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Council grants consent for Ironwood municipal utility district after neighbor concerns and minor boundary change
Summary
The council approved a resolution consenting to creation of Bastrop County MUD No. 5 (Ironwood) after hearing neighbor concerns about property boundaries and water supply; the developer removed a small parcel from the proposed district and council approved consent 3–1.
The Bastrop City Council voted 3–1 on May 27 to approve a resolution consenting to the creation of Bastrop County Municipal Utility District No. 5, commonly called the Ironwood development, after a public hearing that included objections and technical questions from adjacent landowners.
City staff described municipal utility districts (MUDs) as state‑authorized special‑purpose districts that finance and provide infrastructure—water, sewer, drainage and roads—for planned developments and noted MUDs are regulated under the Texas Water Code. The council opened a public hearing and heard from multiple nearby property owners who raised concerns about property line accuracy and the project’s water impacts.
“First is an article … the Carrizo‑Wilcox aquifer is very slow recharging,” said Patty Moore, a nearby resident, who urged the council to “deeply consider water”…
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