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McKinney TIRZ board approves full rehabilitation of Chestnut water tower, recommends budget amendment
Summary
The City of McKinney Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board voted to award the Chestnut 0.5 MG elevated storage tank rehabilitation contract and recommend a budget amendment to fund the gap after bids exceeded staff estimates.
On March 31, 2025, the City of McKinney Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board approved awarding a contract and recommending a budget amendment to fund rehabilitation of the Chestnut 0.5 million-gallon elevated storage tank (CIP project WA2240), moving forward with the full-scope option despite bids that exceeded the engineer's estimate.
Board members voted to proceed with the full scope, which includes lead-paint removal, structural repairs, a non–lead-based repaint, restoration of the historic McKinney logo on the tank, a programmable full‑spectrum LED lighting system, and site improvements including landscaping, irrigation and paving. Gary Graham, director of engineering, told the board the design began in March 2023 and that the work will also require soil remediation where lead paint has flaked off.
The board heard that the city’s engineer estimated the project at about $2.6 million; an earlier bid received in 2024 was roughly $5.0 million and was rejected.…
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