Government
BY MARK FADDEN & CODY THORN
Fort Worth adds $7.2M to crime control budget The Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District budget got a boost of $7.2 million from recent action by the Fort Worth City Council. With the amendment passed March 4, the CCPD budget for scal year 2024-25 is now $148.7 million, according to city documents. What you need to know Of the $7.2 million, $6.1 million will go toward the capital fund and be used for renovations of the existing crime lab, funding of a crime lab study and purchase of land for future patrol divisions. The other $1.1 million will be put in the initiatives fund and be used for training and recruiting and outsourcing backlogged sexual assault kits. What else? The outsourcing of sexual assault kits will allow the city to comply with Texas House Bill 8, which
Construction slated for new water facility Fort Worth is using $125 million from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas to expand the Eagle Mountain Water Treatment Plant, a ecting the Fort Worth drinking water supply. What’s happening? A state ling with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows construc- tion of a $235 million facility will start June 1. The 61,178-square-foot expansion should be completed by 2029. The plant is located at 6801 Bowman Roberts Road.
Breakdown of $7.2M for Fort Worth’s crime control and prevention budget
$5.5 million for renovations for crime lab $840,764 for recruiting and training $500,000 for the far north patrol sector $250,000 for outsourcing sexual assault kits $99,000 for crime lab updates with forensic analysis, consulting and training
SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH
enforces new time limits by the state for law enforcement agencies and labs to transport and test rape kits. Current funding will be exhausted to eliminate the backlog, though there will not be resources for new kits, city documents state. In 2024, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes announced a backlog of more than 900 unpro- cessed sexual assault kits, per previous reporting.
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Keller o cials start dredging Bourland Road pond Dredging work of Bourland pond, located on the northwest corner of the Keller Parkway and Bourland Road intersection, should be done by the end of May but could be extended to six months. Work was moved up to avoid interference drainage system, the post states. The details
The project could take two phases. Phase 1 includes the dredging and dewatering process, which lasts up to 90 days. Phase 2 might be needed depending on the pond’s constraints, according to the post. The project was approved for $700,000, city o cials said.
with the opening of the Te’jun the Texas Cajun restaurant this summer, according to a post from the city of Keller’s Facebook page. Dredging the pond helps ensure the integrity of the city’s public
The dredging of Bourland Pond started March 17 and could become a two-phase process lasting six months.
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