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Willow Park council annexes 7.29 acres, approves Bankhead utility contract and disannexes small right‑of‑way
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 936.26 annexing ~7.29 acres, approved a $4,122,003.40 contract to Sky Blue Utilities for the Bankhead utility extension, and approved a small disannexation (Ordinance No. 938.26) to resolve a boundary sliver dispute with a neighboring city.
The Willow Park City Council on April 14 adopted Ordinance No. 936.26 to annex approximately 7.29 acres (James Orr Survey Abstract No. 1029) generally at the northwest corner of East Bankhead Highway and Torrey Court into the city limits. City staff reviewed the ordinance and recommended approval; the council approved the ordinance on a voice vote.
City staff later recommended awarding a construction contract for Phase Two of the Bankhead Utility extension to Sky Blue Utilities, Inc., with a total recommended award of $4,122,003.40. Project staff said eight bids were received and Sky Blue submitted the lowest bids for the water, sewer and selected alternates. Project engineer Nick Kirk presented the recommendation and described the scope (water and sewer mains connecting Forest Mains, Willow Park Village, the Haney lift station and lines out to FM 1187) and the competitive bid process.
"We got eight bids. Sky Blue was the lowest of all those bids in all of the categories," Nick Kirk said. (Speaker 10)
Council approved the award by motion and voice vote.
Later in the meeting the council approved a narrow disannexation (Ordinance No. 938.26) removing about 2,603 square feet (0.060 acres) of right-of-way at the south part of Bankhead Highway near Champions Drive to clear up a boundary dispute with a neighboring jurisdiction. Staff said the disannexation was intended to eliminate overlap and references to prior resolutions by adjacent cities.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance No. 936.26 (Annexation, ~7.29 acres): Approved (voice vote). - Construction contract to Sky Blue Utilities, Inc. (Bankhead Utility extension, Phase 2): Awarded; recommended amount $4,122,003.40; approved (voice vote). - Ordinance No. 938.26 (Disannexation, ~0.060 acres / 2,603 sq ft): Approved (voice vote).
Why it matters: Annexation changes the city boundary and enables city services and code application to the tract; the utility contract supports development infrastructure and is a multi‑million‑dollar municipal expenditure; the disannexation resolves an intergovernmental boundary dispute that could affect maintenance and permitting.
Provenance: Annexation hearing and ordinance presentation (SEG 836–855; SEG 1166–1231), contract award presentation and vote (SEG 2009–2075), disannexation ordinance reading and vote (SEG 2078–2134).
