The gist
On Jan. 15, Kemah City Council voted 4-1 for the first reading of a motion to use funds from the KCDC, which seeks to promote and retain business in Kemah, to construct the hotel.
The KCDC will contribute $90,000 towards permits and development costs for the building the hotel, which will have 84 suites, according to agenda documents.
Council member Teresa Vazquez-Evans, the only member of council who voted against the motion, said she voted against the motion because when the approval for funding the project had come to City Council in the past, City Council had requested an updated impact analysis, which would show the economic impact for Kemah upon building the hotel.
"We're being asked to vote for something where we have not been provided a copy and there's no public disclosure of the [agreement] to City Council," Vasquez-Evans said.
What's next?
City Council will discuss the agreement for the project at a future meeting at an undetermined date.
