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Balch Springs updates $6.2M street-maintenance program, $13M bond projects and regional trail plans
Summary
City staff told the Balch Springs City Council on Oct. 13 that work is under way on a $6.2 million street-maintenance contract, a $13 million capital bond package and multiple park and trail projects; the city is seeking state grant funding for a 3.7-mile regional trail and sidewalks near Hodges Elementary.
Balch Springs City Council members heard a progress report Oct. 13 on the city's street maintenance, capital bond and park projects, including a $6.2 million street-maintenance contract now under construction and a $13 million bond package the city wired in August.
The presentation, delivered by staff from the city's business and capital and public services departments, outlined current construction, design and grant-seeking activity and provided target budgets for several priority projects. The council was told the first street-maintenance segments under the $6.2 million contract are Glenshire, Platte, Horseshoe and Summerhill, with Spring Oaks tentatively beginning in December.
City staff said the capital bond program comprises just over $13 million in projects broken into five primary allocations: $4,820,000 for Spring Oaks work that dovetails with the street-maintenance contract; roughly $6,200,000 proposed for Shepherd Lane improvements; $1,200,000 for a regional trail tied to the Elam Road Corridor master plan; and smaller allotments for property acquisition and engineering related to a new municipal multipurpose complex.
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