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Candidates debate West Side (Westlake) master plan: tax mix, green space and infrastructure concerns
Summary
At a League City candidate forum, contenders discussed the West Side (Westlake) master development plan, debating tax-base balance, parkland, infrastructure needs and how to guide private development to limit costs to residents.
League City council candidates discussed the West Side master development plan (sometimes called Westlake in forum remarks) at length during a Chamber-hosted candidate forum, weighing trade-offs in land use, tax base composition, green-space preservation and infrastructure costs.
Why it matters: The West-side plan will shape where homes and businesses are sited and how the city pays for roads, drainage and utilities as buildout proceeds. Candidates said decisions about the plan will affect League City's character and its fiscal sustainability for decades.
The moderator asked candidates how they would address concerns about implementing the West-side master plan. Charlie Keeler said the city should "use the template that we have here on the East Side" and ensure infrastructure — including road right-of-ways, water lines and pump stations — match…
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