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Resident says city leased on-street parking to private owner without public discussion
Summary
A Nacogdoches resident urged the City Council to explain why public on-street parking shown in a prior encroachment agreement was leased to a private property owner, saying local businesses rely on those spaces and the decision lacked transparency.
Miss Cartwright, a member of the public, told the Nacogdoches City Council on Feb. 3 that the city is leasing public on-street parking spaces to a private property owner without public discussion. "The public spaces I'm speaking of were in the encroachment agreement from item 6 e in the January 20 meeting," she said, and cited an email from the planning and zoning department indicating those spaces "are located within the public right of way and are not situated on private property."
Cartwright said nearby businesses depend on the parking and that council "took away 3" public spaces without clearly explaining that change in the previous agenda item. She urged the council to be more transparent when items affecting downtown parking are considered.
Mayor acknowledged her comment and moved on to the consent agenda; no formal response or specific follow-up was recorded in the meeting minutes for this item.
