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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The City Council held a public hearing 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. No members of the public spoke, and the council voted to close the hearing.

What it means for you

This affects residents near Chimney Rock Park in District K, as a portion of the park land would be set aside for underground sewer utility work.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0318, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

Utilities — 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.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

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 ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?Chimney Rock Park (0.1692 acre / ±7,368 SF utility corridor, Parcel No. DY24-002) for Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure, District Kminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the June 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260609-1 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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