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City recognizes local developer for donating land for new fire and south patrol stations
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Summary
Council presented a recognition to developer Thomas Payne for donating land used for Fire Station 20 and the South Patrol Division station; mayor said the facilities will improve public safety and thanked private donors for supplementing city budgets.
The mayor presented a special recognition to local developer Thomas Payne for donating land that the city used to build Fire Station 20 and a South Patrol Division police station.
The mayor described Payne as “a committed citizen” and called the newly opened fire station an “incredible, incredible facility,” saying the buildings will have a lasting impact on the safety and well‑being of Lubbock citizens.
The mayor emphasized that such projects “would not have been possible” relying solely on the city’s budget and thanked Payne for his philanthropic contribution. The mayor read a formal recognition dated July 2025 inviting citizens to thank Payne for the donation.
Transcript remarks referenced the location of the facilities in colloquial terms (a passage in the record describes them as “on about a hundred and 20 second in Indiana, hundred and fortieth in Indiana”); the transcript does not provide an exact civic address for the donated parcels.
No ordinance, resolution or vote related to the donation was recorded in the meeting transcript; the item was presented as a ceremonial recognition.
