Kennedale updates sewer, waterline projects and reports draft fiscal year results

Kennedale city staff told the City Council on Oct. 15 that several infrastructure projects are advancing and the city’s draft fiscal results show healthy investment income.

Public works director Christian said the interceptor sewer project running from the old Texas Raceway toward I‑20 is about 30% through design and that the city anticipates moving into construction by January 2026. He said the inventory and sampling work connected to the Lead and Copper Rule is underway (the transcript referred to this as the "11 copper rule"), a storage tank contract has been executed and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) waterline for North Road is in design with construction expected in January of the following year.

In the finance update, Kennedale’s finance director presented draft monthly financials and the year‑end investment statement. The fiscal year remains open pending a final sales‑tax payment; preliminary figures show general-fund expenditures at about 93 percent. The director reported roughly $1.7 million in realized investment income for the year and said the city received $14,000,000 in bond proceeds, split about $7 million to Frost and $7 million to Baird, its current advisers.

City staff did not present a final fiscal closing during the segment provided and flagged outstanding receipts (including a water/sewer/stormwater payment from Arlington) that must arrive before the year can be closed. The council did not take recorded votes on these items in the supplied transcript segments; the items were presented as informational updates and upcoming project timelines.