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Williamson County approves supplemental ARPA funding for Granger water-line bore; requests full accounting
Summary
County commissioners voted to provide $253,415.70 in ARPA interest funds to help the city of Granger complete a problematic bore under Union Pacific right-of-way, and directed the county auditor and the city to reconcile invoices and report back.
Williamson County Commissioners Court approved $253,415.70 in supplemental ARPA interest funding on Oct. 28 to help the city of Granger complete a bore under the Union Pacific railroad needed to connect a 12-inch water line to a new school, but commissioners demanded a detailed accounting of ARPA disbursements before final project closeout.
Commissioner Russ Bowles presented the request, saying a prior collapse of an 8-inch line under the railroad left the city short of sufficient fire-flow and potable-water connection for the new school. City engineer Scott Murrow told the court the initial bore attempts were unsuccessful after the contractor encountered unexpected subsurface anomalies; ground-penetrating radar identified repeating 18-inch anomalies roughly 4 feet below…
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