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Council adopts resolutions authorizing condemnation proceedings to acquire utility easements for force-main and FM 20 projects
Summary
Council adopted multiple resolutions declaring necessity to acquire permanent and temporary construction easements related to the Geronimo Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant force main and FM 20/Hannah Heights projects, authorizing condemnation if negotiations fail.
Seguin City Council adopted a series of resolutions declaring a necessity to acquire permanent utility easements and temporary construction easements for utility transmission work tied to the Geronimo Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant force main and the FM 20 / Hannah Heights project. Council authorized condemnation proceedings to acquire the easements to the extent negotiations are unsuccessful.
The first resolution concerned a permanent utility easement across a 0.6-acre tract in The Meadows at Nolte Farms, Phase 2, conveyed to Nolte Farms Master. The council adopted the resolution by voice vote.
The second resolution declared necessity for a permanent utility easement and a temporary construction easement over a 4.23-acre tract in The Meadows at Nolte Farms, Phase 1, also conveyed to Nolte Farms Master Community, and authorized condemnation proceedings if negotiations fail. The council adopted that resolution by voice vote.
The third resolution addressed acquisition of permanent and temporary easements on a parcel in the Margarita Churino survey (Roy Schulmeyer tract) to support installation and related work for the FM 20 and Hannah Heights project. The council adopted that resolution by voice vote.
City staff read the full resolution language into the record for each parcel, describing the parcels by survey and instrument recording references. The council’s action authorizes staff and city attorneys to proceed with negotiations and, if necessary, condemnation filings to secure the easements for the utility projects.
