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Council approves emergency sewer repair funding; backs Union Grove housing tax-credit application
Summary
The council approved a budget amendment to fund an emergency manhole repair totaling $282,850 and voted to support one of two affordable housing tax-credit applications — Union Grove — while a councilmember recused from consideration of the Cottonwood Commons proposal.
The Lufkin City Council approved a budget amendment on first reading to appropriate $282,850 from the city’s water/wastewater depreciation fund to cover an emergency sanitary sewer manhole repair at Loop 287 and U.S. Highway 69 South.
Kevin, a city staff member, told the council the collapse occurred Dec. 31 and that hydrogen sulfide gas had eroded the concrete manhole walls, causing the structure to collapse and block a 24‑inch sewer line. He said the sewer main is about 27 feet deep with other utilities nearby and that the work required specialized shoring; a contractor from Zavala was hired and performed four continuous days of work. “The cost for this emergency repair was $282,850. We have that…
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