The fate of Clear Lake Shores' controversial Town Center project will be decided voters on May 8.
During its meeting Tuesday, City Council unanimously approved presenting two Town Center propositions to voters.
The first proposition will be whether to move forward with the project. The second proposition will be whether to borrow $900,000 for it.
The Town Center project aims to create an attractive gateway to the city and calls for rules discouraging ugly strip centers and big-box retailers. The idea is to encourage small businesses and to diversify the city's sales tax base.
City officials had wanted to borrow $1.4 million for the project, but two former mayors and two other residents last month received a temporary restraining order -- no longer in effect -- to prevent any financing for the Town Center project. The group wants voters to have their say on any venture that requires debt.
City Administrator/Police Chief Paul Shelley said that city officials and the group that filed for the injunction have since agreed on the two propositions that will be presented to voters.
“They wanted to see it go to a vote,” Shelley said of the group that filed the restraining order. “That’s where it worked out. That made them happy.”
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I hope you're happy!
I hope the people of Clear Lake Shores are happy after today's vote. I know I certainly am not. Voting down the funding for the Town Center was a huge mistake. How can we move forward as a community and better what is already an amazing place to live? I am so disappointed with today's election results, and I vow to hold the newly elected council members to their word and expect answers of them.
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