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Jourdanton advances Main Street drainage, 2025 street project and water infrastructure updates; HUD funding likely
Summary
City engineers reported Main Street drainage plans are about 90% complete and the 2025 Street Project has begun geotechnical testing. City staff said a revised 500,000-gallon water tower estimate reduced costs by about $1 million pending TWDB approval; HUD staff indicated the city is likely to qualify for a $500,000 award.
City engineers and staff on May 18 updated the Jourdanton City Council on multiple infrastructure and utility projects, including near-complete design work for a Main Street drainage project and ongoing geotechnical work for a multi-street 2025 Street Project.
Jess Swaim of 6S Engineering told the council the Main Street Drainage Project plans are about 90% complete and that the city should be ready to advertise a construction bid package by the end of June. Swaim said geotechnical testing for the 2025 Street Project has started; roughly 24–25 roads were selected by the committee and geotech results (expected in about two to two-and-a-half months) will guide final design and cost estimates.
Public Works Director Jorge Zuniga and City Manager Debbie Molina summarized water and sewer work: the north-end sewer-line replacement is approximately 55–60% complete with a short contractor-caused revision slowing progress on a small stretch; City Engineer Brady Kosub provided a revised water-tower plan that reduced the expected project cost by approximately $1,000,000 and proposed a 500,000-gallon tower, and the revised estimate was submitted to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for approval.
John Chisholm of the Nueces River Authority reported the NRA was not successful in obtaining one funding source described as "swift" funding but has other applications pending with the Texas Water Development Board and other sectors related to the potable water reservation and diversion contract.
On grants, staff reported a portfolio of active applications: a TxCDBG application for flood drainage and streets (maximum $750,000), TxDOT Transportation Alternatives sidewalk applications, a GLO-funded comprehensive plan awarded at $225,000, AACOG solid-waste grant applications pending, and HUD staff indicated the city is likely to qualify for a $500,000 award with no local match required, pending formal notice this fall.
The updates set a near-term schedule: release of Main Street construction bidding by the end of June (contingent on final cost estimates), receipt of geotech data in weeks to months to advance street designs, and return of TWDB decisions before the city can proceed with the revised water-tower contract.
Direct council action at the May 18 meeting included authorization to solicit grant-administration proposals for a Local Park Grant; other infrastructure approvals were status updates only.
