Cibolo advisory committee kicks off Old Town plan; consultants outline options on parking, drainage and school-site reuse

The Cibolo City Old Town Advisory Committee met for its first working session to review the planning process, timeline and preliminary options for downtown revitalization. City planner Aaron Spencer opened the session and introduced Lionheart, the consultant team leading the project.

The consultant presented a phased schedule that includes two public stakeholder workshops this fall, an emphasis on testing materials with the advisory committee before each public event, and a target to bring a draft plan to the city planning commission and City Council in the February timeframe. Abby, the Lionheart consultant, told the committee the project will move from broad vision and goals to a narrowed, fiscally constrained list of action items intended to be implementable rather than “documented on the shelf.”

Why it matters: committee members and staff said Old Town sits amid rapidly expanding residential subdivisions, and decisions about parking, drainage and key catalyst sites could shape whether downtown retains its small‑town character or becomes congested. The consultant presented two high‑level frameworks for redevelopment: a “gathering grounds” centered on the school‑district parcel and a “heart and hub” that concentrates investment along Main Street.

Key takeaways

- Outreach and timeline: The consultant described a three‑phase public process…