San Angelo's City Council will take up a lease the city has for 1146 City Farm Road in Executive Session on Tuesday. The Tom Green County Appraisal District shows this address to have 651 acres with no buildings or improvements. A search of the city's website produced no results for this address.
Not far from this address is a lease the city negotiated with OE Renewables for a 143 acre solar energy production farm.
The city approved the OE Renewables lease in August 2014 and expanded the amount of property in May 2015. That project is at least six months overdue and there's been no word from the City or City Council on its status.
The property leased to OE Renewables overlaps with a 2012 proposed lease between the city and Lucas Off Road Racing. That $1 annual lease was for 100 acres in the City's Industrial Park. That project never came to fruition.
It's not clear when or if citizens will learn the issues regarding 1146 City Farm Road. Last month City Council took no action in Executive Session on the Spillman contract. Later that day the city announced it was suing Spillman for $3.875 million. One would think projected attorney's fees would total more than $50,000 and need City Council's approval to go forward with the Spillman lawsuit.
I doubt 1146 City Farm Road has anything to do with Lucas Off Road Racing or OE Renewables Solar Farm. It's too far away from property shown in prior proposals to City Council. There's more to learn about the city's plans in this area.
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