As the city of Edinburg grows, so do concerns about keeping up with drainage, especially in recently annexed areas like Faysville.
The reality is Edinburg is continuing to grow. We have neighborhoods that are developing within the city and within the boundaries outside of the city and we want to be able to include them in our overall improvement plan, said City Manager Ramiro Garza. Edinburg recently annexed the Faysville area, which experienced severe flooding during recent storms.
Those areas are included in a master drainage plan that we’ve identified and we are looking to implement that plan, Garza said.
After annexation, Edinburg has four years to provide infrastructure and city services to residents, Garza said, adding that he doesn TMt expect the projects to take the full four years. The city isn TMt able to provide any sort of improvements to areas outside the city using the city tax dollars, so we have to be able to bring it inside the city and include it in our plan so we can make improvements accordingly,” Garza said. One resident who has lived in Faysville for 45 years said he TMs appreciative that the city is now responsible for the once-unincorporated area. I think they TMve done a good job and I thank them for coming and taking action and doing their part,” said Jose De Leon. Garza said the work they TMve done to alleviate recent flooding is only a short-term solution, and he looks forward to putting a permanent plan in place. The long term solution here, it’s not so much ~How do we address drainage improvements in a certain neighborhood? TM It’s ~How do we get all the water that comes here and flow it out to where it needs to go? TM” Garza said. A drainage plan will be presented to the Edinburg City Council at an upcoming meeting.
