CITY & COUNTY Council postpones granting League City eminent domain
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League City City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 and 22 at council chambers, 200 W. Walker St., League City. Meetings are streamed at www.facebook.com/leaguecitytexas and http://leaguecitytx.swagit.com/ live-chambers. MEETINGS WE COVER two soccer fields, six tennis/ pickleball courts, four baseball fields, five softball fields and concession stands. HIGHLIGHTS LEAGUE CITY During City Council’s meeting June 13, Blake Coleman of TBG Partners, the consultant the city hired to design Bay Colony Park, said the expected alignment for the Grand Parkway that will eventually bisect the park has shifted about 50 feet south, so the park’s design has been updated to reflect that change. Additionally, officials from Phillips 66, the owner of a pipeline in the future park’s boundaries, have asked League City to bear the cost of updating the pipe’s coding. They also said they want to relocate one of the pipeline’s valves within the park’s boundaries but did not indicate who they expect to pay for that or the cost, Coleman said. The park itself is expected to feature
Controversial League City book review committee not full LEAGUE CITY A controversial book review committee now has six of its seven members, but residents called Mayor Nick Long’s honesty into question during the monthslong process. Long, however, said he has acted above board. BY JAKE MAGEE COMMITTEE MAKEUP SO FAR The Community Standards Review Committee will include seven members. Chairperson Resident members Library board members
Council members discuss parks and recreation survey, community desires
LAND ACQUISITION League City officials are in negotiations with the owners of five parcels of land the city must acquire to upgrade Butler Road.
BY JAKE MAGEE
50-50 SPLIT About half of survey
LEAGUE CITY According to a com- munity survey group, when it comes to League City parks and recreational improvements, residents most want senior fitness programs and an indoor community pool. Two-minute impact: On June 27, Dawn Davis of ETC Institute pre- sented to League City City Council the results of a survey sent to a random sample of residents asking about how to improve city parks and recreational opportunities. The survey also asked about: • Improvements to Clear Creek • Improvements to the Walker Street pool • The potential to build a community center and/or library on the city’s west side Davis said the most important takeaways from the survey are: • Residents are generally satisfied
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respondents said creating an indoor swimming pool was important. The other half said it was not.
LEAGUE CITY Officials requested eminent domain powers to poten- tially acquire five parcels for a road upgrade project, but City Council postponed granting such power. The overview: Crews are upgrading Butler Road and Turner Street from asphalt to concrete with curbs and gutters. The project will require acquiring parts of five private properties totaling 0.57 acres, or 24,857 square feet. City officials are in negotiations with the property owners to buy the properties but requested coun- cil approve a resolution that would “authorize the uses of eminent domain powers, if necessary” to acquire the properties. Eminent domain is the right for a government to acquire, with
Laura Teatsworth Mark Lardas Luann Shupp Roxann Lewis Leslie McKennan To be filled
Parcel 1
Current situation: On July 11, League City City Council approved two of three proposed Helen Hall Library board of trustee members to be part of the Community Stan- dards Review Committee, which will be responsible for reviewing any library books residents flag as potentially inappropriate or offensive. The two approved board members to join the commit- tee are: • Mark Lardas • Roxann Lewis Byram Lass, who was approved in the same meeting to join the library board, was also set to join the com- mittee, but the council vote to appoint him failed. Long recommended all three people, but council approval was required for each to join the committee. On June 27, council narrowly voted in favor of the following residents to be members of the committee: • Laura Teatsworth • Luann Shupp • Leslie McKennan
Very important Important Not important Not at all important
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Parcel 2
24% 32%
Parcel 3 Parcel 4
SOURCE: CITY OF LEAGUE CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCES: CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, ETC INSTITUTE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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• Todd Kinsey, former League City City Council member, as chairperson What they’re saying: A few residents questioned Long’s honesty during public comment July 11, alleging Long said June 27 no board members were interested in joining the committee. These residents said library board members had emailed Long expressing interest in joining the committee before June 27. Long clarified what he said June 27 was he hadn’t received any applications from library board members. Long said there are ordinances in place that require appli- cations be filled out to be considered for committees.
with the maintenance and physical condition of city and county parks. • Maintenance, wildlife and environ- mental conservation, and hike and bike trail connectivity are the most important improvements to be made along the creek. • Creating adult and senior fitness and wellness programs is import- ant to residents. • Creating an indoor swimming pool is also important to residents.
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SOURCE: CITY OF LEAGUE CITY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
monetary compensation, private property for public use. On July 11, League City City Council voted 6-2 to postpone the decision until property negotiations had concluded.
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