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Harlingen approves $240,000 for drainage improvements after engineers outline scope and limits
Summary
The Harlingen City Commission approved a $240,000 budget to buy materials for drainage improvement projects under interlocal MOUs with county drainage and irrigation districts; engineers said the work—city crews replacing aging in‑city infrastructure and adding backflow preventers—targets long-flooded neighborhoods and is sized to 25‑year conveyance standards.
The Harlingen City Commission voted unanimously to approve a $240,000 budget for drainage improvement projects on the city’s agenda item 10b, funding material purchases for infrastructure work coordinated with local drainage and irrigation districts.
City Engineer Robert Fernandez told the commission the money will buy materials for previously approved projects under interlocal agreements with Cameron County drainage and irrigation districts and that Harlingen’s own drainage crews will perform installation and replace aging in‑city infrastructure. Fernandez cited projects in Spanish Acres, Secluded Acres and Westgate, described installation of new pipe and manholes and said the work will include site‑specific backflow preventers…
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