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Planning commission orders monthly developer updates for delinquent Terra Vista road, stormwater and grading work; staff warns of bond call
Summary
Planning staff told the commission the Terra Vista developer has not completed required roadway, stormwater and grading work; the commission required the developer to appear monthly with progress updates and warned it may call the subdivision bond if work remains incomplete.
Planning staff reported that the developer for Terra Vista Subdivision (Sections 1 and 2) has been slow to complete required roadway, stormwater and grading work tied to the project's RDE bond. Staff presented outstanding items for Section 1 (no IDT application for RDE infrastructure submitted, final as‑built certification not submitted, detention ponds and water‑quality measures incomplete) and for Section 2 (wastewater access‑road rerouting not started, seep/slope failures unresolved, grading not per approved plans and other punch‑list items noted in an RDE bond review checklist dated March 4, 2025).
Staff recommended escalating enforcement under the Williamson County subdivision regulations and asked that a developer representative appear before the commission to provide a status update, a confirmed timeline for outstanding work, and to return to the commission in six months for further review — with a possible bond call if no substantial work is completed.
A representative for the developer, Brent Thany of Trueland (representing Jones Company), appeared and described recent activity: submission of as‑builts for phase 2, survey work completed for phase 1 and the fire‑pit site, and submittal of paperwork to obtain a TDEC notice of coverage (NOC) for the wastewater road. Thany said two geotechnical firms were engaged and exploratory test pits and lab work are scheduled; contractors have been asked to prepare proposals to repair two sloughing areas identified on site. He estimated he hopes to have TDEC, geotech results and proposed fixes lined up and to be able to start corrective work within about 30 to 60 days but noted TDEC processing times can be variable.
Commissioner Crowe asked whether the developer could provide monthly progress updates at the planning commission meeting; Thany agreed. The commission then moved to accept staff's recommendation to require a developer representative to appear and report progress, with the item to remain on agendas monthly until resolved. The motion passed by voice vote. Staff said that if no substantial work is completed following the periodic reviews, staff will seek consideration of calling the bond under county regulations.
