The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners unanimously agreed May 7 to buy North Beach Utilities Inc. for $6.025 million.
The private water and wastewater utility system provides services to an estimated 1,400 Vilano Beach-area residents.
According to a Utility Department report to the board, NBU is one of several public and private utilities providing water and wastewater service within the county and the purchase will help coordinate service that is “restrained by these competing systems.”