreement now in its current form.
“I’m not saying that we won’t eventually be a part of some type regional water authority,” he said. “I know that’s what the state is moving to. But this agreement right now is not good for Bronson.”
Councilwoman Weeks, who has served on the W3C board, continued to say this was needed for Bronson. “We aren’t getting grants to do our 270 hook ups,” Weeks said. “We haven’t been given any money individually like the cooperative got.”
With Kimley Horn’s presentation complete, the Bronson Council moved right into a discussion on whether to sign the W3C agreement or not. Councilwoman Weeks moved to sign the agreement, but that effort died for lack of a second. Mayor Greenlee then passed the gavel to Vice Mayor Phillips and moved to not sign the W3C agreement based on the reasons previously stated. The motion was seconded by Councilman Reggie Stacy and passed with Weeks being the lone dissenter of the motion.
With that, the Bronson Town Council moved on to other business but did swing back around to W3C when Vice Mayor Phillips gave her committee report.
“I just want to say thank you to all our residents for doing your research on the W3C project and letting us know your thoughts. I also want to thank Councilwoman Weeks for all her work on this. I know a lot of blood, sweat and tears went into it and I appreciate that,” Phillips said to which Weeks replied by thanking Councilwoman Phillips for her comment.
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