City aiming for money to overhaul aging water, sewer systems

Panama City leaders want state and federal money to overhaul Panama City’s aging water and sewer systems and plan to compile comprehensive infrastructure reports to get it.

City leaders want state and federal money to overhaul Panama City’s aging water and sewer systems and plan to compile comprehensive infrastructure reports to get it.

The Panama City Commission voted on Tuesday to hire engineering consulting firm Mott McDonald for a total of $185,000 to assess the city’s water and sewer systems. Once complete, the detailed reports will help the city obtain money from the state and federal government to repair the deteriorating systems over the next 20 years.

Specifically, the reports will mainly be used to apply annually to the state’s revolving loan application program.

“They are loans with super low interest rates,” said Jared Jones, assistant city manager.

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