The Pflugerville City Council will likely consider a resolution at it its June 12 meeting opposing building a railroad through downtown Pflugerville.

Project Connect—a partnership between Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Capital Metro, the Lone Star Rail District and the City of Austin to address congestion and mass transit options—will hold an open house June 19 in Pflugerville seeking public input on mass transportation options in the region. One of the options on the table, according to Pflugerville city officials, is utilizing the MoKan right of way that runs through downtown Pflugerville.

"It would split our city in half," Pflugerville Mayor Jeff Coleman said of the council's opposition to the MoKan location for any rail line.

He said it would affect a number of major roadways in the city as well as go through neighborhoods.

The MoKan corridor is a railroad right of way that runs roughly along Railroad Avenue and crosses Pecan Street between Railroad and FM 685.

Council members Victor Gonzales, Darrelle White and Starlet Sattler also expressed opposition to utilizing the MoKan corridor.

The MoKan path for a rail line is not the only option that has been put forth by Project Connect. Other maps show a rail line passing along Toll 45 and down to Pflugerville along Toll 130, for example. Several council members expressed support for a rail line along Toll 130.

Pflugerville spokesperson Terri Waggoner said she hopes the resolution makes it clear that the city is not against mass transit options, just the particular path through the heart of the city.

The open house will be held June 19 at the Pflugerville Justice Center at 1611 E. Pfennig Lane from 5–8 p.m. More information can be found online at www.pflugervilletx.gov/connectnorth or www.connectcentraltexas.com.