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Boerne ISD asks Kendall County to finalize Corley Road widening; board adopts resolution
Summary
Boerne ISD trustees adopted a resolution urging Kendall County to complete a developer-funded widening of Corley Road behind Viola Wilson Elementary, saying delays risk added taxpayer expense and threaten planned bus and emergency access.
Boerne ISD trustees on Feb. 24 adopted a resolution asking Kendall County to finalize planned widening of Corley Road behind Viola Wilson Elementary School, saying the work is necessary for bus routing, evacuation access and to avoid added costs to taxpayers.
The board’s resolution notes the district purchased land for Viola Wilson Elementary with a development agreement that anticipated the developer would construct the road improvements. Ramiro Guerrero, the district’s facilities/legal liaison, told trustees the county’s commissioners court failed to reach the unanimous vote needed to approve the widening on Jan. 14, delaying work the district and developer had expected to be completed on schedule.
The resolution says the developer was required, by a December 2021 development agreement, to construct specified improvements on Corley Road within a set timeframe. It also says the district dedicated right-of-way to Kendall County by instrument dated May 16, 2022, to enable the widening. The board said further delay risks cost overruns that would ultimately fall to county taxpayers and could create construction rework or other added expense if the project is not completed on the expected timeline.
Trustees discussed operational impacts the district already faces because the general contractor cannot tie campus work to the widened road. Guerrero said the contractor has demobilized in part and the district has asked the contractor for a credit for work it cannot complete until the road exists. Trustees and staff described the road as important to bus circulation at pickup and drop-off and as a secondary evacuation route.
The board amended the resolution to note the number of educational institutions it serves in Kendall County and then approved the resolution by recorded voice vote; trustees later said the final vote count on the motion was 7–0 in favor. The resolution urges Kendall County to “take immediate action” to finalize the Corley Road improvements and states that continued delay will cause unnecessary public cost.
The board requested continued collaboration with county officials and thanked county commissioners who voted in favor of the widening. The resolution does not impose a deadline beyond urging “immediate action.”
