BY STEVE GUNTLI & BROOKE SJOBERG
Liberty Hill OKs next phase of North Fork treatment plant Liberty Hill officials received an update on design progress for the North Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant in October and approved a contract for phase 2 of the project. What’s new The contract with Garver Engineering approved by council Oct. 8 includes the remainder of the design for the project, project administration and preparation of an easement for an entrance on the site’s east side to address traffic safety concerns, Garver Project Engineer Jeff Meadows said. The 60% design plan is expected to be brought back to council in about three months, he said. The details The facility is designed to initially treat up
Liberty Hill appoints new city manager Liberty Hill City Council voted unan- imously to appoint former Pflugerville assistant city manager Thomas Hunter as the new city manager during an Oct. 16 special session. Hunter will officially begin his new role on Nov. 17, according to a news release from the city. The background The search for a new city manager has been ongoing since July 24, when former city manager Paul Brandenburg resigned. Brandenburg had been in the position since 2022. The details Hunter has more than two decades of experience in municipal leadership.
North Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant funding
Phase 2: $1.35M Phase 1: $1.32M
$2.67M
SOURCE: CITY OF LIBERTY HILL/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
to 1.4 million gallons per day, with capacity for expansion up to 4.2 MGD. What’s next? A project schedule included in the update from Garver Engineering shows the final design for the plant is expected to be completed around May 2026, with the project going to bid in June. At this time, construction is planned to start in September 2026, with completion by the end of 2028.
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