City of Taylor Project Updates - June 11, 2025
Below are updates on projects across the City. For past updates, please visit our capital improvement projects dashboard here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/0da33403470c4763abebc53849edf054
Facilities Master Plan
- June 10, 2025 – Charettes rescheduled for June 16.
- June 3, 2025 – Charettes scheduled for June 9.
- May 6, 2025 - Accessibility reports and estimated schedule to complete sent to City last week.
- April 29, 2025 – Met with staff last week. Waiting on ADA inspection reports.
- April 22, 2025 – Meeting tomorrow to review master plan. Still awaiting ADA assessment and real estate evaluation.
- April 15, 2025 - ADA Facility assessments starting today.
- April 8, 2025 - Meeting between HDR and Nicole on 4/9. RAS inspectors will be scheduled for the buildings soon for ADA analysis. Meeting today regarding new proposed public works site.
Sidewalk, Bikes, Trails Master Plan and ADA Transition Plan
- May 27, 2025 – Staff met last week to work on trail priorities.
- May 20, 2025 – Staff met last week to polish public engagement plan. Team will meet to review trail maps this week.
- May 13, 2025 – TXDOT will now requiring ADA transition plan for permitting of work. We are still gathering details about what compliance looks like and penalties for non-compliance. We are slightly ahead of the curve with our ADA Transition Plan in process.
- May 6, 2025 - Downtown area ADA plan done. Follow up meeting scheduled for trails plan. Delivered public engagement plan and survey questions. Typical section for trails, sidewalks, and bikes delivered, preparing for presentation to council in June.
- April 15, 2025 – Still working on downtown areas. Working on Hutto connection routes. Delivered level of stress last week.
- April 8, 2025 – HDR is working on downtown area ADA analysis and plan. They have completed a level of stress analysis that will be delivered this week. On April 1, we held an internal meeting to discuss public engagement for the project. We plan to hold a series of public meetings and conduct a survey as a part of this project. HDR has also started development of designs for typical trails, sidewalks, and bike improvements for use when designing future projects.
Transportation Master Plan
- April 29, 2025 – Removed from HDR list. Incorporating into Comprehensive plan update.
W/WW/WWTP Master Plan
- June 3, 2025 – Met last week internally to go over expanded service area and land use types. Next step will be to go before council to get approval for expanded service area and land use types.
- May 20, 2025 – Scheduled for kickoff on 5/29. The meeting will be focused on proposed expanded service area and proposed land use types to plug into flow modeling.
- May 6, 2025 - Workshop planned for city council in May after the election.
- April 8, 2025 - EDC board approved scope of the project. Planning to workshop with city council after May election to confirm expanded area for master planning work.
Wellness and Recreation Center Feasibility Study
- May 13, 2025 – Went before council last week. Final report is being prepared. The proposed Murphy Park location needs a traffic impact study. If the Council decides to move forward, it will require an election to be called for a General Obligation bond.
- April 22, 2025 – Final public meeting was held on April 21. Will present to council on May 8.
- April 15, 2025 - Final public meeting on April 21 at 6pm. Final recommendation to council in May.
- April 1, 2025 – One last community workshop will be scheduled in late April. The final report will go to council on May 8.