Council annexes 101-acre Parks of Village Creek site; residents press for traffic, flood and communication fixes

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 passing at the same time, yet alone 400 more vehicles,” Schomburg said. She and other speakers asked the city to require a new traffic study and to protect emergency-access routes.

Council member Chris Nettles and development-services staff explained the practical consequences of the annexation: if the city did not annex the property, the developer could still build under county authority with fewer regulatory controls; annexation makes the city the permitting authority and requires the project to meet Fort Worth building, stormwater and street standards. Rich (Development Services) told the council the developer had already graded the property and begun constructing internal roadways; the city had approved preliminary and conditional final plats and staff will inspect public-infrastructure construction against city standards.

TxDOT involvement is central to the traffic solution. Development services staff said TxDOT is requiring a signal at FM 1187 and Redbird Lane and that the department is coordinating with the developer about a left-turn lane and improvements to Redbird Lane. Several residents noted the existing 2022 traffic study is outdated and that TxDOT engineers recently indicated a new traffic study will be required.

Developer Mark Zette of Pulte Homes said the company was working on the timing of improvements and that it was not ignoring safety concerns: “We’re not turning a blind eye to it. We understand that public safety is very important, not only for the existing residents, but for the ones that we’re gonna bring.” He confirmed the developer was continuing discussions with TxDOT and city staff about road and stormwater engineering and said the developer would meet with neighborhood representatives to answer questions and share plans.

After council discussion about whether to separate annexation and zoning votes, the developer agreed the annexation and the zoning request for the parcel before council could be considered together. Council approved the annexation and the zoning motion on the floor; staff said other parcels covered by the same pre-annexation agreement remain subject to future application and separate council review.

Council members directed staff to convene a follow-up meeting with residents, development-services staff and the developer so neighbors can review traffic, drainage and construction plans and ask questions directly of the technical teams. Councilmember Nettles committed to scheduling that meeting promptly.