In a 6-1 vote on Feb. 3, Schertz City Council authorized its city manager to provide a letter of support for a Texas Department of Transportation transportation project.
Council member Allison Heyward was the lone dissenting vote.
Heyward said she was not in support of the project because residents had voiced concerns to her about the potential traffic impacts the project would have on Schertz Parkway.
The project is for the construction of a grade-separated crossing at FM 3009 over FM 78 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This would create a direct connection between FM 3009 and FM 78, without the delay caused by rail traffic, agenda documents state.
What it means
The letter of support will be included in TxDOT’s application for a railroad grant that will help fund the project.
The discussion
Council member Michelle Watson suggested changing the timing of the traffic lights.
Council member Paul Macaluso said doing nothing was not the answer.
“It is a bad situation already,” Macaluso said. “I think that realistically we have to look at things 10, 20 years down the road.”