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Jacksonville approves engineering contract and $11.6 million financing package for wastewater plant expansion
Summary
City council approved a contract with Stokes & Associates for engineering services and adopted related financing measures to expand the Double Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The $11.6M project includes about $8.15M in principal forgiveness from the Texas Water Development Board; estimated annual debt‑service will rise roughly $225,000.
Jacksonville city leaders voted to move forward with a planned expansion of the Double Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and approved the financing needed to pay the city's share.
At the council's meeting, staff recommended engaging Stokes & Associates to provide preliminary and final design, environmental services, property‑acquisition support, and construction‑phase inspection for a project that will increase the plant's daily treatment capacity from about 2.9 million gallons to roughly 5.8 million. Council approved the engineering…
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