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Residents press council over Cross Timbers drainage as Knights Landing development proceeds
Summary
Residents described repeated flooding and erosion near Knights Landing and urged the council to delay construction until independent drainage studies and remedial measures are complete. Town staff said legal limits constrain council action while staff continues site visits and homeowner assessments.
Dozens of residents from the Cross Timbers neighborhood addressed the Flower Mound Town Council during a lengthy public‑comment period focused on drainage problems linked by speakers to recent clearing at the Knights Landing development.
Neighbors presented photographs and video showing washed‑out creek banks, a missing tree buffer and changes to overland flow paths. Stephen Wood and other property owners said erosion has already undermined fences and cut into embankments. John David Frith and others said they had been told by the seller or developer the land would be developed with only a small number of large homes, but identified later proposals for a denser subdivision and tree removal.
Speakers urged council to delay site work and require an…
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