Make-or-Break Decision: Corpus Christi City Council votes to postpone $1B desal project

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tuesday’s City Council Session stretched well into the evening once again. This week’s hot topic: a $50 million contract amendment allowing Kiewit to continue design work on the proposed Inner Harbor desalination plant — a billion-dollar project aimed at securing the city’s long-term water supply.

In a key vote Tuesday, Corpus Christi City Council voted to pause all work on the project until August 26.

City Council was set to vote to approve a $50 million contract amendment allowing Kiewit to continue design work on the project, but several councilmembers wanted more time to make a decision…

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