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Ellis County commissioners approve multiple plats, variances and bonds in consent and development agenda
Summary
At its April 29 meeting the Ellis County Commissioners Court approved a suite of routine development, subdivision and financial items—including amendments to the county thoroughfare map, variances, performance and maintenance bond transactions and several plats—while adopting routine cash-management and grant-management policies.
The Ellis County Commissioners Court approved a package of development and financial items at its April 29 meeting in Waxahachie, including an amendment to the county Master Thoroughfare Plan, several variances and multiple bond and plat actions.
Why it matters: The actions clear legal and administrative obstacles for property owners and developers, authorize bonds and maintenance guarantees, and finalize plats that let new lots or subdivisions proceed. Together the items affect road alignment, property access and the timing of work that will be built and inspected under county standards.
Most significant votes and outcomes - Amendment to the 2024 Ellis County Master Thoroughfare Plan (Bozick Lane/State Highway 34 and FM 985): Approved. The court adopted staff’s recommended change to remove a portion of proposed minor arterial that tied into FM 985 and to realign Bozick Lane so it terminates at State Highway 34 because the removed segment lies mostly in floodplain and to allow a nearby business to come into compliance. Motion by Commissioner Grayson; second Commissioner…
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