On Monday the Missouri City City Council approved a list of transportation projects for which it will seek financial assistance from Fort Bend County. The council also voted to amend city agreements with a municipal utility district, and to contest an increase from CenterPoint Energy on its charges for natural gas.
Council Members Yolanda Ford and Chris Preston were absent.
MUD to annex city land
The city council voted to amend three agreements with Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 48, allowing the district to provide utility services to approximately 109 acres of land near the intersection of Fort Bend Tollroad and Lake Olympia Parkway. In conjunction with the amendments approved, the council also approved a resolution allowing MUD 48 to annex the 109-plus acres. The land is undeveloped and is located within a mixed-use planned development, according to Cory Stottlemyer, media relations specialist. All of the related votes were 5-0 in favor.
Gas increase denied
The council voted unanimously to approve a resolution denying a request from CenterPoint Energy seeking to increase the distribution rates the utility charges to natural gas customers.
CenterPoint has 30 days from the date the Resolution was adopted to appeal the decision to the Railroad Commission, according to meeting documents. The proposed increase comes to 10.7 percent, according to the documents.
City to request funds for transportation projects
The city council unanimously approved a list of transportation projects it will submit to Fort Bend County, asking the county to provide money toward those projects if a bond sale being considered by Fort Bend commissioners is approved by voters in November. Those projects included on the approved list are:
- Fifth Street and Bull Lane expansion
- Proposed Beltway 8 connector to Cravens Road
- Watt’s Plantation Road Extension/Expansion
- Trammel Fresno Road Expansion
- Sienna Parkway Intersection Improvements
- Glenn Lakes Lane Reconstruction
The total estimated cost of the six projects is $30.05 million, and the city will request money to cover half of that amount, according to meeting documents.
Fort Bend officials are considering putting a referendum on the November ballot, asking voters to approve the bond sale, the proceeds of which would go toward mobility related projects.
