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Shenandoah council approves $911,600 advance to replace City Hall chillers after failure
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Council approved advance funding of $911,600 to replace two City Hall chillers after a recent failure left the building without redundancy; staff said expedited procurement through a purchasing co‑op could cut lead times and the full HVAC overhaul will be addressed at the August budget workshop.
Shenandoah, Texas — The City Council voted May 28 to advance funding of $911,600 to replace two aging chillers outside City Hall after staff reported a recent failure that reduced the building’s cooling capacity.
City staff told the council that a north chiller ‘‘literally blew up’’ last week and lost roughly half its operating capacity, creating near‑term risk that a second failure could leave City Hall without air conditioning. Staff said a quoted repair to replace a condenser coil would cost about $30,000 but would be wasteful because the entire HVAC system is scheduled for replacement within a year.
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