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Bandera delays adoption of TDA‑supported strategic plan after consultant and council debate wastewater eligibility
Summary
At a public hearing on the Texas CDBG rural economic development plan, GrantWorks staff clarified that TDA identified three of seven projects as most feasible for implementation funding (park projects tied to the master plan, mobility/accessibility, and courthouse restoration); wastewater treatment was described as unlikely to be funded through this source, and council asked staff to distribute the full 97‑page plan and return the item for further consideration.
The City of Bandera opened a public hearing Sept. 10 to review its Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) rural economic development plan and hear comments from the consultant, GrantWorks. Council members pressed the consultant and staff about project timelines and which projects TDA would support for implementation funding.
Mayor Rebecca Dixon and council members questioned a 10‑year timeline in the summary and whether a proposed wastewater treatment plant project would be eligible for this funding stream. Several council members said wastewater is the city’s primary need but acknowledged TDA staff had told the consultant that wastewater appeared unlikely to be funded under the current grant program. A GrantWorks representative on the line (identified in the meeting as Joe) and staff indicated TDA had highlighted three projects as most feasible for phase‑2 funding: park projects consistent with the parks master plan, mobility/accessibility projects aligned with TxDOT partnership, and courthouse restoration.
Mayor Dixon recommended not adopting the strategic plan at the meeting so council members could receive the full 97‑page document and provide comments for incorporation. She said staff and consultants should email the full binder to council with a deadline for written comments and, if necessary, the city would hold an additional public hearing ahead of adoption.
The council discussed next steps for selecting a phase‑2 project and noted that while the strategic plan lists seven initiatives, only a subset may be included in the formal application. The city’s next regular meeting on Sept. 24 was identified as a possible date to return this item with edits incorporated.
Direct quote from the meeting: "I'm suggesting that we we don't approve this tonight ... just get through this, make sure council receives all the documents, and that we make sure that it's all refined," Mayor Rebecca Dixon said.
