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Sugar Land mayor pushes back on misinformation about power plant, tax rate and gondola

3411016 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Mayor Zimmerman opened the meeting by warning against misinformation in the election, saying the proposed power plant project was terminated in March, the city tax rate was approved unanimously, and a gondola application was only a federal funding feasibility request—not a capital commitment.

At the start of the meeting, Mayor Zimmerman criticized what he described as “misinformation and lies” circulating during the election and used his opening remarks to correct several points he said were being misstated.

“There's no other plan for a power plant, not gonna be a power plant,” Zimmerman said, referring to a power‑plant proposal he said was terminated in March. He…

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