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Lufkin council approves special-use permit for 90-room extended-stay hotel after owner objects over easement

Lufkin City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

After a public hearing that included a property owner’s detailed objection about an easement and Exhibit B, the Lufkin City Council approved a special-use permit on second reading for a four-story, 90-room extended-stay hotel in the Garden District Shopping Center.

The Lufkin City Council voted to approve a special-use permit on second reading for a proposed four-story, 90-room extended-stay hotel in the Garden District Shopping Center during its March 3 meeting.

City staff said the undeveloped, roughly 2.8-acre site sits south of Buffalo Wild Wings and adjacent to other commercial uses and a residentially zoned area. Staff presented proposed site plans and elevations and told the council that planning and zoning had unanimously recommended approval. Staff also said 12 notices were mailed to property owners within the…

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