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Mertzon City Council April 20 2026

  • Apr 18
  • 3 min read

Updated: Apr 21

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting



The new IC ISD transportation facility drains stormwater into a City owned alley between the facility and the IC ISD tennis courts. This is the southwest corner of the building, and the arrow is the direction of the water flow.
The new IC ISD transportation facility drains stormwater into a City owned alley between the facility and the IC ISD tennis courts. This is the southwest corner of the building, and the arrow is the direction of the water flow.



A. Agenda Analysis

  1. 2nd Street drainage, item 5 a: This item has been rescheduled a number of times. I have previously covered it in my Agenda Analysis at A 1, here.

  2. Animal control ordinance, item 6: The last proposed draft was addressed at this meeting and can be found in the meeting documents here at page 3.



The southeast corner also drains into the alley.
The southeast corner also drains into the alley.

B. Meeting Review

  1. 2nd Street drainage, item 5: This matter was tabled again because of another scheduling conflict on the part of IC ISD's engineer. I think an alternate explanation might also be that this matter is caught up in the superintendent transition vortex. By the time of the next Council meeting, May 4, Supt. Moore will no longer be Superintendent (her last day is April 30) and a new interim Superintendent will be named. (The interim will likely have to serve a minimum of 21 days, by law, so if a new supt. is hired this week or next, the interim will serve for 21 days from the date of offer.) I recommend that the City Administrator and Mayor Stewart meet with the District's engineer, President Carlile and Supt. Moore before April 30 to firm up the District's commitment to this project. The agenda for the meeting should include the 2nd Street drainage, the drainage into the alley as shown in the photos on this page, the re-do of the drainage project on 4th between Juanita and W. Fleming, and the new water drainage coming down W. Fleming from the new transportation facility at 5th and W. Fleming. The City and IC ISD should be mindful that an MOU is in place addressing this drainage and that these public works projects regarding drainage were voter approved in the 2024 bond election. As I've said elsewhere, I have a pending PIA request with the District to get the Gallagher plans for the re-do of the 4th street project. To put it plainly, I am doing my part to make sure no one suffers from amnesia once Supt. Moore is off the payroll on April 30.

  2. Animal Control ordinance, item 6: The Council passed the ordinance without dissent. You can find it on page 3 here.




In theory, this storm water will drain into the new stormwater detention area at 4th and W. Fleming. In practice, Gallagher Construction has yet to construct anything that directs this water into the detention area, however. In the background I am keeping the flooding of this alley on the table so that when Dr. Moore leaves at the end of this month the issue isn't relegated to the next bond election or forgotten about forever. The other side of the building on the north drains into W. Fleming, so that drainage needs to be corrected as well.
In theory, this storm water will drain into the new stormwater detention area at 4th and W. Fleming. In practice, Gallagher Construction has yet to construct anything that directs this water into the detention area, however. In the background I am keeping the flooding of this alley on the table so that when Dr. Moore leaves at the end of this month the issue isn't relegated to the next bond election or forgotten about forever. The other side of the building on the north drains into W. Fleming, so that drainage needs to be corrected as well.

C. Commentary

  1. Too much of a bad thing: I have relatives with ranches in Menard County that are on the next stretch of the Oncor/LCRA 765 kV transmission line (Bell County East to Big Hill), and I'm pitching in where I can to help with that. Here's what Texas landowners are facing when they fight the condemnation of their land: Texas grid operator forecasts massive growth in demand, but says data is likely flawed. It is plenty discouraging. One solution is to not make it so damn attractive for data centers to come to Texas, as in rescind their tax breaks.

  2. Stormwater drainage is a community issue.




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