Reminder: Next quarterly payment will be due on Feb. 18, 2009 for those using the payment plan for their sewer hookup fees. ADDITIONAL WASTEWATER GRANTS APPROVED FOR LIBERTY HILL RESIDENTS, 10/7/08The Community Development Block Grant Committee, Grant Development Services, and the City of Liberty Hill announced Tuesday that eleven more property owners were approved for connection to the Phase One Wastewater System. The selection committee met on Monday and re-reviewed seven applications that required additional information. All seven applications were approved. That allowed the City to release four other applicants already approved bringing the total to forty-nine grants to date approved and released. Those eleven approved this week will soon receive a letter that they have been approved. The City is currently awaiting receipt of CDBG funding for 2008. All current applications on file will be funded against 08 funds in the same sequence that you originally signed up. 2008 funding will give the City enough funds to connect everyone that previously submitted an application for a connection, provided they qualify. If you are a property owner or a renter that has not yet determined if you are eligible for a connection grant and would like to see if you qualify, call or stop by City Hall and we can make a preliminary determination. A grant can be awarded based on the property owner’s income or renter’s income and the number of persons in residence at that address. We can provide you with the two forms necessary to apply for a grant and will explain the process to you. If you have any questions regarding the sewer system in Liberty Hill, please contact Marv at City Hall anytime between 9 AM and 3 PM, Tuesday thru Friday. APPROVED GRANT PROPERTY OWNERS NOW BEING NOTIFIED, 10/2/08 This week thirty-eight Liberty Hill property owners received notification from the Williamson County Community Development Block Grant Committee (CDBGC), Grant Development Services (GDS), and the City of Liberty Hill, that they have been approved for a grant to connect their property to the Phase One Wastewater System. This is a long-awaited announcement for the City. The City is currently working with GDS and CDBGC to qualify eleven more property owners from 2005, 2006, and 2007 funds. And more grants are forthcoming. The City has received notification that it should be receiving funds for approximately 20 more properties to hook up as part of Phase One 2008 funding. In total, the City could receive sixty-nine grants according to GDS. Currently the City has received seventy-nine applications but some property owners have not qualified for various reasons. Property owner’s that did not qualify will receive a letter later this week explaining why they did not qualify for the grant and any recourse they might have. If you received an approval letter, please contact Marv at City Hall so we can insure everyone gets his or her letter. Marv’s number at City Hall is 512 778 5449 and is open Tuesday thru Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can also contact Marv for any other questions you have regarding the wastewater system. The City is still waiting on approval from the Texas Water Development Board to begin Phase I. Allen Engineer Group is working closely with the board to get the plans approved as soon as possible. Once the plans are approved and released, the City will move to award a contract as quickly as possible. City officials are still optimistic that construction can begin in early 2009 on this large project. |
