· Context
Staff present a proposed sewer extension near Osage Street and 58th Avenue for a planned development
On April 28, 2026 Assistant City Manager Donny Hooper presented a proposed wastewater extension near Osage Street and 58th Avenue, requested by the Williams Group for a development the Amarillo Tribune reported at an estimated 1,100-plus homes, in an area with no sewer main. He put design at an estimated $250,000 and construction at an estimated $2.7 million, and said the project served the public interest but was not in the master plan and had no identified funding.[1]
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What the sources say
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Assistant City Manager Donny Hooper (as reported by the Amarillo Tribune): The Amarillo Tribune reported that on April 28, 2026 Assistant City Manager Donny Hooper presented a proposed wastewater extension in the vicinity of Osage Street and 58th Avenue, requested by the Williams Group for a development, and that there was no sewer main serving the area. Hooper said the design was first brought up in 2016 and was "grossly underfunded" in 2017; the design did not move forward and the funding was reappropriated. [1]
- ⚠ Sources differ
The Amarillo Tribune described the size of the planned development differently in two reports.
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Assistant City Manager Donny Hooper (as reported by the Amarillo Tribune): Estimate (as reported): design of the extension at about $250,000 and construction at about $2.7 million. Hooper said the development policy manual requires staff to weigh public interest, relevance to the master plan and available funding, and that the project serves the public interest but is not in the master plan and has no identified funding. He said the idea was to make a "shovel-ready project" and evaluate possible City construction participation based on a return-on-investment analysis during design. [1]
- Design estimate
- $250,000
- Construction estimate
- $2,700,000
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The Tribune reported that the return on investment would come from water and sewer fees and property taxes on the new homes, that Mayor Cole Stanley said the item should come back on the next agenda as a voting item, and that City Manager Grayson Path said that could be done once potential funding for the design was identified. [1]