Government
BY MELISSA ENAJE
West U approves $10.7M bond for city’s water infrastructure projects
How we got here
The various water system infrastructure proj- ects were identified in the city’s 2025-34 Capital Improvement Plan. West University’s fiscal year 2025-2034 Capital Improvement Plan includes a roughly $502 million budget, with 62%, or $312 million, of funds going towards drainage projects. CIP funds can be used to finance public improvements in the six following categories: drainage, facilities and technology, parks, streets, water and wastewater. The first four years of the plan are anticipated to use approximately $369.8 million of the over- all budget. Water projects will receive the most funding in FY 2025-26. Drainage projects will follow in FY 2027, with facilities and technology investments favored in FY 2028, as previously reported in Community Impact.
will be paid. “The debt issued for these projects will be paid for by water/sewer fees, not property taxes,” a statement on the project site reads. The bond issued includes funding drainage, water and stormwater sewer projects.
West University Place City Council unanimously approved up to $10.76 million in bond sales Nov. 10 that will go towards funding five different water system infrastructure projects throughout the city. When it comes to bond issuance, city officials addressed how the funding for these projects
Water infrastructure projects were identified in the city’s 2025-34 Capital Improvement Plan. City Council OKs $10.76M bond sale 1 Wakeforest Water Plant Distribution Line Replacement: $5.48M 2 Cast Iron Water Line Replacement: $2.94M 3 Wakeforest Elevated Ground Storage Tanks Interior Rehabilitation: $1.18M 4 Milton Water Plant Improvements: $818K 5 West Side Drainage Improvement Project - Design costs: $342K
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SOURCE: WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The $10.76 million bond proceeds, according to city officials, will be used for the following phases in these projects identified in the city’s 2025-34 Capital Improvement Plan:
Put in perspective
Project name
Funding for project phase Description
For the average West University Place household that does not receive a senior or disability exemption on its utility statements, the estimated impact will be an additional $2.36 per month. According to city officials, they anticipate increasing water and sewer rates in 2026, with a portion of the recommended rate increase to support issuing the bond.
Wakeforest Water Plant Distribution Line Replacement Cast Iron Water Line Replacement Wakeforest Elevated And Ground Storage Tanks Interior Rehabilitation
For the water distribution system in the northeast corner of the city to improve water pressure To replace cast iron water lines throughout the city To complete interior maintenance work on the storage tanks To upgrade pump stations at the facility and replace two groundwater storage tanks For the city to explore future stormwater sewer improvements along the city’s west side
Construction phase
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Construction phase Design and construction phase
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Milton Water Plant Improvements
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West Side Drainage Project
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SOURCE: WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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