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John Amsler

Commissioner Precinct 12013-2028

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Term ending Dec 31, 2028.

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Meetings spoken in
2
Total speaking time
0:30
Avg per meeting
0:15
Segments
11

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Filtered to Development

Top issues during term (19)(Development)

high↑Sep 2026[25]

Igloo Products tax abatement amendment

Unknown pending the terms of the proposed amendment.

high↑Oct 2026[25]

Igloo Products abatement amendment

Unknown pending the terms of the proposed amendment.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Deerwood Lakes lot sales and septic concerns

Buyers risk losing savings on lots they cannot legally build on.

critical↓Jun 2026[19]

Justice Tower Project

Roughly $3.5 million now for design documents, with a ~$107 million total project budget once soft costs are included.

medium↑May 2026[17]

La Sagara Section Two partial replat

Bond reductions shift road maintenance responsibility to the county after the one-year developer period.

high↑Jul 2026[12]

Large subdivision development agreement at Sheffield Rd & FM 1488

The developer pays the county $4 per foot for lots under 5,000 square feet and reimburses legal fees up to $25,000, while funding road and detention improvements.

medium↑Aug 2026[12]

Sunterra Lagoon replat hearing scheduled

Bond reductions shift road maintenance responsibility to the county after the one-year developer period.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Precinct 2/3 annex expansion and courthouse crowding

$45,940 in surveying is the first step toward a future park investment.

medium↓Feb 2026[6]

Courthouse third-floor renovation completion

Modular project came in under budget with a credit back to the county expected.

high↓Apr 2026[6]

Growth management and small-lot development

About $2,500 in annual dues.

high↓Aug 2026[6]

Woods Crossing Commercial Replat

No direct county cost; the commercial reserves could add to the tax base.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

A/E services selection policy

Speeds up small projects that previously took two months or more to procure.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Historic cemetery access protections in Klaus Road subdivision

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Pitts Road extension into Harris County

Harris County reimburses its portion, limiting cost to Waller County.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Park 1489 / Brookshire Brown Tract Industrial Development

No direct county cost; long-term tax base and infrastructure impacts depend on buildout.

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Fluckinger Road development agreement

Park contributions of $4 per square foot on small lots plus proportional funding toward the Fluckinger Road bond project.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Support for small businesses and workforce development

This investment should boost the local economy by creating a more skilled workforce that attracts better-paying employers to the area.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Comprehensive strategic plan update

Unknown until consultant cost estimates come back; it would likely draw on the court's consulting budget.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Justice Center land purchase

Purchase price below the county's independent appraisal; exact figure not stated.

Decisions during term (18)

Recorded while Amsler was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved3-0Sep 30, 2026

Request by Economic Development to authorize publication of notices in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Waller County, Texas for two public hearings to be held at the regular session of Commissioners Court on November 18,…

approved3-0Sep 30, 2026

$100,000.00 for Invoice #2855 to Waller County Economic Development from line item 125-411-547200 [Economic Development].

approved3-1Sep 16, 2026

FM 1774 180 Development Agreement (Item 60)

approved3-1Sep 16, 2026

Discuss and take action on FM 1774 180 Development Agreement.

approved3-1Sep 16, 2026

Development agreement — 180 acres near FM 1774 (Item 60)

approvedAug 19, 2026

Item 44: Road maintenance acceptance for new development

approvedJul 22, 2026

Item 63: Castle Rock development agreement, 575 lots near FM 1488

approvedAbstained2-0-1Jul 22, 2026

Amendment to Maple Grove Development Agreement

approvedAbstained3-0Jul 22, 2026

Wanderers Gate Development Agreement

approvedJul 8, 2026

Development agreement — 315-acre subdivision, Sheffield Rd & FM 1488 (Item 45)

approvedVoted yes3-0Jul 8, 2026

Bluebonnet Grove Development Agreement (Item 45)

approved3-0Jul 8, 2026

$100,000.00 for Invoice #2818 to Waller County Economic Development from line item 125-411-547200 [Economic Development].

approved5-0Jun 10, 2026

Request by County Engineer to accept a Formal Notice from Maple Development Group, LLC for the installation of a Water Line and a Sewer Force main within the right of way of Neuman Rd. - Project # 2026-1092.

approved5-0Jun 10, 2026

Discuss and take action to approve Flukinger Road Tract Development Agreement.

approvedJun 10, 2026

Item 52: Fluckinger Road development agreement

approvedApr 15, 2026

Lakes of Kane Island development agreement amendment (Item 59)

approvedApr 15, 2026

La Cigar development agreement amendment (Item 60)

approved1-0Mar 18, 2026

McGregor Lane Development Agreement (47)