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Liberty County commissioners approve letter supporting Bayou Bell MMD
Summary
After a developer presentation, the court voted to create a nonbinding letter of support for the proposed Bayou Bell municipal management district, which developers say would fund on‑site services and infrastructure. Commissioners asked for more data on drainage, traffic and school planning before future approvals.
At a Feb. 20, 2025 special meeting, the Liberty County Commissioners Court voted to approve a letter of support for creating the Bayou Bell Municipal Management District (MMD) after a presentation by the development team.
The letter is nonbinding and intended to accompany the developer’s legislative request to create the MMD. The developer said the district would allow assessments to pay for services such as a fire station and sheriff’s office presence and to fund infrastructure inside the proposed community.
Developer Logan Marchman and his partner Greg Monet told the court the Bayou Bell property is roughly 876 acres now (with about 70 additional acres expected soon) and could include about 2,200 homes of mixed types. Marchman said the plan preserves about 40% open space, includes acreage lots of 1–5 acres, and sets aside about 17.5 acres for a school site (the developer said the acreage could be increased if needed). He described the product mix as rear‑loaded single‑family lots, cottage/townhome fields and a…
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