Category: Lytle City Council Meetings

Zoning of 284 acres to “I” Industrial Zoning District topic of 2 public hearings

Notice Is Hereby Given To All Interested Persons, the City Council of the City of Lytle, Texas will hold a public hearing on the following:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYTLE, TEXAS, APPROVING THE ZONING OF 284.04 ACRES TO “I” INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON LAND CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES:

  1. A 129.21 ACRE-TRACT OF LAND LYING IN THE H. RANSING SURVEY 517, ABSTRACT 0817, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBED IN DEED NUMBER 2026001392, OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS; AND…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

City of Lytle…Rowan data center in Lytle applies for Tax Reinvestment Zone #2 for property tax abatements, city public hearing Oct.19

The City Council of the City of Lytle will conduct a public hearing at City Hall, 14916 Main Street, Lytle, Texas on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM, during an open meeting to consider the application by Rowan Lytle LLC to designate certain property located in the City of Lytle’s extra territorial jurisdiction as a Reinvestment Zone that will be eligible for property tax abatement under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, if and when the area is annexed into the City of Lytle, and the reinvestment zone is to be named the “Reinvestment Zone Number Two – City of Lytle” (the “Zone”).
The property in the Zone is approximately 284.25 acres in Medina County primarily in the Lytle ISD and is included in Medina County Appraisal District property tax parcels: 7865, 7868, 7809, 83866, and 516178.
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288 acres proposed for voluntary annexation to Lytle

The City Council of the City of Lytle, Texas will hold a Public Hearing for the Proposed Extension of the Lytle municipal boundaries by Voluntary Annexation of the territory located West of Hwy. 132 and North of CR 683 , Lytle, Texas 78052, and described as:
A combined total of 288.10 acres, as described in Deed Number 2026001392 of the Deed Records of Medina County, Texas, and consisting of a 129.21 acre tract of land, legally described as H. RANSING SURVEY 517, a 127.47 acre tract of land, legally described as M. DENSON SURVEY 449, a 25 acre tract of land legally described as G. RISSMAN SURVEY 450 1/2, and a 2.36 acre tract of land, legally described as G. RISSMAN SURVEY 450 1/2.
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Further delays haunt Lytle water tower

By Anton Riecher
The completion date of a new elevated water storage project in Lytle has shifted again, now extending from the previously expected September due date to November 20, the city’s engineering consultant reported to the Lytle City Council Monday.
Council members expressed concerns that the continuing delays were not communicated earlier and means further impact on nearby residents as the unfinished project affects the area’s appearance.
Engineering consultant Scott Horowitz with TRC Engineers reported that he had received a schedule update from the contractor an hour and half before the meeting.
“I haven’t had an opportunity to dive into it too much but the schedule has shifted from last month’s completion date of the middle to end of September to Nov. 20,” Horowitz said.
Asked why by the council, Horowitz replied that the contractor had given him a one sentence response saying that crew availability is impacting the schedule.
City Administrator Zachary Meadows noted that the…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Lytle council tables community center drainage proposal

By Anton Riecher
Action on a proposal to hire engineering firm Kimley-Horn to manage drainage and exterior improvements to the Lytle Community Center was tabled by city council members Monday until company representatives can clarify their cost estimates directly to the council.
City Administrator Zachary Meadows said he has been working with Kimley-Horn because of their history in managing local drainage issues.
“I’ve been working with Kimley-Horn, working through what would make the most sense for some of the site improvements to deal with the drainage, since they have been our drainage experts,” he said.
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Construction delays on Lytle’s elevated water storage facility and changes in Saddle Ridge easement

By Anton Riecher
The Lytle city administrator Zachary Meadows reported to the council that construction on a new elevated water storage facility remains on hold until August. The contractor for the storage tank, Phoenix Tanks, cited labor shortages and massive increase in demand for tank construction for the delay in the original January completion date.
Meadows said he is conferring with the city attorney on the ongoing delays. Phoenix faces a $175,000 penalty on the final bill if the city chooses to go forward with the existing contract despite the delay.
Working is on schedule for a 12-inch water line loop that would supply the completed storage facility, Meadows said.
Despite the slowdown in subdivision projects, Meadows reported that the Rosewood subdivision has completed 81 homes in its phase one project with 15 still under construction.
Adjustment in easement
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Lytle council approves phase 2 of master drainage plan project

Lytle Mayor Ruben Gonzalez, foreground, and District 3 Alderman David Emery listen to a presentation by the Kimley-Horn engineering firm on the city’s master drainage plan. (Photo by Anton Riecher)

By Anton Riecher
An update on the Lytle master drainage plan project and what is to come in the future was presented to the Lytle City Council Monday by the engineering firm Kimley-Horn.
The primary goal of the project is to analyze the existing floodplain within the city limits and use that information to update the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance rate maps used for flood plain management, said Deanna Mikulik, a civil engineer with Kimley-Horn.
The engineering firm will then analyze areas that experience heavy flooding and propose solutions to alleviate those issues, she said.
Phase 1 of the drainage plan project involved the creation of hydrologic models reflecting existing conditions to qualify how much runoff from the regional watershed drains into…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Secondary access into Lytle subdivision approved by council vote

During the Oct. 14 Lytle City Council meeting District 1 Alderwoman Anne Carrillo asked the public to recognize Oct. 14 as White Cane Safety Day, an annual observance on Oct. 15 that honors the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired. Carrillo said she still cherishes the cane used by her late brother.

By Anton Riecher
Plans by a new developer to build a secondary access for emergency response traffic into Saddle Ridge subdivision was announced during the Oct. 14th Lytle City council special session.
Kevin Pape, vice president with the Calara Group, said that the engineering done by Rausch Coleman, the original developer of the subdivision, “wasn’t a very good solution for secondary access.”
“We’re going to be building a road that is going to be the primary road for the city’s access to get into the waste treatment plant,” Pape said. “Through that, it will also have an emergency (route) to get to that road through our neighborhood in case something happens.”
The new road involved changes to plans for the third phase of the Saddle Ridge subdivision previously approved by the city council, he said. New engineering plans will be submitted for council approval.
City Administrator Zachary Meadows said the need for secondary access out of the Saddle Ridge subdivision has been a topic of much concern to the council, particularly after the recent sale to Calara Group.
“Ultimately, we’ve been asking to get some updates on where we’re at with that particular road construction,” Meadows said. “If you recall, it’s to come out of the back end of Saddle Ridge in, I think, phase three of that project.”
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Lytle council postpones annexation on future subdivision

By Anton Riecher
Action by the Lytle City Council on the annexation of nearly 100 acres designated as the site of a future residential subdivision has been postponed until Sept. 22 due to recent changes by the Texas Legislature in the posting requirements for governmental meetings.
Located south of Interstate 35 and east of Rolling Meadow Drive in Bexar County, City Administrator Zachary Meadows said the yet unnamed subdivision will host between 100 and 200 new houses. The annexation is listed as “voluntary” on the agenda for the council’s Sept. 10 special meeting.
That meeting had been postponed from its original Sept. 8 date due to the wide spread confusion among local government entities following changes to the Texas Open Meetings Act during the recent 89th session of the Texas Legislature.
Previously, notice of a meeting of a governmental body had to be posted at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of that meeting. However…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Lytle council reduces new tax rate from earlier proposal

By Anton Riecher
In the last scheduled budget workshop for the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year, Lytle City Manager Zachary Meadows presented the city council with a reduction in the previously approved proposed tax rate of $.446405 per $100 valuation.
The new rate put forward Monday by Meadows is $.439434 per $100 valuation. The previous proposed rate was approved by the council at its Aug. 11 meeting.
“After going through and trying to rework some of the numbers, along with trying to get the water fund back closer in line, we moved some of the payment over to debt service,” he said. “By doing that it adjusted the tax rate.”
The proposed rate still amount to an increase over the current 39 cent rate. Still, Mayor Ruben Gonzalez noted that even at 43 cents “we’re still way below anybody around in this area, both in Atascosa and Medina County.”
A graph submitted by Meadow shows that the proposed rate is slightly below the highest tax rate paid by Lytle residents in the last 10 years.
An adjusted general fund summary submitted to the council now shows an expected surplus of $20,298.
“We’re in the black which is great,” Meadows said.
The proposed city budget shows total general fund revenue of $4.767 million against total department expenditures of $4.747 million.
Quorum for the budget workshop included District 1 Alderwoman Anna Carrillo, District 2 Alderman Richard Hughes and District 4 Alderman Michael Rodriguez.