Comal County approves Pearl Song Unit 1 plat amid residents’ water and floodplain concerns

Comal County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved the final plat for Pearl Song Unit 1, a large subdivision near State Highway 46, despite repeated public objections about groundwater, wastewater infrastructure and floodplain risk.

The approval, made by a motion from Commissioner Hogg and seconded by Commissioner Leacock, cleared the developer to record Unit 1 and proceed with the permitted road and drainage work. County staff said the application met the county’s administrative and technical review requirements and that statutory review timelines limited the court’s ability to delay final action.

Residents and neighborhood representatives urged the court to postpone or deny the plat. Dolores Patterson, who said she has lived in Comal County Estates for 31 years, told commissioners: “The density of this project is completely inconsistent with surrounding neighborhoods and far too high for an area that cannot sustain the growth at this level.” She and other speakers cited nearby wells going dry, two years of water restrictions affecting parts of Rockwell Ranch, and the absence of final permits for the proposed wastewater treatment plant.

Attorney Lauren Ice,…