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Council reviews five‑year capital improvements list; Lift Station No. 4 and Alliance Parkway rank high in cost
Summary
Staff presented a prioritized capital improvements list tied to a possible bond issuance; the list includes street, utility and drainage projects with estimated costs and discussion about a $10–12 million borrowing target and timing concerns for Old Temple Road realignment.
City staff briefed the Hewitt City Council on a prioritized list of capital improvement projects that could be funded by a future debt issuance, including estimated probable costs and scheduling considerations.
The packet staff presented—prepared with input from City Engineer Miles Whitney—grouped projects by streets, utilities and drainage and noted where street work could coordinate with utility replacements. Major project estimates discussed included: joint street and water work for New Acres Drive/Pier Drive/Minute Drive (just over $1,000,000), Sunnydale Drive and Sunset Drive (about $1,400,000), Ivy Lane (about $2,700,000), Rolling Hills street repairs (about $1,200,000) and Alliance Parkway and Legacy corridor improvements (about $3,400,000).
Utility projects discussed included a substantial Lift Station No. 4 upgrade—staff’s engineer estimate was “just over $7,300,000”—to shift more flow to the central wastewater plant rather than an alternate treatment service. Plant 1 emergency standby generators were estimated at about $271,000. Drainage channel projects included Hidden Meadows (about $703,000) and the Neeley drainage channel (about $736,000).
Staff and council discussed overall borrowing size. One staff estimate put a reasonable bond issuance in the $10 million to $12 million range, with several participants saying $12 million would be an upper bound unless the council prefers to include the Old Temple Road realignment. Council members and staff debated whether to use cash for portions of the Lift Station No. 4 work to reduce borrowing and noted the timing of likely development activity around Old Temple Road (including potential impacts from a planned H‑E‑B site and frontage road signalization) could change the project’s priority.
City Engineer Miles Whitney said many joint street/utility projects could take roughly three quarters of a year to a year to construct but cautioned that larger corridor projects and work in high‑traffic areas could take longer. Staff said completing all projects on the list within five years would be unlikely.
No formal action or vote was taken on the proposed list or borrowing amount; staff asked for council direction on priorities and suggested the order in the packet reflected staff priorities but that final sequencing would be at council’s direction.
