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Votes at a glance: Lockhart council approves $2M TxDOT sidewalk application, terminates Colwell Valley MUD agreement, preserves SH-142 striping and approves Jun
Summary
The Lockhart City Council approved a $2 million TxDOT sidewalk grant application, ended a residential MUD agreement to allow a proposed data center, requested that TxDOT preserve existing striping on SH-142 and approved an interlocal subdivision-review agreement with Caldwell County; the council also rejected a motion to repeal a December policy statement related to the voter-approved Lockhart Freedom Act.
Key outcomes from the Lockhart City Council regular meeting:
- The council voted to submit a $2,000,000 application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) transportation alternatives program to fund new sidewalks and pedestrian links, with a 20% local match requirement.
- The council adopted a resolution terminating the Colwell Valley development agreement for a 426.85-acre parcel in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to allow a planned data center to proceed under standard ETJ review rather than a residential MUD development agreement.
- The council passed a resolution requesting that TxDOT preserve the current lane-striping configuration along State Highway 142 between Medina Street and Blanco Street rather than adding a continuous center turn lane.
- The council approved an interlocal agreement with Caldwell County giving the county exclusive review authority for phases 9, 10 and 16 of the Juniper Springs (formerly Clear Fork Ranch) subdivision within the city’s ETJ.
- The council considered, and ultimately defeated, a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-O3 (a repeal of Resolution 2024-37 that would have removed a December policy position on how to treat the voter-approved Lockhart Freedom Act). That motion was defeated in the meeting’s earlier business; the council left the December policy statement in…
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