Concerned Fort Bend County resident files complaint with District Attorney's office over commissioners' handling of toll road discussion.
A recent meeting of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court has drawn attention after a neighbor filed a complaint alleging that the county commissioners mishandled a contentious discussion about a proposed toll road project. The issue at hand was an item on the agenda regarding frontage road costs for the toll road, which would connect Sienna to Rosenberg through Fairchilds.
Amanda Moss Warncke, who owns several properties in the area, expressed her disappointment and frustration with the commissioners' decision-making process. According to Warncke, she had initially felt relieved after the initial vote on the item was tabled, but later discovered that the commissioners had voted on it during an executive session where the toll road item wasn't supposed to be discussed.
Warncke's complaint prompted an investigation by the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, with Assistant District Attorney Valerie Turner confirming that they are looking into whether any laws were broken. The office will examine the circumstances surrounding the closed meeting and potential violations of the Texas Government Code.
As the investigation unfolds, county officials have yet to comment on the matter or provide a statement regarding Warncke's complaint. However, commissioners are set to meet again next Thursday without any items related to the toll road on the agenda.
A closer examination of this situation highlights concerns about transparency and accountability in local government decision-making processes.
A recent meeting of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court has drawn attention after a neighbor filed a complaint alleging that the county commissioners mishandled a contentious discussion about a proposed toll road project. The issue at hand was an item on the agenda regarding frontage road costs for the toll road, which would connect Sienna to Rosenberg through Fairchilds.
Amanda Moss Warncke, who owns several properties in the area, expressed her disappointment and frustration with the commissioners' decision-making process. According to Warncke, she had initially felt relieved after the initial vote on the item was tabled, but later discovered that the commissioners had voted on it during an executive session where the toll road item wasn't supposed to be discussed.
Warncke's complaint prompted an investigation by the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, with Assistant District Attorney Valerie Turner confirming that they are looking into whether any laws were broken. The office will examine the circumstances surrounding the closed meeting and potential violations of the Texas Government Code.
As the investigation unfolds, county officials have yet to comment on the matter or provide a statement regarding Warncke's complaint. However, commissioners are set to meet again next Thursday without any items related to the toll road on the agenda.
A closer examination of this situation highlights concerns about transparency and accountability in local government decision-making processes.