Council okays $302,654 ILA with Denton to bury power lines near Agora Park
Summary
Corinth approved an interlocal agreement with Denton Municipal Electric to lower and bury overhead lines along North Corinth Street adjacent to Agora Park for $302,654, with construction estimated at 80 days starting about 30 days after signature.
The Corinth City Council unanimously approved May 1 an interlocal agreement with the City of Denton to lower and bury overhead power lines along North Corinth Street adjacent to Agora Park, authorizing Denton Municipal Electric to perform the work for $302,654.
Public Works Director Glenn Barker said the work will extend “all the way past North Green Street” and that construction is estimated at 80 days; he said work would begin about 30 days after signatures on the agreement. Barker told council the work will be done in the greenway and will not require a full road closure.
A councilmember asked whether the buried lines would anticipate future growth in downtown capacity; Barker replied the alignment will be placed adjacent to Denton’s raw water line where nothing can be built on top of that line and said the location will avoid future conflicts, but he deferred specific electrical-capacity questions back to Denton’s utility staff.
A motion to approve the ILA was moved and seconded; the council cast a unanimous vote to approve and authorized the city manager to sign the documents.
The transcript records no separate public comments on this item at the time of the vote.
