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Council approves Hawthorne Avenue sewer intergovernmental agreement, authorizes annexation steps
Summary
The Dallas City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement enabling the city to oversee a sewer project on Hawthorne Avenue, annex the roadway and assume permitting and construction oversight to avoid high county permit costs; staff estimated annexation could proceed within 6–12 months.
The Dallas City Council on May 5 unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) allowing the city to permit and oversee a sewer project on Hawthorne Avenue and to begin the process of annexing the roadway into city limits. The motion authorized the city manager to sign the agreement.
City Manager Camara Slack told the council that the project covers the section of Hawthorne north of Academy Street and south of Allendale; that area sits inside the urban growth boundary but outside the city limits, meaning county permits would otherwise be required and costly. "Because of the cost of the project, the permit cost was gonna be pretty high," Slack said, explaining the IGA would allow the city to do permitting, provide oversight and perform quality assurance and quality control for the contractor.
Under the agreement, the city will annex only the roadway (and possibly city-owned property connecting Henkel to Hawthorne) and act as if it owns and controls the road during construction, taking on maintenance, permitting and oversight duties. Slack said the city will also maintain a construction connection from Hawthorne to Goldenchain to allow neighborhood access during work.
On timing, the city manager told the council she expected formal annexation to occur "within the next, you know, 6 to 12 months" and that the road survey data needed for annexation is largely in hand. The council approved the recommended motion: "Moved to approve the intergovernmental agreement included detachment A and authorized the city manager to sign the agreement." The motion passed unanimously.
The IGA clears the way for the contractor to begin preconstruction and for on-the-ground work to start once permits and coordination are complete. Staff said the county will not require a separate permit for the sewer project as part of the agreement and the city will oversee construction quality and site access while the annexation process proceeds.
