Monday night in City Hall, Rockdale City Council members approved the first reading of an ordinance that would put a little over 55 acres inside the city limits. That land is part of the MDD’s Industrial Park and also voted to hold a public hearing on annexing the remaining 100 acres of the park into the city’s limits.
Members also learned that during the last week of July there would be a series of budget workshops to iron out details for the upcoming fiscal year budget.
The council also voted to remove a time element in its political sign ordinance to bring it in line with the state statute.
During a public hearing on the water quality report Jerald Brunson assured those in attendance that city water was safe.
“Our water meets all the criteria from July last year to now. Our water is in the normal range,” he said. “There is no issue with our water.”
The council also tabled a move to create a uniform 60-foot street width for Brazos Street.
Council member Brenda Hillhouse said she was concerned about giving some property owners land, while Councilman Lin Perry said he was concerned about opening a Pandora’s Box.
City Manager Barbara Holly, who explained that the action would just bring the street width into compliance with a city ordinance, was still directed to create a document to show just how many other streets in the city were out of step with the ordinance. The council will again discuss the matter at a later council meeting.
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