Montgomery City Council members met Tuesday evening for the bimonthly meeting to discuss and take action on numerous agenda items, including purchasing land for a future Texas Department of Transportation project and approving a road closure. Council Members Jon Bickford and Dave McCorquodale were not in attendance.

Here are four takeaways from the April 10 meeting:

1. McCown Street to close April 22 for anniversary of local business
Council members unanimously approved the street closure of McCown Street on Sunday, April 22, for the one-year anniversary of Whitley Vineyards War Bar. McCown Street, from the south side of College Street to the south side of the business Jacob's Properties, will be blocked off from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

2. City to gain communitywide master plan through Texas A&M University program
The city of Montgomery will gain a citywide master plan through the Texas Target Communities program at Texas A&M University. The plan will prioritize future projects, create specific action plans and make recommendations for all facets of the city, including assessment of departments and facilities, park needs, street maintenance, financial planning and downtown planning.

Texas A&M faculty members and graduate students will facilitate and form community committees made of Montgomery residents who will assist in identifying various community needs and goals, City Administrator Jack Yates said.

The program has an allotted time frame of June 2018 to September 2019, but it will only take approximately six to eight months to complete, Yates said. Aside from incidental costs of hosting committee meetings, participation in the program is at no additional cost to the city. A communitywide master plan could otherwise cost the city $15,000-$30,000, Yates said.

3. Update on Buffalo Springs Drive bridge repair
Construction of the Buffalo Spring Drive bridge, which was devastated by the April 2016 flood, is still on schedule to be completed in mid-June, City Engineer Chris Roznovsky said. Demolition of the bridge began in January, with contractors currently pouring concrete to create the walls of the bridge, Roznovsky said. When completed, the waterway embankment will have sloped paving to help stabilize the banks against future erosion.

4. Land purchase approved for TxDOT project for right-turn lane
Following a closed executive session, council members unanimously approved the purchase of a 3,300-square-foot property at 21049 Eva St., Montgomery, for a future roadway expansion. Yates said the land purchase will be given to TxDOT in the next six months for a TxDOT project to create a right-turn lane at the southeast intersection of Hwy. 105 and FM 149.