Seguin council approves land option, utility easement, $10.8M drainage contract and a package of budget and code updates

The Seguin City Council on March (date not specified) approved a package of economic development, infrastructure and budget measures, including an option contract for about 133 acres at the southeast corner of Cordova Road and State Highway 46, acquisition of permanent and temporary utility easements for the FM 20/Hannah Heights water line, award of a $10,807,704 contract for the Guadalupe Street GLO drainage project, and several first-reading ordinances to amend the city budget and code.

Council members said the measures would support planned economic development and utility improvements while keeping capital and grant requirements in view.

The most consequential item was the council’s vote to authorize an option contract between the Seguin Economic Development Corporation and Joyce and Charles Urban for roughly 133 acres at the southeast corner of Cordova Road and State Highway 46 in Guadalupe County. The item followed closed-session negotiations and passed by voice vote; the motion was made and seconded in open session and the mayor announced the motion carried.

Council also authorized the city to execute a purchase agreement with Dorothy Harnage to acquire approximately 1.022 acres of permanent utility easement and 0.5 acre of temporary construction easement needed for the FM 20/Hannah Heights project, a 12-inch water line. That motion passed after being…