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Tomball council approves resolution authorizing eminent domain for detention pond amid landowner objections
Summary
After written statements from landowners alleging long-standing takings and bad faith, Tomball City Council voted 5-0 to authorize use of eminent domain for a drainage project involving Lot 43 in the Tomball Hills area (resolution 2025-53).
Tomball — Following written comments submitted by property owners opposed to a proposed detention pond, the Tomball City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution authorizing the city to use the power of eminent domain to acquire property described in the resolution for a drainage project in the Tomball Hills subdivision.
The resolution on the regular agenda (read aloud and moved at the Oct. 6 council meeting) authorizes condemnation steps tied to a stormwater detention project the city says is necessary for drainage. The motion passed on a roll-call vote: Councilmembers Parr, Covington, Dunnegan, Garcia and Ford all voted in favor.
Why this matters: Two written public comments read into the record accused the city of bad faith and of repeatedly reducing the…
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