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Haslet EDC approves letter of support for BNSF grade‑separation grant application after heated public comment
Summary
After public comment urging smaller, near‑term fixes and an allegation about muted remarks at a prior meeting, the Haslet Economic Development Corporation voted 3–2 to approve a resolution supporting a state grant application for a grade‑separation project at Avondale/Haslet Road and FM 156/Schoolhouse Road. The vote was for a letter of support to pursue funding, not for design approval.
Haslet Economic Development Corporation members voted 3–2 on a resolution to support the city’s application for state grant funding to study and pursue a grade‑separation project over the BNSF railway at Avondale/Haslet Road and FM 156/Schoolhouse Road.
The vote followed extended public comment from residents and business representatives. Carol Clark, of 117 Schreiber Drive, told the board she worried about both process and project scale, alleging that "the muting began both times when he started to speak and it…
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