Government
BY AUBREY VOGEL
Fulshear to see additional cellular tower At a Feb. 18 meeting, Fulshear City Council approved a specific use permit for Vertical Bridge, a telecommunications service provider, to construct a telecommunications tower at the Cross Creek Bend Water Plant to improve cellular connections as demand increases. “As Fulshear continues to rapidly grow there is an increasing strain on the capacity and coverage of the cellular network within the area,” Planning Director Josh Brothers said in an email. “City staff has been working diligently with network provid- ers to construct cell towers and install antennas to meet this demand.” The details The 100-foot-tall monopole tower will be located at the northern part of the water plant site with Verizon as the anchor tenant, according to agenda documents. The site also has the capacity
City approves 1st ever legislative priorities At a Jan. 28 meeting, Fulshear City Council approved priorities for the legislative session, highlighting specific and general priorities for the city. According to agenda documents, the specific priorities involved extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJs, redistricting require- ments and homeowners associations. Additionally, City Council approved general priorities that include supporting the compre- hensive plan, resident quality of life, funding for law enforcement training and protection for first responders, to name a few. What else? City Council also approved a $36,000 six-month contract with Cornerstone, a consulting service, to lobby for the city during the 2025 legislative session.
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City Manager Zach Goodlander said the city is also pursuing lease agreements for additional cell tower sites within the city’s right of way, including Primrose and Eagle Landing parks. Going forward Community Impact reached out to Fulshear officials to learn more about the timeline, but the information wasn’t available as of press time.
21 Katy-area candidates filed for May 3 election The candidate filing period for the May 3 elections closed Feb. 15, and there are several contested races taking place in both the Katy and Fulshear areas. of trustees positions 1 and 2 and LCISD board of trustees positions 3 and 6.
Dates to know
April 3: Voter registration deadline April 22-29: Early voting May 3: Election day
In the city of Fulshear, voters will see contested races for Fulshear City Council, District 4, and the city’s at-large position. Across these two positions, nine candidates filed to run. Meanwhile, Katy Mayor William “Dusty” Thiele has a challenger in the race for mayor in Michael Anthony Payne.
Twenty-one candidates filed within contested races for positions on Katy ISD, Katy City Council, Fulshear City Council and Lamar CISD. Digging in On local school boards, voters will see KISD board
Follow the QR code to see who has filed for the positions.
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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