Fulshear council canvasses bond election, approves Westpark study and a package of resolutions

The Fulshear City Council on Tuesday canvassed returns for a May 3 bond election and approved a number of measures including financing a feasibility study for the Westpark Toll Road vertical alignment under FM 359 and adopting a revised reservation and rental policy for city facilities.

Why it matters: The bond canvass clears the way for the city to issue general obligation bonds for park and land purchases approved by voters. The council’s approval of a $49,985 engineering feasibility study and a formal EDC resolution begins technical and funding conversations about whether the Westpark Toll Road could pass under — rather than over — downtown Main Street, a change proponents say could preserve downtown connectivity.

The council opened by reading into the record the ordinance canvassing the bond election. The ordinance declared that two propositions carried: Proposition A (authorization to issue bonds for Primrose Park Phase 3) and Proposition B (issuance of bonds to buy parkland). Mayor Don McCoy then asked for a motion to adopt ordinance number 2025-1491, and council voted to approve the ordinance.

On the Westpark Toll Road proposal, Gary Shoske, the city’s director who presented the concept, described an alternative that would route a high-speed toll roadway beneath FM 1093/Main Street and place a low-speed “bow-tie” roundabout and placemaking elements at grade. Council approved authorizing an…