New Braunfels is considering up to $245,635 across two Conrads Lane proposals: $150,000 for property interests and as much as $95,635 for acquisition services.
The two spending requests are separate consent items, so the combined figure is a ceiling calculated from the city's two proposals, not an approved cost. One item would authorize the city manager to execute the needed conveyance documents; the other would pay Cobb, Fendley & Associates for professional and appraisal-related work.
A bond project enters the land-acquisition stage
The project is part of Proposition A in the 2023 bond program and would improve the two-lane road, intersections, drainage, a shared-use path and the Goodwin Lane intersection between Goodwin Lane and the Union Pacific tracks.
The proposal would move land acquisition toward about 13 parcels in Council District 4 along Conrads Lane between Goodwin Lane and the Union Pacific tracks.
The property budget would cover right-of-way, easements and damage to improvements such as fencing or landscaping affected by an acquisition. The consultant item would cover acquisition services and pass-through appraisal expenses under an on-call contract the city issued in January 2024.