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Board members ask city staff to brief EDPB on water and wastewater capacity, discuss funding options
Summary
Board members, chamber representatives and developers raised recurring concerns about water and wastewater capacity in parts of Denton and urged a coordinated briefing from city departments. Speakers suggested assessing capacity against growth priorities and exploring use of catalyst funds or bonds to extend infrastructure in targeted areas.
A sustained discussion late in the Feb. 2 meeting focused on water and wastewater capacity in areas the board hopes to promote for development.
A chamber representative who identified himself as the chamber delegate to the board described recurring reports from prospective developers that water or wastewater capacity is constrained in West Park and northwest Denton. He urged the city to overlay utility-capacity data with the city’s growth priorities and to produce an ROI analysis showing tax revenue, job creation and other fiscal benefits of extending utilities into targeted corridors.
The chamber represe…
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