After years of discussion, the cost of a proposed new animal shelter, may end up on the ballot as a special bond election on Nov. 2 after the Copperas Cove City Council gave final direction to the city on how it wishes to proceed with the shelter on Tuesday evening.
In order for the cost of the project to be on the election, the council will need to take action by Aug. 16.
There are two more scheduled meetings for the council to meet prior to the Aug. 16 deadline â Aug. 3 and Aug. 10.
The proposed shelter would cost the city approximately $3.8 million, several million dollars lower than when it was originally proposed to the council in 2017.
After initially directing city staff to go in the direction of issuing certificates of obligation for the proposed new Animal Control facility on April 6, the Copperas Cove City Council did a 180 and decided it was best to send the issue to voters.
The council has until August to finalize the details to order the bond issue for the November election, City Manager Ryan Haverlah said after Tuesdayâs meeting.
âThere are no guarantees,â Haverlah said.
In the final meeting before receiving the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the council was discussing the long-range debt calendar and the debt it wants to issue for 2021.
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Copperas Cove Municipal Judge F.W. Bill Price, left, swears in Vonya Hart as the newest council member. Hart won a runoff Dec. 8 to be elected to the Copperas Cove City Council Place 6.
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Vonya Hart, left, and Marc Payne share a brief hug Tuesday evening after Municipal Judge F.W. Bill Price swore Hart into the Copperas Cove City Council Place 6. Hart won the election in a runoff Dec. 8.
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Outgoing Copperas Cove City Councilman Marc Payne, right, looks at a plaque presented to him by City Manager Ryan Haverlah Tuesday evening. The city held a reception for Payne in recognition of his three years on the city council.
TTG Utilities, LP, of Gatesville may be awarded another roadwork repair project in the city of Copperas Cove.
During Tuesdayâs city council meeting, a bid may be approved and a contract awarded to the company for the repair of Pecan Cove Road in western Copperas Cove.
The city annexed the road in 1996, and the reconstruction portion of the project was initially placed on the 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Plan, according to the packet attached to the agenda.
âCurrently, the condition of the roadway is extremely bumpy due to rough edges and failing substructure resulting in numerous potholes,â the background of the agenda item says. âThe road is continuing to deteriorate at a very fast pace.â