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Development Information

The fee schedule, water rate, rules, minimum standards documents, and development checklist are available below in a .PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe.

 

Electricity
Electricity is provided by Florida Power, a Progress Energy Company; the second largest investor-owned electric utility in Florida. The company has 62 generating units with a total net generating capacity of 9.5 million kilowatts of power. The fuel mix includes 49% fossil and steam, 10% nuclear and 41% combined cycle fueled by natural gas. Ample reserve capacity is available to meet the needs of new business and industry.

The Sebring Regional Airport & Commerce Park is served with a 7.2KV transmission line. Standard service is single phase, 3 wire or three phase, 4 wire. Standard voltages are 120/240, 120/208, and 277/480. Florida Power's industrial rates are among the lowest in the state, and no franchise fee or utility taxes are collected from tenants in the Commerce Park.

Florida Power assists firms in maximizing operational efficiency. The utility conducts regular reviews of all commercial and industrial accounts to ensure that each customer is on the best rate for their demand and usage characteristics. Power quality assistance is also provided to commercial and industrial customers.

Water
The Airport & Commerce Park is served from three wells and is completely self-sufficient. Water is pumped first to a ground level raw water reservoir with a capacity of 375,000 gallons. The water treatment system includes chlorination and high service pumping. The distribution system pipes range in diameter from 6 to 16 inches. The entire potable water system has been renovated to meet the needs of all current and future tenants' demands. System reliability has been enhanced by the addition of on-site emergency power generation. Currently under design are additional improvements to the potable water system including the addition of a fourth water supply well and upgrading and expansion of the existing water distribution system." These improvements are scheduled to be completed in the next 5-13 months.

Sewer
The on-site facilities for collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater have been recently constructed to have an initial phase capacity of 90,000 gallons per day. The Sebring Airport Authority is currently in the planning phase of increasing the wastewater system capacity to accommodate continued growth of the airport facilities and associated Commerce Park.

Telephone
Sprint's local telecommunications division serves more than 2.6 million customers in 37 Florida Counties from the panhandle to the Everglades. Beyond the scope of a local telephone service provider, Sprint is a world-class global communications company - at the forefront of integrating wire line and wireless communications services. Sprint is a large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications. The company built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data communications services. It operates the largest 100-percent digital, 100-percent nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential customers.

Fire Protection
The Sebring Regional Airport & Commerce Park is located within the DeSoto City Fire District. If needed, additional protection is obtained from various fire departments through a county-wide mutual aid agreement.

Security
Security at Sebring Regional Airport & Commerce Park etc etc etc is provided by Robert R. Garcia & Associates.