GOVERNMENT
2022 VOTER GUIDE
Up for
Water pressure projects, improved city building on Rollingwood ballot
PROPOSITION A
PROPOSITION B
Under
High pressure Low pressure
1 Hatley master meter pressure release valve 2 Rollingwood/Riley PRV 3 Bee Cave master meter/PRV 4 Hatley/Almarion PRV 5 Haltey/Nixon PRV (abandoned) 6 Town Centre valve (proposed)
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decision
pressure
1 maintenance project
3,500 square feet of renovations
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15 re ow/water pressure projects
Rollingwood’s Proposition A will support the pressure-release valves between the high and low pressure areas of the city, regulating water ow and providing enough ow during an emergency. Supporting these valves means fewer main breaks down the adjoining waterline.
Rollingwood’s Proposition A will fund waterworks system improvements for $5.3 million, and Proposition B will fund municipal building expansions and renovations for $2.5 million. The tax rate increase to residents annually will depend upon the type of bond the city decides to pursue for these funds. The rates here represent the highest and lowest increases the city is considering.
NIXON DR.
2,500 -square- foot expansion of municipal building
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4 system improvements projects
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BY GRACE DICKENS
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The city of Rollingwood will hold a bond election in November for two propositions totaling $7.8 million to improve citywide waterworks systems and expand existing municipal facilities. If approved, Proposition A will allocate $5.3 million to improving water infrastructure through the city’s Water System Capital Improvements Plan. Proposition B would allocate $2.5 million to the city’s existing combined administration and public safety building. “In the last few years we’ve had a high number of main breaks, so the water lines are in need of improvement from years of wear and tear,” City Manager Ashley Wayman said. “This is the time for us to come in and get our entire system up and running where it needs to be, including reow.” Created by the city’s contracted engineers K Friese + Associates, the city’s Water System Capital Improvements Plan outlines recommendations to deal with potential issues such as repeated water line breaks and low water pressure.
RILEY RD.
Total: $5.3 MILLION
Total: $2.5 MILLION
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Rollingwood City Hall was built in 1975. (Brian Rash/Community Impact)
If approved
If approved
Proposed increase: $0.0222 - $0.0235 Potential tax increase: $225 - $235 *
Proposed increase:
resulting in repeated breaks in the water line as high levels of water traveled to low-pressure zones. The pressure-release valve at Hatley Drive and Nixon Drive is abandoned, and the valve at Hatley and Almarion Drive is out of service and in need of repairs, city documents show. Additionally, Proposition A would address several re-ow problems, which relate to water availability for emergency situations such as res. These projects target upsizing water pipelines to provide sucient ow to existing re hydrants and installing new main water lines to increase water ow. While Proposition A will focus on water system upgrades, Proposition B will allocate funds for improvements to the city’s combined City Hall and public safety building. The current municipal
building used for city services oers limited space for emergency responders and is inconvenient for holding events, as there is only one room, Wayman said. The scope of the work proposed in the proposi- tion comes from the city’s Spatial Needs Assess- ment from 2019, which outlines remodeling the existing 3,500-square-foot space and adding an additional 2,500 square feet. If approved, these propositions will raise the interest and sinking tax rate in the city $0.035-$0.0369 annually. For the owner of a $1 million home, Proposition A will cause a $2 5 increase, and Proposition B will cause a $130-$135 increase to the annual tax bill for a total of $355- $370 if both propositions pass.
$0.0128-$0.0134
Upgrading City Hall If Proposition B is approved, Rollingwood’s existing combined City Hall and emergency services building will nearly double in size from 3,500 square feet to 6,000 square feet total. It will allow more rooms to enable community involvement and events, City Manager Ashley Wayman said.
Potential tax increase:
$130-$135 *
SOURCE: CITY OF ROLLINGWOOD COMMUNITY IMPACT
*PER $1 MILLION HOME VALUATION ANNUALLY
of water pressure throughout the city. Due to the terrain of the area, there is a high pressure area on the western side of the city and a low pressure area on the eastern side of the city. There are ve pressure-release valves within the city responsible for regulating the ow of water between the two zones and the city of Austin. Through studies conducted by KFA, the city found some of these valves were left open,
The plan highlights 14 high-priority and six low-priority projects ranked relative to each other. These projects can be grouped together in dierent ways depending on the amount of funding available from the city annually. Projects for Proposition A are separated into three categories: maintenance, re ow improvements and system improvements. Most of these projects concern the regulation
SOURCE: CITY OF ROLLINGWOODCOMMUNITY IMPACT
An additional proposition for $8.95 million in infrastructure improvements was also considered by the city but was delayed and will not appear on the November ballot.
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