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Port Arthur landowner says city pump station sits on his land; council asks city attorney to respond
Summary
Landowner Derek Outley told council that a city pump station and recent $350,000 capital work are on his privately owned Parcel 72810 with no recorded easement; he asked staff to review, place the issue on a future agenda and begin negotiations. The city attorney said a legal response will be provided.
Derek Outley, who identified himself as the owner of Parcel Number 72810, told the Port Arthur City Council on Dec. 16 that a municipal pump station is operating on his property without a recorded easement.
Outley said he purchased the 40‑acre industrial parcel in 2021 and that the city performed $350,000 in capital upgrades to the pump station in 2023 under Work Order No. 1143. "These upgrades were not routine maintenance," he told the council, and argued the reconstruction constitutes an expanded municipal use requiring a new easement,…
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