Aledo's comprehensive plan: Freese and Nichols, the steering committee and the parks master plan
7 meetingsThe plan began with a state grant and a Freese and Nichols agreement in December 2025; the steering committee meets nine times, with public meetings and events along the way.
Compiled automatically from the Ledger's meeting reports: each excerpt below is the passage of a report that mentions this topic, in the words the report used, linked to the full entry and its minutes. Updated on every build; last built Friday, September 4, 2026.
Council seeks $2 million for Lasater Addition water mains, rezones the Aledo mobile home park under the new MH district, and orders a water and wastewater master plan update
The council approved a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols for an updated water and wastewater master plan, with a scope covering updated population and land use projections, hydraulic model updates, system capacity evaluation and an updated capital improvement plan, drawing on the comprehensive plan update and known development activity. It also adopted Resolution No. 2026-R-14, a public art program policy meant as a framework for larger installations and partnerships while the EDC's community enhancement program funds smaller projects. On the consent agenda it approved an amendment to the dispatch services agreement with Parker County, ratified the Library Board's vice chair selection, and approved the June 18 and June 25 minutes.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, July 16, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, July 16, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
Council elects Summer Jones mayor pro tem, buys an $82,461 jetter, approves the Your Personal Chef rebate, and adds Parker County to the Willow Park lawsuit
Jessica Brown of Freese and Nichols presented the Parker County Public Utility Agency and its water supply initiative; no action was taken. After a second-reading public hearing at which no one spoke, the council unanimously approved the economic development incentive agreement with Your Personal Chef.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, June 4, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, June 4, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
Allen and Poston are sworn in, the Shaw Ranch preliminary plat clears with 103 lots, and a manufactured-home zoning district is created for Senate Bill 785
Appointments: Rebecca Griffith (Place 1), Ryan Henning (Place 4), Derek Sellers (Place 5) and Jeff Streetman (Alternate 2) to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Pam Christiansen, Rhonda Cooper, Rachel Malone, Amanda Streetman and Melissa Handley, with alternates Kit Marshall and James Hollis, to the Library Advisory Board, with Handley as chair. The appointment of a municipal judge was tabled. In staff presentations, Laura Weber said this year's Summer Blast spotlight sponsors are HEB, KB Home, Magnaflow Environmental, Steele and Freeman and UTA West, with Myser Orthodontics sponsoring the Kid Zone, and that Freese and Nichols will gather comprehensive-plan input at the event. Library Director Beck Gorman said checkouts are up 50% to 78% a month over last year and new card registrations up 68% to 203% a month, and that the library hosted 46 programs with approximately 1,500 attendees last summer.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, May 7, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, May 7, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
With about $3.2 million in reserves, the EDC board weighs marketing, public art and land acquisition for FY27
In updates, Community Services Director Erika Cooper-Bateman recapped the comprehensive plan's first public meeting on April 23, which drew a good turnout, and noted the parks master plan kickoff, a bike event, on May 16. Edmondson announced a downtown business meeting for May 12 at 8:30 a.m., which Davis called an opportunity for board members to hear directly from Aledo business owners. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, April 28, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, April 28, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
EDC board workshops its incentive programs with the Texas Economic Development Council and moves the Your Personal Chef rebate forward
In staff updates, Community Services Director Erika Cooper-Bateman recapped the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee's Feb. 17 kickoff, where the consultant led a visioning exercise and SWOT analysis around community character, growth management, downtown revitalization and connectivity, and targeted economic development; the committee will meet nine times, with public engagement in person and through the plan's website. Laura Weber reported that Aledo was selected as a 2026 cohort city for the Texas Historical Commission's First Street Initiative, joining 23 other communities, with quarterly meetings over the next year. The board met in executive session from 7:48 to 8:03 p.m. on Chapter 380 agreements with Jakes Burgers, Press Cafe and Dayne's Craft Barbecue, took no action, and adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, March 24, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, March 24, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
Council adopts parkland, dark-sky lighting and tree ordinances and orders the May 2 election
The council approved Resolution No. 2026-R-05 ordering the May 2, 2026, election and a joint election agreement and contract for election services with Parker County, and approved an amendment to the Freese and Nichols professional services agreement for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project. City Manager Candice Edmondson presented the first-quarter financial and investment reports for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
On the consent agenda the council approved the Jan. 15 minutes, Resolution No. 2026-R-02 ratifying the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee appointments, Resolution No. 2026-R-03 adding Edmondson to the city's accounts with First Financial Bank, and Resolution No. 2026-R-04 amending the city's authorized representatives with the TexSTAR Investment Pool.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, Feb. 5, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, Feb. 5, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
Council approves the Parkside plat on FM 5, sends the library study back for corrections, and starts the comprehensive plan
On the comprehensive plan, the council approved Ordinance No. 2025-O-26 amending the FY2025-2026 Strategic Initiatives Fund to reflect a grant award from the Texas General Land Office for the plan, approved an agreement with Freese and Nichols for comprehensive planning services, and adopted Resolution No. 2025-R-48 creating the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. All three passed unanimously.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, Dec. 18, 2025 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, Dec. 18, 2025 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal