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Bastrop council hears warning that wastewater expansion could top $100 million; impact fee study to set cost allocation
Summary
City Manager Sylvia warned that future wastewater plant expansion costs 'in excess of a hundred million dollars' and said a third‑party impact fee study will determine how much growth can pay; staff highlighted use of ARPA and bonds for near‑term rehab work and told council impact fees currently cover existing debt only.
At the Bastrop pre‑budget workshop City Manager Sylvia told council that the city’s water and wastewater capital needs are substantial and that a third‑party capital impact fee study is underway to determine what future development must pay to cover capacity increases.
Sylvia said the city’s current capital impact fees only cover existing debt and that project lists for future capacity will require higher impact fees or bond financing; she repeated an earlier engineering estimate from Friese and Nichols that preliminary costs for…
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