Full agenda for Monroe Council Tuesday includes progress on Alcovy River Park recreation plan

Project could be completed by 2028

Property included in the donation from Reliant Homes is between Highway 138 towards Rao Drive and along the Alcovy River – the area marked in green.

The City of Monroe will have the September 2026 City Council Meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Council Chamber, Monroe City Hall located at 215 N Broad Street. The public is invited to attend. 

The full agenda includes an agreement that will allow the City of Monroe to utilize funding awarded through the GOSP grant application by way of the DNR earlier in 2026 on the development of the Alcovy River Park recreation project. The agreement outlines the required project scope, overall project cost, and subsequent terms of the process to completion. The grant of $3,000,000 requires a local match of $1,447,500 by way of cash, in-kind goods and services or volunteer labor and is expected to be under construction until some time in 2028.

This plan originated with the 2020 Gameschangers and a kayak trip down the Alovy River by Darrell McWaters of Reliant Homes. The subsequent donation of 123.70 acres of land on the Alcovy River by MFT Land Investments, an affiliate of Reliant Homes, gave legs to the potential for the development that is now taking shape.

The agenda follows. Click or tap on this link for more information on each item on the agenda.

Call to Order

Invocation

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Consent Agenda

1. July 9, 2026 Downtown Development Authority Minutes

2. July 9, 2026 Convention & Visitors Bureau Minutes

3. July 21, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes

4. July 28, 2026 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes

5. August 4, 2026 Called City Council Minutes

6. August 11, 2026 City Council Minutes

Public Forum

a. Public Comment(s)

b. Public Presentation(s)

Administrative and Department Updates

Old Business

Public Hearing7. Rezone #4742 – North and South sides of E. Fambrough Street – 108, P/O 109,

112, 114, 118, 122, & 124 E. Fambrough Street

8. Annexation (in conjunction with Rezone #4763) – 329 Jim Daws Road & 1098

U.S. Hwy 78

9. Rezone #4763 – 329 Jim Daws Road & 1098 U.S. Hwy 78

New Business

10. Rezone #4742 – North and South sides of E. Fambrough Street – 108, P/O 109,

112, 114, 118, 122, & 124 E. Fambrough Street

11. Annexation (in conjunction with Rezone #4763) – 329 Jim Daws Road & 1098

U.S. Hwy 78

12. Rezone #4763 – 329 Jim Daws Road & 1098 U.S. Hwy 78

13. 2026 John Deere Loader Purchase

14. Application – Consumption on Premise License for Beer, Wine, and Distilled

Spirits – Arcane Table, LLC

15. Fifth Extension to Preliminary Plat Moratorium

16. Community Development Block Grant Bid Recommendation

17. Department of Natural Resources Alcovy River Park Project Agreement

18. Telecomm Sales Agreement Termination

19. Approval to Purchase Kenworth T880

20. Adopt 2026 CIE Annual Financial Report & Updated Schedule of Improvements

District Items

Adjourn to Executive Session

Personnel Issue(s)

Adjourn