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Conroe council pauses $1,300 street‑closure fee, temporarily restores $35 rate pending revised tiered policy
Summary
After weeks of public pushback from downtown businesses and market organizers, council directed staff to revert street‑closure permits to the prior $35 fee on a temporary basis and return with a tiered, event‑based special‑event permit and fee schedule by the second council meeting in January 2026.
Conroe’s city council temporarily rolled back a newly proposed $1,300 per‑block street‑closure fee and instructed staff to return in January with a tiered, transparent special‑event permit structure.
Business owners and event organizers told council the $1,300 per‑block, per‑day fee would be prohibitive for small downtown events and weekend markets. "That $1,300 is outrageous," one downtown organizer said during public comment, urging the council to revert to the prior rate of $35 until staff can present alternatives. A downtown small‑business owner and organizer said the city’s internal cost breakdown included tasks that departments…
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