Kennedale EDC authorizes city manager to buy 811 Kennedale Parkway after closed-session deliberation

The Kennedale Economic Development Corporation on Sept. 23 authorized the city manager to purchase land at 811 Kennedale Parkway for $120,000 following an executive session to discuss real property value.

The board entered executive session at about 6:05 p.m. under Texas Government Code §551.072, "deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property," to consider the land purchase. After returning to open session at roughly 6:21 p.m., a board member made a motion "to authorize the city manager to purchase the land at 811 West Kennedale Parkway for the sum of $120,000," which was seconded and approved. When asked for objections, the board chair announced one abstention; the motion otherwise passed.

The item was first raised during the executive-session notice, when the board stated it would deliberate "regarding the purchase exchange lease, real property value. Item 1, land purchase. 811 Kennedale Parkway." The motion and voting occurred after the executive session concluded.

The board did not record roll-call votes by member name in the public transcript. The motion language and the purchase price were stated on the record during open session. The transcript does not specify who abstained, how many board members voted yes or no, or any additional purchase conditions or closing timeline.

The board cited Texas Government Code §551.072 when moving into executive session; that statute permits closed deliberations on real-property transactions. No further legal citations or contract identifiers for the purchase were provided in the transcript.

The item will likely proceed to implementation steps handled by city staff; the transcript records the formal authorization but does not include department assignments, closing dates, or funding source details.

No public comment on the specific property purchase appears in the transcript.