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Aransas Pass staff seeks council OK for roughly $1.2M tax note to fund 17 capital projects
Summary
City staff presented 17 proposed capital purchases and upgrades to be financed with a tax note (approx. $1.1–$1.2 million), including equipment for public works, a TCEQ-required lead inventory and funding to cover a bid shortfall on a grant-funded pump-station project.
City staff proposed that the City of Aransas Pass issue a tax note in February to fund 17 capital items totaling roughly $1.1–$1.2 million, saying the package would avoid risking a grant and can be structured without raising property tax rates.
Staff member (Speaker 4) told the council the list includes items ranging from extrication tools for the fire department ($39,000) and a mosquito sprayer ($18,000) to a boom mower and articulator (~$270,000),…
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