Weslaco leaders press staff to fast‑track ditch, water and street repairs after Public Works briefing

Mayor Gonzales pressed city staff on Dec. 16 to move from planning to construction after a Public Works briefing that laid out 2025 accomplishments and a set of priorities for 2026.

David Ace, Public Works director, told the City Commission the department completed about 10 miles of roadway paving this year, added roughly 65 parking spaces at Gilbert Garza Park and received a roll‑off truck approved in this year’s budget. "Obviously, it says 225 work orders," Ace said when describing the department’s workload, referring to the number of utility cut and pothole calls logged this year.

Why it matters: Commissioners framed the briefing as a checklist for near‑term action on projects that affect flooding, traffic and daily city life. Several items the commission labeled priorities are shovel‑ready, meaning staff can begin work once funds and schedules are confirmed: widening the Cornerstone and McCoy’s ditches and repairing a cracked headwall…