The yellow arrow in this 2020 photo points to the small abandoned house that existed on the property, soon to be the IC ISD bus barn, before it was purchased by IC ISD. The tennis courts were added in 2014-15, so in a roughly 10 year period (2015-2025) the community is going to experience the conversion of pervious raw land to impervious developed land for about 70-80% of a city block. Water that runs off this impervious property will reach City Park just a few blocks away.
MEETING CANCELED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF QUORUM.
A Agenda analysis 1. Tweel tires, agenda item 5: Part of last week's meeting included a brief discussion about the mesquite thorns that are causing flats. It would seem to be a mundane topic, but its not if you are in West Texas. I've not found anything that is fool proof. Airless is bound to be the only way to go. 2. Move dead meters, agenda item 6: The Council will be addressing the equity of folks having unused water meters while there are folks waiting in line to get new ones. It is only the limited number of available meters that keeps growth at bay in Mertzon, so this is a larger issue than one might think.
The yellow arrow points to the now demolished house on the lot that will become the bus barn. In 2020-21, IC ISD purchased the Lawdermilk home and barn just below the house. The red box represents the area of a planned extension to that barn. In 2024, the District purchased the Harris home, with lots, represented by the green arrow. I have been told but have not read for myself that he placed a deed restriction on those lots so they could only be used for residential homes. This opens the door for the District to ask for more bonds in 2030 or so to demolish the remainder of teacher parsonages to replace with new school buildings...and build new parsonages on these lots. As I told the County Commissioner's Court last month, plan for more storm water to reach City Park.
B. Meeting review
This meeting was canceled because of a lack of a quorum. Practically speaking, that means that a majority of the Council could not attend the meeting. A majority is required in order to conduct the public’s business, and without a majority no vote can be taken.
This 2020 photo shows what is now the closed part of 4th Street looking south. The demolished field house's storage is going to be replaced with a new extension at the football field, while the bus barn is going to get rebuilt in the area shown at the top of this page. The maintenance barn, originally the Ag Building, to the right of the bus barns will be demolished soon (2026?) and will become a parking lot. The water from that parking lot will also reach City Park.
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