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8 • OperationsTimber Lane Utility District (Harris County)

engineer is preparing bid documents for the Phase 5 sanitary sewer rehabilitation in Cypress Trails.

Presented in: Timber Lane Utility District Board Meeting - February 12, 2026 on 2026-02-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Board Action: engineer is preparing bid documents for the Phase 5 sanitary sewer rehabilitation in Cypress Trails.”
EL
Eric Langstaff
Director, Place 3
YES
DM
Daniel Meacham
Director, Place 4
YES
JM
James Messer
Director, Place 5
YES
AG
A.F. Gessel
Director, Place 1
YES
RS
Robert Schenck
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The cost of these repairs will require additional capital project funds, either through a bond sale or a change in use for wastewater treatment plant funds that were not utilized. The engineer requested and received authorization to advertise for bids for lift station 3 and lift station 7 rehabilitation. The engineer submitted plans for agency review for the pickle ball courts. On construction projects, the engineer presented Pay Application No. 8 to C3 Construction in the amount of $719,294.72 and recommended its approval. Construction is underway on the CCTV of Timber Lane sections 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 sanitary sewer systems. On the Sandpiper Park Hike & Bike Trail, the engineer presented Pay Application No. 2 in the amount of $253,432.71 and Pay Application No. 3 in the amount of $121,201.38, both payable to Scope 28.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.