New Braunfels City Council approved up to $3.1 million on Oct. 26 to acquire right-of-way and utility easements for the Barbarosa Road/Saur Lane Improvements Project.
The authorization allows the city manager to execute the conveyance documents needed for those easements. For drivers who use the two named roads, the vote moves land acquisition forward; it does not establish that road construction is finished.
From the source record
The total combines authorization ceilings, not completed purchases or construction costs.
The final council minutes record a motion by Councilmember Edwards, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Capizzi, that passed unanimously among the six members present. Councilmember Labowski was absent. The approved amount is a maximum for acquiring property rights, not a statement of what the city has paid any owner.
How the acquisition plan grew
The city's original January 2025 authorization was up to $1.45 million and concerned approximately 19 parcels. A Comal.News comparison of the city records puts the projected combined ceiling at $4.55 million after the October approval. Those figures describe acquisition authority over time; they are not a construction contract price.
The October staff request counted 26 parcels, with 12 acquisitions closed and 14 pending. That count points to acquisition work still ahead at the time of the request. The retained comparison does not name the individual properties, so the count alone cannot tell a resident whether a particular parcel is involved.