EDC-owned building at 119 E. Haning set for $25,250 teardown, as a family plans a children's bookstore and coffee shop at 101 E. Haning

A building on East Haning Street that the Howe Economic Development Corporation bought this year is a council vote away from coming down, and down the same street a family has bought 101 E. Haning St. with plans for a children's bookstore and coffee shop.

The City Council is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 20, to consider a $25,250 bid from H&H Demolition to tear down 119 E. Haning St. According to a memo from City Administrator Monte Walker, the EDC accepted the sealed bid after buying the property earlier in the year, and the work would be done under a contract reviewed by the EDC's attorney.

The EDC is paying for the job. City staff recommends approval. (The memo's suggested motion refers to the company as H&H Construction.)

The EDC board had the demolition bids on its Oct. 5 agenda, which did not say how many bids came in or what the property might become. Walker's report does not say what is planned for the lot once the building is gone.

Other changes along Haning

Walker's economic development report for Tuesday's meeting lists two more downtown properties:

• 101 E. Haning St. has been bought by a family who will open a children's bookstore and coffee shop, the report says. It does not give a name or an opening date.
• 107 E. Haning St., the Howe Mercantile building, is for sale.

A food truck park proposal

The same report says Walker met with Huson McKenzie about a food truck park as the first phase of development on a property at the intersection of Hughes and Duke streets, and that the city will seek adoption of a food truck park ordinance. No ordinance is on Tuesday's agenda.

Streets and water

Walker also reports that all street work has been completed, including Blythe, Duke, Hughes, West Davis and Swanner, and both ends of West Farmington Road.

Public Works, in its own report, says crews responded to seven water main breaks and four sewer main backups during the period, and that the system's controls were reworked so Well No. 2 and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority supply point now alternate automatically. The department says Well No. 2 had been struggling to keep up with demand.

A new flush point was also added on King Street to help manage water quality.

Walker wrote that a leak at Summit Hill Parkway and the service road broke through its repair clamps again, and that crews found the PVC used in the first fix had worn from temperature exposure.

Sources

cityofhowetx.gov

cityofhowetx.gov