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8.H • Action ItemsGUNTER ISD (Grayson County)

For 0.756 Acre - To consider and act upon a resolution to determine a public use, need, and necessity for the acquisition of fee simple property for a roadway to property owned by Gunter ISD on which Gunter ISD will build a transportation or other Gunter ISD facility, being a portion of a tract of land conveyed to Summerwalk Holdings, LLC, as recorded in Volume 5501, Page 532, Official Public Reco

Presented in: GUNTER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-09-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on For 0.756 Acre - To consider and act upon a resolution to determine a public use, need, and necessity for the acquisition of fee simple property for a roadway to property owned by Gunter ISD on which ”
LM
Lisa Marks
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
SM
Scott Meyerdirk
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JS
Jim Scano
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SH
Shelli Hales
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
GJ
Gabe Johnson
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
NB
Natalie Barnard
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
DG
Dr Gary Harris
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8.H. For 0.756 Acre - To consider and act upon a resolution to determine a public use, need, and necessity for the acquisition of fee simple property for a roadway to property owned by Gunter ISD on which Gunter ISD will build a transportation or other Gunter ISD facility, being a portion of a tract of land conveyed to Summerwalk Holdings, LLC, as recorded in Volume 5501, Page 532, Official Public Records of Grayson County, Texas, generally located in the H.T & B.R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 606, in Grayson County, Texas, as described in the attached Exhibit C; for the public use of constructing, reconstructing, using, maintaining, and operating a roadway to property owned by Gunter ISD on which Gunter ISD will build a transportation or other Gunter ISD facility; authorizing the Superintendent and Gunter ISD’s attorneys and respective designees to acquire the property including making initial and bona fide offers, and authorizing Gunter ISD’s attorneys to file proceedings in eminent domain to condemn the needed real property for public use, if necessary; and providing an effective date.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.