Item 60 Withdrawal-May 28th Agenda

[Colleen Pate]

Councilmembers—

After the discussion during today’s work session, I’ve decided to withdraw Item 60 from consideration at Thursday’s Council meeting.

As I indicated, because of the timing and requirements for financing and the previous council division, I felt some obligation to bring this item forward in hopes of finding a compromised approach that made smart use of the SIB loan, prioritized the long-overdue east-west connections that I-35 has divided, and delivered something our community could enjoy upon completion of the project.

It doesn’t appear the proposal will achieve the necessary majority, but I’m glad we had the conversation.

I want to thank ACM Mike Rogers, City staff, and the folks at TxDOT for all of the work they put in to help us get to this point. Their efforts in working through the complexities of this project have been invaluable.

Thanks—

Kirk
On behalf of Mayor Watson

[Colleen Pate]

Correction: This was written yesterday and should say "After the discussion during yesterday’s work session"

Thanks,

Kirk
On Behalf of Mayor Watson.