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Commissioners approve purchase of adjacent land for justice center expansion
Summary
The court approved purchase of land from Mr. Hernandez to consolidate property near the justice center for future administrative and justice-related facilities. Commissioners noted the negotiated price was below a recent appraisal and discussed acreage and long-range planning recommendations.
Waller County approved the purchase of land abutting the justice center from the owner identified in the record as Mr. Hernandez to consolidate property for future county uses. County staff said the negotiated sale price was higher than the appraisal district's taxable value but below an independent appraisal used for negotiations. Commissioners described this as a strategic acquisition to allow placement of planned administrative buildings, juvenile/adult probation facilities and engineering uses to create a centralized justice campus.
Participants referenced acreage estimates during discussion (estimates in the record ranged between 10 and 15 acres) and said the purchase followed long-range planning recommendations for consolidating county functions near the courthouse and justice center. The motion to purchase carried by voice vote.
