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Freeport meeting grants new owner 30 days to submit renovation plans for 922 West Twelfth Street
Summary
At a Freeport city meeting, officials voted to give the new owner of 922 West Twelfth Street 30 days to submit formal renovation plans after staff said the property had been sold and a 12-week renovation scope was proposed. The meeting then moved into executive session with legal counsel present.
At a meeting in Freeport (body not specified), members voted to give the new owner of the property at 922 West Twelfth Street 30 days to submit formal renovation plans, deferring immediate demolition.
Speaker 1, presenting for absent owners, said the property "has been sold since we made the demolition order on it," and added that "the owner has provided a scope of work for assessments and repairs with a 12 week renovation plan." Staff recommended the city require the new owner to submit detailed plans within 30 days.
Board members pressed for a repair-first approach during discussion. Speaker 2 said the board would rather see the structure fixed than torn down, and Speaker 3 asked whether they could wait for the new owner to file plans; Speaker 1 confirmed the 30-day submission deadline was the item before the body.
Speaker 2 moved to give the new owner 30 days to bring plans; the motion was seconded and, after a roll call-style "Aye" response from members, the motion passed. The board’s action replaces immediate demolition with a 30-day requirement for the owner to present renovation plans; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally by name.
Earlier in the meeting, Speaker 4 moved to approve the previous month’s minutes; Speaker 2 seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote.
After the votes, Speaker 3 announced the board would go into executive session and named invitees to that session as "George Matamoros, Lance, Shelby, and Patty," and legal counsel was noted to be present for consultation. Members also discussed who should remain in the room and whether the door should be closed; the secretary (Yvette) was identified as able to remain in the room.
Next steps: the new owner must submit renovation plans within 30 days for staff review; the meeting proceeded into executive session on matters discussed with legal counsel.
