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Resident urges replacement of "City of Enchantment" wording; council discusses $2.2 million in mowing and maintenance costs
Summary
During visitors comments, resident Pilar Guerrero urged the council to remove the word "enchantment" from the city water tower and promote faith and neighborliness; later council and staff discussed mowing responsibilities and disclosed the city spends roughly $2.2 million annually on mowing and related contracts.
Pilar Guerrero, a long-time Lake Jackson resident and former teacher, told the City Council during the visitors comment period on Sept. 15 that she objects to the word "enchantment" on a city water tower and asked the council to consider replacing it with a phrasing she said better reflects faith and neighborliness.
"I don't want these kids to think they live in a city of enchantment," Guerrero said. "I want them to know that they live…
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