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Council annexes 101-acre Parks of Village Creek site; residents press for traffic, flood and communication fixes
Summary
By a council vote, Fort Worth annexed 101 acres for the Parks of Village Creek development and approved associated zoning for the parcel before the council, after residents raised safety, floodplain and notification concerns. Developers and staff said infrastructure work and TxDOT coordination remain ongoing.
The Fort Worth City Council approved city annexation of the Parks of Village Creek property and related zoning on Oct. 21, 2025, clearing the way for the developer to continue a large single-family residential project on land in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The decision followed numerous public comments from neighbors who expressed concerns about traffic on FM 1187, floodplain and stormwater management, and what they described as insufficient developer outreach.
Residents from the Redbird neighborhood, including Susan Schomburg and Kim Brantley, told council they had not received clear information about the project’s impacts and asked for additional traffic study work, better communication and assured flood protections. “Redbird Lane is a small 18-foot road and cannot accommodate two full-size trucks…
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