A new multi-family housing addition in Mexico cleared the latest hurdle toward construction moving forward.

The Mexico City council voted unanimously on Monday, July 10, at a regularly scheduled meeting to accept an easement from Sydenstricker Properties to construct a sanitary sewer line so that construction on Teal Lake Village Phase II can begin.

According to city Public Works Director Drew Williford, the easement will be about 20 feet wide and will extend about 1,600 feet, and will run westward from South Clark along the north edge of trees along Teal Lake Road. The stretch of land that will be developed currently sits next to a cornfield and is not being farmed. Williford said the new sewer line will also make it easier for future development in that area.

“It will serve that area first described but also anything that gets developed in between Amelia Drive and South Clark Street from here on,” Williford said. “Anything in that area can easily have sewer access from this easement.”

The city will not be responsible for any of the construction costs of the sewer line. City Administrator Bruce Slagle said the developer was awaiting funding for the project but was hopeful construction on the housing project will begin soon. Last fall the city rezoned the property from single-family to multifamily for the project.

“They’re anticipating that and want to move forward,” Slagle said.