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Montgomery council workshop reviews $22 million water and sewer CIP, funding and rate options
Summary
At a May 22, 2025 workshop, Montgomery city officials and staff reviewed capital projects including Water Plant No. 4 and Town Creek wastewater expansions, discussed a roughly $22 million funding need, the role of impact fees and possible water rate and tax impacts, and asked staff to return with financing scenarios and phasing options.
At a City of Montgomery workshop on May 22, 2025, council members and staff discussed the city’s capital improvement plan for water and sewer, including a proposed Water Plant No. 4 and the next phase of the Town Creek wastewater plant, and reviewed financing options that could total about $22 million.
The discussion focused on project scope and timing, potential phasing to reduce up-front costs, the effect of impact fees and rate changes on debt capacity, and state permitting requirements that could drive additional future expenses.
City staff and a consultant described two large near-term projects: Water Plant No. 4 (proposed at the Briarley development site) and the Town Creek wastewater expansion (phase two of a multi‑phase expansion). Staff said initial design work is under way and that the plants are being designed to allow future expansion more efficiently. A newly drilled well showed higher-than-expected output during preliminary testing, which staff said will improve the city’s water-production capacity in the short term.
Staff presented a…
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