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“Section 702 of the charter requires signatures equal to 20% of the number of votes cast in the last regular election, or 4,403 for this petition,” Henderson said. City staff spent around 300 hours doing multiple reviews of the document, City Manager Mark Israelson said. Aside from the lack of enough qualifying signatures, City Attorney Paige Mims said the proposed ordinance was in conflict with state law and would not be enforceable. “At the end of the day, this ordinance would have no legal meaning, in our opinion,” Mims said. “It s just in conflict with a lot of things and also would create some exposure to the city for paying attorney s fees. For those reasons, we don t think that the council should take this up.” ....
Effort to limit eminent domain in Plano stalls after petition falls short The petition did not contain enough signatures, according to the city. A water tower near High Mesa Drive, as viewed from a helicopter on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Plano, Texas.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) A petition to limit Plano’s authority for eminent domain stalled Tuesday because city officials ruled it lacked the number of valid signatures needed for the city council to call for a public vote on the matter. The petition was filed by supporters of the Montessori Children’s House school on Hedgcoxe Road. At issue is an easement that would allow the city to construct a hike and bike trail that would connect the Russell Creek Park and Hoblitzelle Park trails. ....
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Longstanding Plano easement dispute could end with voters deciding the issue in a special election dallasnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The city of Plano attracted ire from property rights activists at a City Council meeting Monday evening for its handling of a legal dispute with a Montessori academy. âI think the city of Plano needs a new law â a law that restricts the use of eminent domain,â said attorney Jack Ternan, who represents the plaintiff, in a public comment to the council. âSome things should be obvious: land, education, free enterprise⦠These things are more important than a bike trail.â For nearly 40 years, park officials have been looking to construct a trail along Hoblitzelle Park in northeast Plano. In conjunction with this project, they have sought to create a bike trail and an accompanying tunnel undercrossing beneath Hedgcoxe Road purported to link the city with Allen. In pursuing these endeavors, Plano officials have attempted to acquire the rights to a plot of land adjacent to and owned by Montessori Childrenâs House. ....