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NORTHEAST ISD board approves utility right‑of‑way over Reagan High after safety objections
Summary
After extended questioning about safety and inspection, the Northeast ISD board approved a right‑of‑way agreement allowing Outer Loop Utility to install a transmission pipeline across district property; the measure passed 5–1, with Trustee Villareal dissenting.
The Northeast Independent School District board approved a right‑of‑way agreement with Outer Loop Utility to route a transmission pipeline across Reagan High School and Hill Middle School property, a vote that followed lengthy trustee concern about safety, inspection and routing.
Trustee Thompson moved to accept the agreement and Trustee Landry seconded; the motion passed 5–1, with Trustee Villareal voting no. The agreement includes a payment of $532,347 to the district, based on an appraisal by CBRE, and newly added language documenting inspection and maintenance commitments discussed at the prior meeting.
Why it mattered: Trustees pressed the utility and district staff for details about the…
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