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City water and sewer projects approved; street projects also addressed
Waxahachie Daily Light
The first regular Waxahachie City Council meeting for new Mayor Doug Barnes and two new councilmembers consisted of a number of big-ticket utility items on Monday night.
The council approved professional engineering services with Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. for water and sewer lines to service the proposed Fire Station No. 4. Councilmembers also approved reimbursement from the city Water and Wastewater Fund to pay for those engineering services.
Assistant city manager Tommy Ludwig told the council that funding for the new fire station is in the bond funds for this year in the amount of $5 million. The cost of the design is $88,000, which Ludwig proposed to use working capital up front to fund the design and then reimburse that fund with bond money.
Emory Lakes development covers about 3,000 acres west of Interstate 35E
Waxahachie Daily Light
A public hearing and action on a resolution creating the Emory Lakes Public Improvement District will be before the Waxahachie City Council during its regular meeting set for Monday night.
The new public improvement district, or PID, will cover a major project planned for the west side of Interstate 35E consisting of about 3,000 acres and about 10,000 total lots.
In the last City Council meeting on March 14, councilmembers accepted a petition to create the new PID and set the public hearing for Monday. City Manager Michael Scott said the hearing will align with the zoning and development agreement associated with the Emory Lakes development.