Avon Town Council: Foundation Ballpark sewer quote & Lennar bond ordinance

Avon Town Council will take up two closely related steps on July 23, 2026: (1) a staff request to award a quote for a required sanitary sewer connection tied to the Foundation Ballpark / Foundation Ball Park area, and (2) the introduction of Ordinance 2026-10 to authorize Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2026B for the Lennar Phase II project—described in town materials as “Lennar HOPA 2.”

For residents and commuters, the near-term issue is practical and infrastructure-focused: the quote packet describes the sewer-connection scope as more than a basic “hookup.” For taxpayers and planning-minded readers, the ordinance introduction is about how future project financing would be structured—specifically, how repayment/security is routed through defined TIF allocation areas rather than Avon’s general taxing power.

Foundation Ballpark: council considers awarding a sewer-connection quote

In the July 23 agenda materials, Avon staff asks council to approve an awarded quote connected to what the town describes as a forced/required sanitary sewer connection for the Foundation Ballpark area. The staff memo points to a May 19, 2026 demand-letter background and references a 90-day requirement as part of that documented history.

The packet also spells out what’s driving the construction scope and cost. In addition to sewer work, the quote materials treat a required 1,000-gallon grease trap as part of the connection requirements, along with the utility/compliance fee components referenced in the memo.

What’s included in the $92,301 staff request

The directional drilling and related sewer/grease-trap work in the quote package totals $92,301, according to the Daystar directional drilling proposal included with the item council will consider.

The memo also describes additional required fee components that staff says must be included in the overall required cost—among them West Central Conservancy District EDU/tap and inspection fees. In other words, the council’s “award” request is tied to a broader required scope that includes both construction elements and fee/compliance items.

Because this is an agenda item, the July 23 council action should be understood as a step toward authorizing the specific award request presented in the packet—not a guarantee that every downstream detail of the larger project will be identical later.

Lennar Phase II (“Lennar HOPA 2”): Ordinance 2026-10 is introduced, not final

The same July 23 agenda packet includes the introduction of Ordinance 2026-10, which would authorize Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2026B associated with Lennar Phase II (referred to as “Lennar HOPA 2”).

Per the ordinance and the supplemental trust materials provided with the council request, the financing framework is described as relying on specified TIF revenue allocation areas—including references to HOPA-1 and HOPA-2—rather than Avon’s general taxing power. That distinction is central to how the town’s debt security and repayment framework is presented in the documents.

Since the ordinance is listed as an introduction on this agenda date, residents should watch for what happens next in the ordinance process before assuming bonds are issued as a result of the initial reading.

What residents should watch next

• Whether council awards the Foundation Ballpark sewer-connection quote on or after July 23, since that is the near-term operational step affecting utility/construction work in the area.
• How Ordinance 2026-10 moves after introduction, including any subsequent vote steps and documents that more fully define how the referenced TIF allocation areas are applied for repayment/security.
• How the defined HOPA-1 and HOPA-2 boundaries are described and used in the town’s TIF-linked repayment framework, since the documents emphasize reliance on those allocation areas rather than general taxing power.

For Avon residents, the July 23 agenda lays out both sides of local development reality: required infrastructure steps in the short term, and the financing mechanics that shape how major projects are funded over time.

Sources

• Quote memo: Forced Sewer Connection at Foundation Ballpark (Shelby Pride memo)