Liberty Hill agrees to two $200,000 contributions to Williamson County for Liberty Hill Bypass utility relocations

The City Council voted unanimously to enter interlocal agreements with Williamson County to contribute $200,000 for utility relocations on two separate segments of the Liberty Hill Bypass. One agreement covers the west Segment 1 (from RM 1869 toward the high school area near Highway 29) and the other covers the east Segment 3 (from County Road 279 to Highway 29).

City staff described the contribution as payable over a multi‑year schedule ending in 2028 with staged payments: 25 percent due at execution of the ILA, another 25 percent when construction is halfway or at substantial completion, and remaining payments according to the agreement timeline. Council approved both ILAs as corrected documents and each vote was unanimous, 7-0.

When a council member asked whether utility relocation costs are paid from the water fund, staff answered that if a moved facility is a water line, the cost is paid from the water fund. City staff also noted a correction made to the documents: edits to the signature block and a change to a sentence at the top of page two that had incorrectly named the deputy city manager as the county contact.

Council moved and passed the motions to enter the interlocal agreements with Williamson County "to contribute $200,000 for utility relocations along the Liberty Hill Bypass" for the west and east segments, with the approved corrections to the contracts.

Staff said the agreements reflect the county's arrangements for constructing and relocating utilities for the bypass; the city contribution covers utility relocations that otherwise the county would coordinate, and the city will pay only for relocations that are the city's responsibility and, where applicable, from appropriate enterprise funds.

Both motions passed by unanimous votes; the council concluded those items and adjourned at 8:19 p.m.