Fort Worth to spend $150K exploring legal options over new city hall surveyor error
Fort Worth is exploring its legal options after a survey error failed to show a federal floodway that will add $8 million to the cost of its new city hall building.
The city is considering spending $150,000 to hire law firm Cantey Hanger LLP, according to city documents.
Fort Worth purchased the Pier 1 tower for $70 million in 2021.
The city planned to build a new city council chamber as an addition to the tower; however, the survey done before the purchase failed to account for a federal floodway.
The city must now go through a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process, and spend $8 million to make sure the new council chamber does not negatively impact the federal floodway.
The council will also vote on whether to take out $50 million in debt to pay for the new city hall project.
Inflation, adding more employees to the building, and the federal floodway all contributed to the $50 million in cost overruns.
The city council will vote on both items Tuesday.
This story was originally published April 6, 2023 at 5:54 PM.
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