The City Council meeting discussed expanding the Hickory Well Field by drilling 5 to 7 additional wells and pump testing and sampling the new wells. The council reviewed a $120 million loan from the Texas Water Development Board to fund the well field expansion. Construction of 5 new wells is estimated to cost $6.4 million, with additional costs to equip 5 wells and make other improvements bringing the total cost to expand to 6 wells to an estimated $14.4 million, leaving $1.6 million remaining in funds.