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City hires five firms to help with water expansion project Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
Making out of this world community connections! Showcase Seguin brought business and the Seguin community together for a night of spacethemed fun at the Seguin Coliseum on Thursday, February 9. GRMC was one of the many participants, and had a full-sized ski ball machine, which visitors could play for free. Ready the full story about last week’s event on page 2. Photo by Lizz Daniels
Helping you find the right house to call HOME. Keith Kruse 979-551-0106
(Seguin) -- The city of Seguin is moving forward with its plans to greatly expand its water service territory to the north. The Seguin City Council on Tuesday approved several professional service contracts that will allow several projects to move forward for design and construction of infrastructure work needed for the city to expand its water service area. Tim Howe, director of water and wastewater utilities, says the city acquired a sizable area from the Springs Hill Water Supply Corporation. When the deal was approved in the fall, it was called a “win-win” for the city and for Springs Hill. Howe says the expansion of the city’s water service territory helps it meet future demands for growth. It also allowed Springs Hill to focus on other areas within its boundaries. Howe says the
growth in Seguin has been rapid, and this helps to address some of those issues. “With that growth came high demands on a on our water supply, and in order to ensure that our water supply is there for our community and to meet the demands in the future, it takes strategic planning and a collaborative effort among the different water purveyors here in the city. So, in early 2022, Springs Hill found themselves in a place where they were not able to make a commitment to developers, based on their.... Water, pg. 3