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Pflugerville seeks TWDB grant for Emmanuel Road, Gilliland Creek drainage projects; four other drainage projects in PER pipeline
Summary
Staff told council the CIP includes several drainage projects and that the city has applied to the Texas Water Development Board for grants expected to cover about 80% of design and construction for two priority projects, with PER grant applications submitted for four more locations.
City staff presented targeted drainage projects in the draft five‑year CIP and described grant applications and timing tied to those items.
Staff highlighted two drainage projects in the downtown area — Emmanuel Road/Hakon and Upper Gilliland Creek channel improvements — for which the city has applied to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Flood Infrastructure Fund. Staff said the TWDB program, if awarded, would assume roughly 80% of design and construction costs for those projects and that the city expects to hear results by late summer (staff said the decision could be known by August). Staff also said four additional drainage projects (Caldwell Elementary at Upper Dillavon; Weisland at Wilburger Creek; Railroad Avenue at Upper Dillavon; and Hidden Lake Drive at Wilburger Creek) are in PER (preliminary engineering report) grant applications; staff said the city expects to hear PER grant results and then pursue full applications in early 2026 if the PERs are awarded.
Council members and commissioners noted recent progress on drainage work and credited prior efforts for removing a number of residential properties from higher flood‑risk classifications. Staff said alternative funding sources and TWDB grants are being used to move these projects forward and that PER grants are a common first step to unlocking larger construction grants.
Staff stressed that grant awards and coordination with external funding partners will dictate the timing and progress of individual drainage projects; no formal action was taken at the work session.
