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Developer building two lanes of Rosamond Parkway toward SH 5 could be repaid up to $866,636 under Tuesday's consent agenda

A subdivision agreement with the Shadowbend Commercial developer covers road work already underway, mostly from road impact fees. The council will also weigh a $750,000 state block grant application.

Isabel Whitlock· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 24, 20262 min read

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Work already underway on a new stretch of Rosamond Parkway would be paid back with up to $866,636 in city money under an agreement the Anna City Council is scheduled to consider Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The item, on the consent agenda, is a subdivision improvement agreement with 3 Bad Hombres, LLC, the developer of Shadowbend Commercial. Under it, the developer dedicates right-of-way and builds two lanes of Rosamond Parkway from just east of Langdon Drive to State Highway 5. The staff report describes that piece as the westbound two-lane section of the road.

City staff also asked the developer to add a crossover just west of Langdon Drive, which the report says will let the intersection run more efficiently once construction is finished. The report says the developer is already building the improvements.

Where the money comes from

The resolution caps reimbursement at $866,636 in two parts:

  • up to $751,700 from roadway impact fees for the Rosamond Parkway lanes
  • up to $114,935 from other available city funds for the Rosamond Parkway to Langdon Drive connection and crossover

Staff say this section of Rosamond is on the city's 10-year roadway capital improvement plan, which is what makes it eligible for impact fee money. The developer agreed to build the road in exchange for roadway impact fee credit, according to the staff report.

Payments would not be automatic. The resolution says each one depends on verification of actual eligible costs, city acceptance of the work and the agreement's other conditions, and any increase in the caps would need another council vote.

Block grant application

The same consent agenda includes a resolution to apply to the Texas Department of Agriculture's Community Development Block Grant program for the 2027-2028 Community Development Fund. The application seeks up to $750,000, and Anna would commit $112,500 in matching money, a 15% match. The city budgeted that match in the fiscal 2027 general fund in case the grant comes through.

The agenda lists the item as being for a new ambulance and names Interim Fire Chief Kurt Hall as presenter. The staff report itself does not name a project; it says this vote covers only the first step, a community application, and that cities chosen in that round are invited to submit project applications.

The resolution says the specific use of the match will be set before any award.

Staff recommend committing the 15% match and choosing projects from the region's top-priority tier, which would earn the maximum points in both of those scoring categories. Anna received block grant money for infrastructure in the 2023-2024 round, the report says.

The council meets at 6 p.m. in the Anna Municipal Complex, 120 W. Seventh St.

Sources

annatx.api.civicclerk.com

annatx.api.civicclerk.com

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Isabel Whitlock· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Isabel Whitlock covers Anna city hall, the council, and county government.

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