and funding for a new water tower to maintain adequate pressure across expanding neighborhoods. Additionally, a new pump station will distribute water to incoming developments. Impact fees from new construction help finance these projects, with developers contributing beyond standard requirements.“When we are negotiating with them in their development agreement, we can tell them, in order for this development to be able to take place, you’re going to have to maybe go a little bit above what you’re supposed to pay on top of your impact fees,” Sanchez notes. Developer partnerships have proven essential for major infrastructure completion. The Arbors at Eastland development illustrates this collaborative approach, with developers funding approximately 95% of an expensive pump station’s costs. Similarly, the most recent approved development requires the builder to construct one and a half miles of new roadway. “Those are the kind of things that we discussed early on during the development agreement negotiations to see what the developer can bring, how they can bring value to the city,” Sanchez explains. 99 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09 CRANDALL, TX
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