Aledo City Council, Oct. 1, draft minutes posted in the Oct. 15 packet: the settlement for Aledo and Fort Worth v. Willow Park, Beall-Dean Ranch, and Parker County was approved by unanimous vote on a motion by Summer Jones, second by Matthew Poston, with Councilman Todd Covington abstaining due to a conflict of interest, after an executive session from 7:12 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.; the 5 p.m. work session heard developers RJ Sikes and Joe McKie on Dean Ranch

The Oct. 15 Regular City Council Meeting agenda packet, 64 pages, lists the October 1, 2026 City Council Work Session minutes and the October 1, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting minutes on the consent agenda for approval. The work session minutes record that the council convened at 05:02 PM with Mayor Shane Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Summer Jones and Councilmembers Ben Clark, Todd Covington, Matthew Poston and Melanie Allen present, that RJ Sikes and Joe McKie, developers, discussed and received feedback from Council regarding their vision for the development of the Dean Ranch property, and that the session adjourned at 06:40 PM. The regular meeting minutes record that no one came forward at Citizen Appearances, that the executive session listed City of Aledo and City of Fort Worth v. City of Willow Park, Beall-Dean Ranch and Parker County potential Settlement Agreement, Dean Ranch Development Standards and Downtown Development under consultation with attorney, Citizen Boards and Commissions Appointments under personnel matters and the Dean Ranch Development Agreement under economic development negotiations, that Mayor Davis recessed the meeting into Executive Session at 7:12 p.m. and called it back to regular session at 8:45 p.m., and that the motion by Summer Jones, second by Matthew Poston, to approve the settlement for Aledo and Fort Worth v. Willow Park, Beall-Dean Ranch, and Parker County passed by unanimous vote, with Councilman Todd Covington abstaining due to a conflict of interest. The minutes do not describe the settlement's terms. The meeting adjourned at 08:45 PM. The minutes are a draft until the council approves them Oct. 15; the Ledger's Dean Ranch page carries the case history.

Where it stands: Aledo and Fort Worth's suit against Willow Park over the 320-acre Beall-Dean Ranch tract is pending in the 43rd District Court. Aledo's Sept. 17 minutes record an executive session on a potential Settlement Agreement with no action taken; the Oct. 1 agenda opens with a 5 p.m. work session on Dean Ranch and lists the case in closed session. Willow Park's Sept. 22 agenda listed it with the words Mediated Settlement Agreement & Mutual Release; no minutes from that meeting were posted as of Sept. 27. No ruling on the injunction has been published.

Minutes are the official record of votes. They are approved at the next regular meeting and appear in that meeting's agenda packet.

Source: 2026.10.01 WS Minutes and 2026.10.01 Draft Minutes, pages 21 to 26 of the 2026.10.15 Agenda Packet (CivicClerk fileId 3293, event 65), City of Aledo, read Oct. 10 (pipeline/out/packet-65.pdf)