Photos #1 Water, sewer plant ground photo with Fred Trapnell first utility manager Young official history of the Utilities#;l
YOUNG. OFFICIAL HISTO Y OF N * P. B. 1981
The utilities
On the southwest corner of Northlake Boulevard
and Southwind Drive is a small concrete building with a
red tile roof. This is a lift -station, part of the sewerage
system. In 1957, if Fred Trapnell, manager of the utili-
ties, wanted to get to the building, his best way was by
jeep, since it was surrounded by nothing but sand. Bast
of Prosperity Farms Road, Northlake did not exist.
Water and sewers were planned, but up to this point
had only been installed in Plat I.
The system started in 1956, with the drilling of 11
deep wells and the erection of a water treatment plant
west of the village. At the same time, the sewage treat-
ment complex was being installed at its present loca-
tion off Anchorage Drive. These were designed with
capacities to handle an expanded Village, plus Lake
Park and parts of Palm Beach Gardens. Included were
various filters, stabilizers, precipitators, a laboratory,
and, of course, a 300,000 -gallon overhead water tank.
The Rosses' investment was $1,500,000. The distribu-
tion system included 75 miles of various sized pipe and
almost 300 fire hydrants. The company was sold al-
most 20 years later to John MacArthur, who later
expanded it to the north.
Fred Trapnell first Utility Manager.