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EDC selects Parcel 15 as preferred site for Hutto Justice Center after debate on access and buffers
Summary
After staff reviewed Parcels 11, 12, 15 and 16, the EDC approved Parcel 15 as the preferred location for a future Hutto Justice Center, citing access, buffering from neighborhoods and expansion flexibility; vote passed 5–0.
David Amzer, executive director of strategic operations for the Hutto Economic Development Corporation, presented potential Cottonwood Corridor parcels for a future Justice Center and noted tradeoffs among Parcels 11, 12, 15 and 16. Amzer identified roadway construction needs, a power easement that crosses the sites and that Parcel 15 would require less roadway realignment and offers multiple access points.
Board discussion focused on minimizing neighborhood impacts, operational access for police and future expansion. One board member said Parcel 15 provides the “largest area, more egress points, larger depth of buffering to existing households,” and another observed that parcel siting adjacent to a hospital or medical campus can serve as a useful buffer versus siting a Justice Center directly against townhomes. Staff confirmed that Parcels 11 and 12 would need reconfiguration of Mager Lane before construction could proceed.
A motion to approve Parcel 15 as the site for the Justice Center was moved and seconded; the board called the vote and the motion passed 5–0. The minutes record the motion as presented by board member Snyder and seconded by board member Morris; the tally was recorded as unanimous approval.
