Public hearing on zoning changes planned for Lone Star citizens

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By Marlene J. Bohr
 
A public hearing is planned to discuss zoning changes in Lone Star, according to action taken by the city council at its April 24 meeting.
 
Chris Biggers with Dunaway Associates, a consulting firm from Fort Worth, spoke to the council and requested that certain land be zoned commercial. The land he was referring to is ‘approximately 1.38 acres located on the east side of Main Street, also called Highway 259, on the northeast corner of Highway 259 and Bunt Drive. Mr. Biggers provided drawings and photographs of the proposed project.
 
The zoning map shows the parcels are semi-developed. The business would be in a 12,000-square foot building and would be a ‘neighborhood grocery-type business’ that would also have fuel pumps.
 
The council unanimously approved opening a checking account for the Lone Star Economic Development Corporation at the Lone Star Branch of Community Bank and close the account at North East Texas Credit Union that has not been used in many years.
 
The council retired into a short executive session. Upon reconvening, they discussed the staffing of the public works department and the possible purchase of real estate that may become available for sale in the city that could be beneficial to the city and the Lone Star Economic Development Council. The council unanimously approved investigating the merits of the real estate purchase.
 
Keith Reiter spoke to the council in public comments about changing the animal control ordinance to allow chickens inside the city limits of Lone Star. Councilman Randy Hodges made a motion to accept the suggested changes to the animal ordnance; however, the ordinance died for lack of a second.
 
In other business, the council approved changes to Ordinance #241-C. The main provisions of the change are that the described plant material to be burned may only be burned on the property on which the material grew, that there must be a hose attached to a functional water supply that will reach the burn area, and that burning is prohibited when winds are in excess of 15 miles per hour.
 
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