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Sanger officials tell state rep bonding limits could hinder water, wastewater projects
Summary
At a Sept. 15 Sanger City Council meeting, Representative Jared Patterson discussed state legislative attention to property tax and bonding limits and council members raised concerns that restrictions could constrain the city’s ability to finance large utility projects, notably a new wastewater plant and water-supply work tied to Lake Ralph Hall.
Representative Jared Patterson and Sanger officials discussed at the Sept. 15 council meeting how proposed state-level restrictions on municipal bonding and other legislative actions could limit the city’s ability to finance major infrastructure. Council members said the town faces large upcoming costs for utilities, notably a planned new wastewater treatment plant, and warned that constraints on bonding could force difficult trade-offs.
The conversation began when Mayor Thomas Muir introduced Representative Jared Patterson to give a legislative update. Patterson said, “property tax is an easy win with the taxpayer,” and described a broader legislative focus that could include limits on municipal bonding and bonding flexibility. Patterson told the council that restrictions on bonding and other measures under consideration at the statehouse could affect how small and mid-sized cities plan and pay for fixed infrastructure needs.
Why it matters: Council members said…
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