Commissioner Precinct 4

Richmond residents protest Fort Bend County plans to take private land for parking lot

About a dozen or so residents showed up to Tuesday's commissioner’s court meeting to protest the county's plan to take private land and turn it into a parking lot.

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Richmond residents protest Fort Bend County plans to take private land for parking lot

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Author: Lauren Talarico

RICHMOND, Texas — Richmond residents are not the only ones infuriated with Fort Bend County's plan to take private land using eminent domain. The idea is not sitting well with Richmond city officials either.

Richmond Commissioner Alex BeMent said he too doesn’t want to see the historic homes on the S. 5th Street block and old oaks knocked down for a possible parking lot.

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