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Council restates real estate contract with Jim Addicks Properties LLC; council member requests apology from Mr. Maddox

City of Freeport City Council · November 18, 2024
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Summary

The Freeport council approved a restatement of a real estate contract with Jim Addicks Properties LLC (referenced on page 50 of the agenda) by a 3–1 vote after a council member requested that Mr. Maddox provide a written apology to residents he had approached; that council member voted nay.

The Presiding Official moved to restate the real estate contract between the City of Freeport and Jim Addicks Properties LLC as it appears on page 50 of the meeting agenda. The motion was seconded.

During discussion, a council member said they would withhold approval unless Mr. Maddox provided a written apology to the residents he approached on vacant lots. "I would like for Mr. Maddox to provide a written apology to the residents that he's approached on those vacant lots before I get my approval," the council member said.

The council voted to approve the contract restatement 3–1; the council member who requested the apology voted no. The record does not show additional conditions attached to the restatement or any amendments to the contract text on the floor.

After the vote the presiding official moved to adjourn and the council ended the meeting.