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City weighing dry vs. wet design after Waller Detention Pond bids exceed budget
Summary
Bids for the Waller Detention Pond drainage project came in higher than budgeted; city staff presented options to commissioners to proceed with a dry detention at the $400,000 budget or a wet detention that would raise the total to about $1 million.
City staff told the Mayor and Board of Commissioners at a study session that bids for the Waller Detention Pond drainage project exceeded the budgeted amount and presented two options: a base dry detention estimated at $400,000, or a wet detention option that would raise the total project cost to about $1,000,000.
A staff presenter described the base bid as a dry detention priced at $400,000 and an alternate wet-detention option at $600,000, which together would total approximately…
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