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San Benito managers report progress on drainage crew, Amistad Drive and water projects; first-reading ETJ ordinance introduced
Summary
City staff updated commissioners on a new drainage crew, repairs to clogged storm lines, Amistad Drive rehabilitation planning and steps on water-tower and waterline projects; first reading held on multiple subdivision/ETJ ordinance updates, with no final vote.
City managers told the San Benito City Commission on Oct. 21 that a newly formed drainage crew is addressing multiple flooding hotspots and that work has begun on related street and water projects while the commission considered an administrative update to subdivision and extraterritorial-jurisdiction (ETJ) boundaries.
The update matters because the city is responding to recent heavy rain and aging drainage infrastructure that officials said contributed to localized flooding. Staff described both short-term repairs and longer-term work that could alter city maintenance needs and capital budgets.
City Manager Fred (for the record) said the city created a dedicated drainage crew after the budget process and that crews and equipment have been deployed to recurring trouble spots, including pipe connections that had been filled with concrete behind the high school and clogged pipe sections near Bowie and Hicks. “There was…
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