The New Braunfels City Council approved an expenditure of up to $500,000 from the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to support the Park at Dogwood affordable housing development on Nov. 9.

In September, council unanimously denied a recommendation to allow New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) to waive capital impact and recovery fees for the project, The Herald-Zeitung previously reported.

Council members said they felt it was unfair to waive impact fees when NBU recently increased rates for customers to fund capital improvement projects and recommended that city staff approach the EDC for financial support instead.