Government
BY KELLY SCHAFLER
Fulshear city manager fired for ‘good cause’ Fulshear City Manager Jack Harper was fired from his position Feb. 12 after an unani- mous vote from Fulshear City Council, with the motion to remove him citing “findings of good cause.” Assistant City Manager Zach Goodlander was named interim city manager, per a Feb. 13 news release from the city. In an emailed response to questions, city officials declined to comment on what complaint or complaints were made against Harper. Next steps At the March 19 meeting, City Council will likely approve an executive search firm, who will manage the hiring process for the posi- tion, Communications Coordinator Mariah Gallegos said in the email.
Fulshear parks bond not likely for May election Fulshear City Council and city staff debated funding for future parks projects at the City Council meeting Jan. 23. City Council heard a presentation from the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission that proposed calling for a $56.13 million parks bond, potentially in May. The agenda item wasn’t to approve the bond proposal but to present iden- tified projects and see if council was interested in receiving an official proposal for a vote, city officials said. However, after about an hour and a half of discussion, most City Council members agreed they’re not ready to consider a parks bond for the May election and instead want to dive deeper into the cost of the projects—in particular the ongoing Primrose Park project, which city officials said is lacking significant funding.
Parks priorities The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission ranked the parks’ needs by priorities. The projects in order by priority are: $19.01M Primrose Park phases 2 and 3 $18.27M Irene Stern Recreation Center additions
$4.7M Irene Stern Park improvements $2.5M Land acquisition for future parks $6.31M 5-acre prototype park $5.33M Frances Smart Park renovations
SOURCE: CITY OF FULSHEAR/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Quote of note “I’m not sure relying solely on budgeted dol- lars is going to be enough to give the public what they desire when it comes to Primrose,” Mayor Aaron Groff said.
Fulshear, Katy ISD positions up for May ballot The candidate filing period for the May 4 local elections opened Jan. 17 and closed Feb. 16, after press time. Multiple positions are up for election, including for Katy ISD and Fulshear City Council. The details These positions include: • KISD board of trustees, Position 6 • KISD board of trustees, Position 7 • Fulshear City Council, District 2 • Fulshear City Council, District 3 • Fulshear City Council, at-large
Dates to know
Feb. 16: Candidate filing period ended
• Fulshear mayor, held by Aaron Groff who can’t run for re-election because the position is term-limited
April 4: Last day to register to vote in this election
April 22-30: Early voting period for the May 4 election
Visit www.communityimpact.com for information on who filed for the election.
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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