Garden Ridge unanimously approved a fiscal 2026 budget amendment that moved the Vista Ridge tie-in to fiscal 2027 and reduced the related general-fund loan to the water fund by $595,000. The June 3 minutes record a 4-0 vote on Ordinance 250-062026.
Garden Ridge water customers will wait until fiscal 2027 for construction of the Vista Ridge tie-in; city staff said the delay creates time to pursue possible grant funding. The packet describes the construction delay as the tradeoff for giving the city more time to seek that outside support.
Before the amendment, the fiscal 2026 water budget carried $943,000 in capital outlay and a $660,000 general-fund loan to the water fund. The amended table puts current-year water capital outlay at $293,000 and retains $65,000 of the loan as the project moves into the next budget year.
The ordinance reshaped spending beyond the water project. The packet increased planned police capital expenditures from about $75,000 to $125,200 for an additional outfitted police unit, added $18,000 for a community-center HVAC replacement and raised the administration engineering-services line from about $75,000 to $155,000. It also reduced projected police payroll because of vacancies while increasing overtime for staffing coverage.