Flower Mound Leader / April 20, 2015 / Chris Roark

Flower Mound, resident reach agreement on easement sale for SPA 2 spine road

          The Flower Mound Town Council on Monday approved a contract of sales agreement to acquire 0.122 acres of public access and utility easement and a 0.024-acre public access and sidewalk easement for future completion of a spine road west of FM 2499 and south of Sagebrush Drive.

          The spine road would connect Firewheel Drive to Sagebrush.

          The purchase had been a point of controversy since the land owner, Janvier Scott, didn't want to sell the property.

          Town officials said the road is necessary to provide an alternative traffic route for motorists exiting the businesses located near Sagebrush and west of FM 2499 who wish to go north. The spine road has been part of the town's master plan since 1994, officials said. The project would also add trail and sidewalk connections in the area.

          “I never wanted to sell it, and I still don't,” Scott said. “I don't want a road going across my property, and I don't want trees taken down.”

          Her mother, Sharon Gentry, said the agreement was better than facing possible land condemnation.

          Scott disputed the notion that some people had made that she was holding out for more money. She said she had been given an offer for $400,000 for about 0.966 acres and $238,000 for about 0.56 acres. The council also had an item to authorize condemnation action for about 0.966 acres. But the council did not take action on it.

          “This is coming off the agenda, and it doesn't sneak back on,” Councilman Bryan Webb said.