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Votes at a glance: Henderson council actions, March 2025
Summary
At its March 2025 meeting the Henderson City Council approved multiple routine and substantive items, including feasibility studies for water and a shooting range and adoption of a zoning ordinance on second reading.
At its March 2025 meeting the Henderson City Council took the following formal actions (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Consent agenda: Approved as presented (routine items consolidated into consent). Motion and second recorded; approved by voice vote.
- Item 8 — Lake Stryker feasibility study: Approved a Stokes & Associates work order for $75,000 to study conveyance, tank and treatment options for water rights at Lake Stryker. Motion and second; approved.
- Item 9 — Shooting range feasibility/design: Approved a work order for $68,000 for an outdoor range, canopy and lighting and a feasibility/schematic design for a possible future 14,000 sq. ft. indoor training building. Motion and second; approved.
- Item 10 — Ordinance 2025‑02‑01 (second reading): Adopted ordinance to change zoning from general industrial to high‑density multiple‑family for a property on North Van Buren (across from Lakewood Cemetery). Motion and second; ordinance passed on second reading.
- Items 11–12 — First readings (ordinances 2025‑03‑01 and 2025‑30‑02): First readings held; no final action taken. These items remain at first reading for future consideration.
- Item 13: Tabled — Council voted to table an ordinance until the next meeting because the ordinance text was not ready.
- Item 14 — Resolution 2025‑03‑01: Approved a 45‑day postponement of a CenterPoint Energy rate increase (the council may only postpone, not deny, the state‑approved increase). Motion and second; approved.
- Item 15 — Board of Adjustments appointment: Reinstated Reggie Weatherton to a vacant seat on the Board of Adjustments. Motion and second; approved.
- Item 16 — Minor plat: Approved a minor plat and lot combination involving 307 Forest Street and 306 Joseph Street to resolve a family ownership/lot line issue; motion and second; approved.
Other procedural items included department reports (police noted recent burglaries and increased investigative attention) and no items were scheduled for executive session. The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
