Development
BY SAM SCHAFFER
Liberty Hill increases water impact fees Liberty Hill City Council approved an increase to water impact fees Feb. 12. The two-minute impact The vote raised the fees from $7,037 per living unit equivalent to $9,065 per LUE, according to agenda documents. Impact fees are one-time charges paid by developers to nance the construction of public facilities needed to service their new developments. The change went into e ect Feb. 13. How we got here In January 2024, council appointed a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee to review and advise City Council on infrastructure improvements to be funded by impact fees, according to the documents. At its Dec. 3 meeting, the CIAC voted to recom- mend council adopt the new fee amount.
Leander adds voting space to senior center Leander’s Senior Activity Center is expected to open in Summer 2025, and as of city council’s Feb. 20 meeting, it’s set to include a voting center. Council approved a $9,250 amendment to the city’s contract with architecture rm PGAL to provide for redesign services for the project.
Plan warns of Liberty Hill water shortage Liberty Hill’s 2025 Water Master Plan showed the city could see water shortages if it does not bolster infrastructure. The plan assessed the future water needs for the city from 2025-2050, showing the city could see water shortages “within the next couple of years,” said Zach Stein, who presented a summary of the plan to Liberty Hill City Council. Council voted to accept the city’s 2025 Water Master Plan at its Feb. 12 meeting. The takeaway Stein said current water demands are projected to increase by 12% per year for the next 10 years and then increase 16% per year through 2050, when ultimate buildout of the city’s current service area is expected to be completed.
Liberty Hill authorizes water puri cation plant Liberty Hill City Council on Feb. 26 approved a work order for design services for the city’s advanced water puri cation facility pilot plant. According to agenda documents, the work order was assigned to engineering rm Garver and has a maximum expenditure of $960,213. It is being funded through the Texas Water Development Board. What else? The work order authorized phase 2A out of four total phases to bring a large-scale advanced water puri cation facility to the city, according to the documents. Phase 2A will be for design services for the pilot plant, which will have to be built before the nal facility is built. The designs for the pilot plant are expected to be delivered by the beginning of summer. The pilot plant will be built on property at
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Liberty Hill increased water impact fees and accepted a water master plan.
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The fees were raised from $7,037 per living unit equivalent to $9,065 per LUE
Liberty Hill’s South Wastewater Plant, according to representatives from Garver who presented at the city council’s Feb. 26 meeting. The pilot plant will test systems for use at the large-scale facility down the line. What they’re saying The update on the project comes as Liberty Hill is dealing with possible water shortages, and city council has been talking about ways to boost the city’s water supply. “This is a very important project for us,” Deputy City Manager Mike Etienne said.
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