Supervisors halt mitigation-bank plan for Phase 2, ask conservation to plan wetlands
After a multi-hour review of feasibility and market conditions, the Dallas County Board of Supervisors reached consensus to abandon the Phase 2 mitigation-bank approach and direct conservation staff to pursue making the parcels wetlands, preserve hunting access on portions, and return with engineering and cost details.
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The Dallas County Board of Supervisors decided at its Feb. 10 meeting to step back from pursuing a Phase 2 wetland mitigation bank and instead move toward creating wetlands on county-owned parcels while preserving some farmable acreage and hunting access. Conservation staff said the change reflects local credit-market conditions and Army Corps permitting shifts since Phase 1 was planned.
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