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Sugar Land officials vote to terminate power plant contract is one of the principal organizers for Stop the Sugar Land Gas Power Plant, a Facebook group composed of over 1,100 Sugar Land and Fort Bend County residents who oppose the power plant. “We feel this is a big victory; however, on 2024 The backstory
The contract for a proposed power plant in Sugar Land was terminated by City Council on March 4. The mutual termination agreement between Sugar Land and Imperial Power Plant LLC—an assignee of Wartsila Development and Financial Services—was unanimously approved, releasing both parties of obligations. The $146 million proposed power plant aimed to deliver additional power to Texas’ electrical grid from the 8-acre site of the former Central State Prison Farm, located east of the Orchard Lake Estates and Chelsea Harbour neighborhoods. However, the city’s project announcement in May was met with pushback from some Sugar Land residents, who worried about environmen- tal, health and property value concerns. What residents are saying Sugar Land resident Anna Lykoudis-Zafiris
May 21: City Council approves ground lease with Wartsila Development and Financial Services Inc. July 2: Community members create Stop the Sugar Land Gas Power Plant Facebook group Aug. 21: Community meeting is held at New Territory Homeowners Association Sept. 5: Community meeting is held at Houston Museum of Natural Sciences at Sugar Land
the other side of it, we’re cautiously optimistic because the city of Sugar Land ... does still have 8 acres of that land in that area in which they are always seeking to develop and develop other areas
in our city,” she said. What happens next?
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City officials said they believe the proposed site may be “better suited for other developments that align with long-term strategic planning goals,” per a city statement acquired by Community Impact on Feb. 20. The city’s current focus for the site includes infrastructure enhancements, such as water util- ities and detention, to prepare the site for future development, officials said.
Feb. 20: City officials announce the beginning of termination steps March 4: City Council mutually terminates agreement
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SOURCE: SUGAR LAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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