County OKs month-to-month lease for 24 downtown parking spaces to ease courthouse access
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Court approved a month-to-month lease with Alaco for 24 parking spaces near the courthouse at Washington and Fourth, at $1,000 per month, to provide temporary parking for county vehicles and employees during courthouse construction and campus disruptions.
McLennan County commissioners on July 1 approved a month-to-month lease with a private lot owner to secure 24 parking spaces near the courthouse at Washington and Fourth for $1,000 a month.
Staff said the lot owner will repave and mark 24 spaces and number them for county use. The sheriff's office and constable's office indicated they would move some marked county vehicles to the lot, and staff said some county employees would also be encouraged to park there so that courthouse and records-building parking could be reserved for jurors and court business.
The lease is month to month and may be canceled on 30 days' notice; county staff recommended trying the arrangement as a short-term solution while the judicial center conversion and anticipated street closures continue to affect campus parking. Commissioners directed staff to refer longer-term parking plans to the space-allocation committee for review.
Court approved the lease by voice vote and noted the arrangement can be discontinued when alternative parking solutions materialize.