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Council directs staff to seek $250,000 for design of Tradewind sewer extension after decade‑old commitments
Summary
City staff recommended — and council directed — that the city pay for design only ($250,000 estimated) to create shovel‑ready plans for a Tradewind Square sewer extension originally discussed in 2016; construction remains unfunded and was roughly estimated at $2.7 million.
City Council members on April 28 directed staff to return to the May 12 agenda with a funding proposal to pay for design work on a sewer main extension to serve the Tradewind Square subdivision, a long‑running project first raised in 2016 by The Williams Group.
Donnie Hooper, utilities and engineering staff, told the council that the city has no current funding or a developer agreement for the extension and that the request would not be built without further council action. Hooper said staff’s recommendation was to fund design only — an estimated $250,000 — so the city could develop accurate construction costs and an ROI analysis before committing to construction. “Our staff recommendation is that we proceed with the design of this project, not the construction at this…
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