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Tomball officials map how to pay for major water and sewer projects while limiting tax‑rate shock
Summary
City staff told the council a five‑year debt plan tied to utility rates, EDC contributions and the hotel‑occupancy fund should limit a large tax‑rate increase while funding four prioritized water and wastewater projects estimated at about $120 million.
Tomball city staff told the City Council during a May 5 pre‑budget workshop that a coordinated debt program, utility rate adjustments and other revenue strategies should let the city build four major infrastructure projects without a large, single‑year tax‑rate spike.
The workshop presented a financing plan tied to the city’s capital improvement program and five‑year cash flow models. Staff said the four highest‑priority projects are an East water treatment plant, a Baker Drive water plant, an FM 2920 lift‑station consolidation and a south wastewater treatment plant; combined planning estimates discussed during the meeting total roughly $120 million.
City staff framed the financing mix as three…
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