Commissioner Precinct 2· 2023-2026
Walter Smith
Waller County
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- 13
- Total speaking time
- 1:18:49
- Avg per meeting
- 6:04
- Segments
- 1046
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Top issues during term (16)(Development)
Igloo Products tax abatement amendment
Forgone future property tax revenue in exchange for new development; no dollar figures were stated.
Igloo Products abatement amendment
Unknown pending the terms of the proposed amendment.
Deerwood Lakes lot sales and septic concerns
Buyers risk losing savings on lots they cannot legally build on.
Justice Tower Project
Roughly $3.5 million now for design documents, with a ~$107 million total project budget once soft costs are included.
La Sagara Section Two partial replat
Bond reductions shift road maintenance responsibility to the county after the one-year developer period.
Large subdivision development agreement at Sheffield Rd & FM 1488
The developer pays the county $4 per foot for lots under 5,000 square feet and reimburses legal fees up to $25,000, while funding road and detention improvements.
Precinct 2/3 annex expansion and courthouse crowding
$45,940 in surveying is the first step toward a future park investment.
Growth management and small-lot development
About $2,500 in annual dues.
Courthouse third-floor renovation completion
Modular project came in under budget with a credit back to the county expected.
A/E services selection policy
Speeds up small projects that previously took two months or more to procure.
Historic cemetery access protections in Klaus Road subdivision
Pitts Road extension into Harris County
Harris County reimburses its portion, limiting cost to Waller County.
Support for small businesses and workforce development
This investment should boost the local economy by creating a more skilled workforce that attracts better-paying employers to the area.
Fluckinger Road development agreement
Park contributions of $4 per square foot on small lots plus proportional funding toward the Fluckinger Road bond project.
Justice Center land purchase
Purchase price below the county's independent appraisal; exact figure not stated.
Comprehensive strategic plan update
Unknown until consultant cost estimates come back; it would likely draw on the court's consulting budget.
Decisions during term (14)
Recorded while Smith was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Request by Economic Development to authorize publication of notices in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Waller County, Texas for two public hearings to be held at the regular session of Commissioners Court on November 18,…
$100,000.00 for Invoice #2855 to Waller County Economic Development from line item 125-411-547200 [Economic Development].
FM 1774 180 Development Agreement (Item 60)
Discuss and take action on FM 1774 180 Development Agreement.
Development agreement — 180 acres near FM 1774 (Item 60)
Item 44: Road maintenance acceptance for new development
Item 63: Castle Rock development agreement, 575 lots near FM 1488
Development agreement — 315-acre subdivision, Sheffield Rd & FM 1488 (Item 45)
Request by County Engineer to accept a Formal Notice from Maple Development Group, LLC for the installation of a Water Line and a Sewer Force main within the right of way of Neuman Rd. - Project # 2026-1092.
Discuss and take action to approve Flukinger Road Tract Development Agreement.
Item 52: Fluckinger Road development agreement
Lakes of Kane Island development agreement amendment (Item 59)
La Cigar development agreement amendment (Item 60)
McGregor Lane Development Agreement (47)
Voting record (7)(Development)
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