PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-12

The City Council voted to schedule a public hearing for June 10, 2026, on a proposal to use a small strip of Chimney Rock Park (about 7,368 square feet) as a 20-foot-wide corridor for sanitary sewer infrastructure.

What it means for you

Residents will have an opportunity at the June 10 hearing to comment before the city formally allows sewer utility work to run through a portion of Chimney Rock Park.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0266, official minutes of May 12, 2026.

Parks — see all →Chimney Rock Park, District K

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who benefits?Chimney Rock Park (0.1692 acre / ±7,368 SF utility corridor, Parcel No. DY24.002)minutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the May 12, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260512-33 — data from official records via PlainDocket.