TxDOT to purchase city property

City Manager Finley deGraffenried, right center, discussed several topics with city staff and members of the Lampasas City Council during a workshop Monday evening. YOUTUBE.COM
City Manager Finley deGraffenried, right center, discussed several topics with city staff and members of the Lampasas City Council during a workshop Monday evening. YOUTUBE.COM

The Lampasas City Council discussed ongoing technicalities of the U.S. Highway 281 project in a regular meeting Monday.

City Manager Finley deGraffenried reported that the Texas Department of Transportation will purchase a strip of land from the city in order to cushion its U.S. 281 project.

The parcel is a 15-footwide by 715-foot-length strip of land that runs along the west side of the highway fro…