City updates: City Hall reopening, pool renovation nearing completion, wastewater pumps and Well 13 permitting

During the April 15 meeting, Speaker 2, a staff member, briefed the Borger City Council on a set of ongoing infrastructure projects affecting city facilities and utilities.

City Hall Phase 2 construction is nearly complete, and staff said the front foyer will reopen next Monday for early voting; the next council meeting is expected to return to the renovated council chambers. Work remains on basement heating and air and finishing hallways and restrooms.

Johnson Park swimming pool renovation is in a "final stretch," with concrete decking scheduled and an anticipated opening timed for the city's May pool season. The speaker noted old pump equipment has been replaced and praised staff at the pool for navigating decades-old equipment until upgrades arrived.

At the wastewater treatment plant staff reported continued reliance on rental pumps while awaiting permanent screw pumps; rental expenses were cited as the basis for a budget amendment item on the meeting agenda. There was also a brief mention that the department lost the roof on a small pump house at the wastewater plant and that repairs are underway.

Staff said they are awaiting final approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Well 13 replacement and are continuing engineering and permitting for a new northwest well after identifying a viable water source for one replacement well.

Ending: The council received the project status updates as informational reports; the transcript records planning and permitting activity but no formal council votes on these projects during this segment.