Bastrop council approves development, utility and CCN transfers for 289-acre Ironwood site

The Bastrop City Council unanimously approved three related items April 8 to allow development infrastructure and utility responsibilities for a 289.4‑acre mixed‑use project west of State Highway 304 and north of Lower Red Rock Road, a parcel staff has called the Ironwood development.

City staff said the developer will create a municipal utility district (MUD) to finance and build water, wastewater, drainage and road infrastructure, then turn those facilities over to the city or partner agencies under the terms of the development and utility agreements. “The developer will install all infrastructure, and then they will turn that over to the city,” City Manager (staff presenter) said during the presentation.

The development agreement (Resolution R2025‑69) and the companion utility agreement (Resolution R2025‑70) were approved with an added condition that the project meet the city’s current impervious‑cover rules. Council also approved a separate resolution (R2025‑68) authorizing the transfer of the wastewater certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) for the site from the current provider into the city’s service area.

Why it matters: the project would be served initially by a MUD—meaning the MUD issues debt to pay for infrastructure and collects rates and assessments until that debt is repaid. Staff…