Council, planning commission back adding 60.72 acres to Wildwood MUD; council adopts resolution

The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended and the Bastrop City Council approved consenting to add 60.72 acres to the Wildwood Municipal Utility District during the Jan. 16 joint meeting.

The P&Z hearing and recommendation: Planning staff presented the applicant’s request and maps showing the 60.72-acre addition. The commission voted to recommend that the council consent to the expansion; Commissioner Gary Moss moved the recommendation during the P&Z hearing and the motion received a second. A roll call recorded affirmative votes by commission members present (Ishmael Harris, David Barrow, Gary Moss, Patrice Parsons, Keith Alborn, Chris Toth, Jeffrey Estes and Joshua Bingaman) and no recorded opposition.

Council action: The City Council then opened a separate public hearing on the same petition and, after comments from the applicant, moved to adopt Resolution R2025-14 consenting to the addition of the 60.72 acres into Wildwood Municipal Utility District. The record shows council members present voted in favor; Councilmember Lee had left before the vote and was not recorded as present. The council’s motion passed unanimously among members present.

What was before the bodies: Staff noted the MUD was created by the Texas Legislature in recent sessions and that the applicant is adding contiguous parcels shown in exhibits shared with the commission and council. The applicant confirmed plans include infrastructure strategies and stated a school location is contemplated within the added area; staff reported 30 notices were mailed to adjacent properties and no written responses were received.

Vote tally and formal action: - Planning & Zoning Commission — recommendation to council to consent to MUD expansion: motion moved by Commissioner Gary Moss; roll-call approval by members present (Ishmael Harris, David Barrow, Gary Moss, Patrice Parsons, Keith Alborn, Chris Toth, Jeffrey Estes, Joshua Bingaman). (Recorded as unanimous among present members.) - City Council — Resolution R2025-14 consenting to addition of 60.72 acres to Wildwood Municipal Utility District: approved by roll call; members recorded as voting yes: Mayor Pro Tem Ishmael Harris; David Barrow; Gary Moss; Patrice Parsons; Keith Alborn; Chris Toth; Jeffrey Estes; Joshua Bingaman. Councilmember Lee was absent for the vote. Outcome recorded: approved.

Notes: The applicant described stormwater capture and on-site wastewater/irrigation strategies; staff said the subject parcel set and exhibits were provided to commissioners and council. No protesters or residents spoke in opposition during the hearings, and staff recorded no returned notices from adjacent property owners.

Ending: The council’s consent allows the Wildwood MUD boundary to expand by 60.72 acres; the matter now proceeds with the MUD’s administrative process and any required filings outside the city consent proceeding.