Developer apologizes after contractor sets up temporary batch plant; asks council to consider policy changes

Apr 9, 2026

A developer representative apologized after a contractor erected a temporary concrete batch plant without notifying city staff; the developer said the plant has TCEQ approval, would have served about 96 homes and could save roughly $250,000 if allowed as a short‑term operation in future agreements.

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Sean Terry, the project representative for a local development, apologized to the council after contractors set up a temporary concrete batch plant in city limits without proper city notification. Terry said the project had TCEQ approval, that the contractor set up in error and that the plant was being removed, and urged the council to consider mechanisms in future development agreements that would allow short‑term temporary plants to operate with appropriate safeguards.

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