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Balch Springs council approves $954,000 neighborhood rebuild, traffic sign replacements and repairs to Pirates Cove splash pad
Summary
Council authorized a nearly $1 million street and sidewalk rebuild using CDBG and city funds, approved replacement of overhead roundabout signage and awarded repairs to a splash pad damaged by vandalism.
The Balch Springs City Council authorized multiple capital and maintenance projects Monday, approving a $954,008.42 contract to rebuild concrete street, curb, gutter and sidewalk in the Green Valley neighborhood, replacing overhead directional signage at the roundabout and funding repairs to the Pirates Cove splash pad.
The council authorized the city manager to execute a contract with Pat Conn Services LLC to rebuild about 900 linear feet of concrete street, curb, gutter and sidewalks on Green Valley and to perform concrete blocking on Cochise not to exceed $954,008.42. Staff said the project will be funded primarily by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; a segment that lies in the floodplain cannot be paid with county CDBG dollars and will be financed out of the city’s street maintenance tax fund. Staff explained the city expects to recover $707,000 of the total via CDBG reimbursement.
Council approved a purchase through the Houston‑Galveston Area Council (HGAC) cooperative to contract Consolidated Traffic Controls to replace overhead directional traffic signs at the roundabout at a cost not to exceed $34,256, to be paid from the street-maintenance tax. Staff said the previous overhead signage was severely damaged during straight-line wind events and the vendor is experienced with large traffic-light/pole repairs.
The council also awarded a contract to Craftsman Commercial Playgrounds and Water Parts to repair the Pirates Cove splash pad at Oak Ridge Park, not to exceed $26,822.12, to be paid from the general fund parks and facility maintenance account. Staff said the contractor originally installed the poured‑in‑place rubber surface and will patch damaged areas, repair seams and apply a topical coating that improves durability; some warranty work also will be completed.
All three items passed on roll-call votes. Council members cited resident safety and neighborhood investment in support of the measures.
