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Weatherford board hears multi‑million‑dollar updates on electric projects, public‑works capital work and a proposed Lake Weatherford trail
Summary
City staff summarized about $42 million in active utility and public‑works work, including feeder extensions, a Miller elevated tank rehab and a proposed 8,500‑foot Lake Weatherford trail concept estimated at about $2.8 million with no funding yet allocated.
City staff gave a series of infrastructure updates covering electric feeder projects, public‑works capital improvements and a proposed Lake Weatherford trail concept.
Joe Farley reviewed roughly 19 electric projects that include feeder‑status upgrades, a North substation interconnection and an East Loop underground feeder; he said the combined projects would add about 1,200 meters to the system (roughly a 7–7.5% meter‑count increase) and described permitting and joint‑construction coordination with TxDOT and private utilities.
Bill Smith, assistant director of public works, highlighted several utility projects: rehabilitation of the Miller elevated storage tank (contracted to BRZ Coatings), the Lift Station 8 expansion (PATCON Services; a ~35‑foot excavation with foundations installed), and about 3,800 linear feet of waterline extension along I‑20 and Rick Williamson Memorial Highway. Smith said the contractors report on‑schedule and on‑budget performance for those projects and that the public‑works capital program includes about $42,000,000 in improvements across design and construction.
On the Lake Weatherford trail concept, Smith presented a preferred alignment that would connect Lakeway Estates, the lake marina, Lake Hills and the disc golf course across roughly 8,500 linear feet. He outlined site constraints (topography, a chemical feed line near the plant, and a low‑water crossing at Westlake Drive that will require culvert upgrades or a pedestrian bridge at the Clear Fork) and estimated total construction and engineering at approximately $2,800,000. Staff proposed splitting the work into phases — phase 1 (~$1,600,000) to connect neighborhoods to the marina and phase 2 (~$1,300,000) to extend toward the east side of the lake — and said no funds are currently allocated. Smith and the board asked the CFO to help evaluate financing options and next steps for design and potential bond or budget allocations.
Board members asked whether to pursue both phases at once (potential cost savings versus budget constraints), details about setbacks and cross‑section options, and whether trail lighting and amenities would match recent trail work; staff said lighting and furnishings can be added and that design will refine those cost estimates.
