Lucas Council abandons portion of Mary Lee Lane right-of-way and renews interlocal road agreement with Collin County

The Lucas City Council took two related infrastructure actions at its May 21 meeting: it approved an ordinance to vacate part of Mary Lee Lane’s right-of-way and authorized renewal of an interlocal agreement with Collin County for road maintenance.

Ordinance 2026-05-01046: Abandon Mary Lee Lane right-of-way

The council approved an ordinance at the request of Jason Humble (1977 Mary Lee Lane) to abandon a portion of the Mary Lee Lane right-of-way between 1977 and 1970 Mary Lee Lane. City presenter Mr. Gilbern said the vacated area is the northeastern portion of the platted right-of-way (originally dedicated for a connection across White Rock Creek) that will be quitclaimed back to the adjacent property owners. The area is approximately a half acre, roughly 70 feet wide by several hundred feet long; it was removed from the city thoroughfare plan prior to September 2010 and is currently maintained by the adjoining homeowners. Gilbern said, "The city no longer intends to extend Mary Lee Lane across the creek…we're requesting that we return that to the property owners." He added that the quitclaim will transfer the title back to the owners and the land will be added to their property assessments; if owners wish to alter the lot for uses other than an undevelopable lot they would need to replat.

The council made a motion to approve the ordinance and the motion carried by voice vote.

Interlocal agreement with Collin County

The council also authorized the city manager to enter a renewed interlocal agreement with Collin County for road improvements and maintenance. CIP Manager Patrick Hubbard described the item as a renewal of an existing policy-based agreement that codifies how the county and cities define maintenance responsibility and how reimbursement is handled when county resources perform work for a city. Hubbard said county work would be charged back at cost to the city when used, and the agreement provides standard criteria for assigning maintenance responsibility. "This is essentially just a continuation of our existing agreement," Hubbard said, adding that the city generally does not intend to hire the county as its primary contractor but benefits from having the agreement available when needed.

Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about payment terms and how specific project agreements relate to the overarching policy; Hubbard and staff responded that some projects require separate agreements but the county policy provides the baseline for reimbursement and dispute resolution. The council moved to approve the authorization and the motion carried.

Next steps: The city manager will complete the interlocal agreement documents and staff will execute administrative steps to process the Mary Lee Lane quitclaim as provided by city procedures.

Note on votes: The meeting transcript records each approval by voice vote ("Aye") and notes motions carried; no roll-call tallies by member name were provided in the transcript.