Haslet Community and Economic Development Corporation members on July 23 voted to disapprove a residential real estate agreement with the Charlie Brown Group for 210 Main Street after an extended discussion about realtor selection, agenda control and alleged bias. The motion to disapprove passed by a 5–1 vote after the meeting reconvened from executive session.

The dispute centers on several board meetings dating to March and April 2025, when the board rejected a second offer for the property as “below fair market value,” and later debated whether to reinstate a former realtor or engage the Charlie Brown Group. Board members and public speakers raised concerns that the mayor and the development review committee had been in communication with church representatives about the property and that portions of those discussions referenced executive session remarks.

Board President Laura Sandroff, who provided a detailed public statement during the July 23 meeting, said the board had repeatedly tried to address agenda-process questions and that she planned to elevate the issue to city council. "Without the authority to control and set the agenda, the board remains powerless and ineffective," Sandroff said. In the same exchange, development staff member Mr. Swanky told the board, "This board directed me to develop the site plan for 02/10. I didn't do it on my own." Those remarks were part of a broader back-and-forth about who had authority to cancel meetings, who had engaged outside realtors, and whether pace and process had denied the board time to work on planned projects.

The board reviewed a timeline in public comments and in open session: March 26 (no business), April 15 (special meeting and vote to reject an offer as below fair market), April 23 (discussion in open session about communications), a canceled May 28 meeting (moved to June 4), and June and July meetings in which realtor selection and a for-sale sign were discussed. Members said the property had been on the market for more than a year and that different agents had been considered. Several board members reported contacting multiple realtors during the interval.

Katrina White, identified in remarks as the staff member responsible for meeting notices, was referenced by board members during the discussion about cancellations and agenda publication. Board members also asked to formalize the board's agenda process and require staff to circulate drafts for review before publication.

After reconvening from executive session, an unnamed board member moved "that we disapprove of agenda item 8.1 discuss consider and act on approving a residential real estate agreement with the Charlie Brown Group for 210 Main Street and in accordance with HCEDC bylaws, article 4, section 3.05, authorize the vice president to execute said agreement." The motion had a second, then passed with five votes in favor and one opposed. The board did not record individual roll-call names for that vote in the publicly available transcript; the meeting minutes should record the official roll-call.

Discussion versus formal decision were distinct in the record: much of the property history and accusations of leaked executive-session material were discussion and public comment; the board's final, formal action was the motion to disapprove the Charlie Brown Group agreement, which passed. Several members said they would request that city council review agenda and governance procedures.

Next steps referenced in the meeting record included placing agenda-process rules on a future agenda and further communication between the board and city staff. The board also indicated it would reexamine realtor selection and related contracts at a future meeting.

Ending: The board closed open session after noting the motion and asking for future-agenda items; members asked that a formal process for agenda creation be added to a future agenda so all members can provide input.