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Lago Vista council pauses land‑swap proposal that would add irrigation acreage to Cedar Breaks Park
Summary
Council discussed a proposed land swap with Hines/Tesara that would exchange ~0.53 acres of city frontage on FM 1431 for ~2 acres adjacent to Cedar Breaks Park to expand effluent irrigation. Councilors raised questions about infrastructure costs, TxDOT approval, buffers and legal public‑purpose requirements and voted 6–1 to table the item to January.
Councilors reviewed a proposal from the Hines Group on behalf of Tesara to trade roughly 0.53 acres of city frontage on FM 1431 in exchange for about two acres of land contiguous with Cedar Breaks Park for irrigation use. Development‑services staff told the council the dedicated land would allow the city to distribute an additional 4.1–4.9 million gallons of effluent a year to support irrigation and would require new piping and infrastructure to be usable.
Staff noted…
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