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Residents tell Hutto council water, drainage and high-density development threaten neighborhoods
Summary
Multiple residents during public comment urged the council to reconsider a proposed 257‑acre/111‑acre area buildout, citing traffic, drainage, floodplain updates and water supply shortages. Speakers asked the council to pause approvals until infrastructure and water issues are resolved.
Several Hutto residents used the public-comment portion of the April 17 meeting to press the council on growth, water supply and new floodplain mapping.
Tricia Palmer and Angela Boren, who identified themselves as residents of the Spring Valley neighborhood near East Wilco Highway and County Road 138, asked the council to reconsider a large proposed development that they said would be incompatible with local roads and the area’s water and drainage capacity. Palmer told council the scale of the proposal “is not…
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