CITY & COUNTY
News from Austin, Cedar Park & Williamson County
Austin City Council will meet May 18 and June 1 at 10 a.m. at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second St., Austin. 512-974-2250 www.austintexas.gov/department/ city-council Cedar Park City Council will meet May 25 and June 8 at 450 Cypress Creek Road, Bldg. 4, MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Residents who live within districts 2 and 3 of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative will be able to vote online, by mail or in person in the Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s director race from May 16-June 9. District 2 encompasses most of Cedar Park and Leander, and has Carlos St. James and Emily Pataki on the ballot. District 3 encompasses much of the far Northwest Austin area and includes Mark Ekrut, Michael Guess and John Hoffner on the ballot. More information on voting is available at www.pec.coop/election. AUSTIN Austin Resource Recovery made its third and final round of tree debris cleanup from Winter Storm Mara on April 28, and Travis County finished its second and final lap of debris cleanup in the unincorporated areas of the county April 27. ARR collected 169,637 tons of debris after the storm, enough to fill Q2 Stadium over four times. CEDAR PARK If approved at the May 11 meeting, after press time, a water conservation program will provide credits for single-family homes of $0.50 per gallon of rain barrel installed for up to $100 per utility account.
Cedar Park allocates $12.7M for local utility projects
Deep water intake valve installation The largest portion of funding will go toward the utility’s Phase 2 project, which will install a perma- nent underwater intake pipe at a deeper location within Lake Travis to increase water capacity from 32.5 million to 144.7 million gallons a day, costing Cedar Park $7.61 million. Underwater pipeline replacement The city approved $593,935 for the BCRUA to purchase 1,415 feet of iron pipe for its 36-Inch Underwater Pipeline Replacement Project. The existing pipe has had multiple failures in the past year, resulting in the utility’s decision to move forward with the replacement, a project totaling $2.23 million. The utility is purchasing the pipeline prior to bids for construction going out to expedite the process, according to city documents. the state Legislature and will need the approval of state lawmakers. He said the project’s funding sources and DMB Development LLC’s potential affiliation with Disney are “really a decision by the developer.” “The family that owns Solana Ranch very much cares about the environment, our water [and] our trees,” Gravell said. “I appreciate the seriousness of the conversation. I can assure you that Disney World is not going to build a theme park at this location. However, it could well be other Disney property.” A municipal utility district is a spe- cial political subdivision providing
BY GRACE DICKENS
OVERVIEW OF WORK Funding was approved for three Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority projects on April 27. Phase 1D expansion Cedar Park cost: $4.5 million Total cost: $16.84 million Impact: increasing available water from 8.7 million gallons a day to 11.2 million gallons a day
CEDAR PARK City Council approved funding at the April 27 meeting for three projects to increase the amount of water provided by the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, which serves Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock. Phase 1D expansion The city approved a bid from Excel Construction Services LLC for the BCRUA’s Phase 1D water treatment plant expansion, which will increase the amount of water available to Cedar Park customers from 8.7 million to 11.2 million gallons a day to meet area demand. Totaling $16.84 million, the project will be paid for by the cities of Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock according to how much water each city uses. Cedar Park’s portion is about $4.5 million.
Deep water intake valve
Cedar Park cost: $7.61 million Total cost: $98.06 million
Underwater pipeline replacement Cedar Park cost: $593,935 Total cost: $2.23 million Impact: improving reliability of pipeline for water transfer Impact: raising total possible water intake from Lake Travis from 32.5 to 144.7 millions of gallons a day
SOURCE: CITY OF CEDAR PARK/COMMUNITY IMPACT
County approves Disney-affiliated municipal district
DISTRICT FEATURES The Solana Municipal Utility District No. 1 will:
Span 7,000 acres in Williamson and Bell counties
BY GRANT CRAWFORD
Contain about 14,000 homes
WILLIAMSON COUNTY The creation of a municipal utility district for a residential development—which could have ties with The Walt Disney Co.—received a stamp of approval from the Williamson County Com- missioners Court on April 11. Williamson County Judge Bill Grav- ell said the Solana Municipal Utility District No. 1 is being created through
Provide rights of way needed for long-term transportation plans
Cedar Park. 512-401-5000 www.cedarparktexas.gov Williamson County Commissioners Court
SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
developers with an alternative way to finance infrastructure, such as water, drainage, roads and other services, through taxes.
will meet May 23 and June 6 at 9:30 a.m. at 710 S. Main St., Georgetown 512-943-1100. www.wilco.org
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