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Council pauses final plat for Spring Creek Crossing after residents show flooding footage
Summary
The City Council received video and testimony from residents who said storm runoff and silt from the Spring Creek Crossing construction has flooded yards and garages. Councilors asked staff to investigate and a motion was made to table final action on the plat while staff follows up.
Broken Arrow City Council members paused consideration of the conditional final plat for the Spring Creek Crossing subdivision after residents said runoff and silt from construction has caused new and worsening flooding on nearby properties.
Resident Justin Fletcher showed council video of standing, muddy water and said the flow “is coming from the construction site” and that “this is my driveway right there,” adding that water has reached a backyard structure and patio that previously were dry. Fletcher said attempts to reach the developer had produced limited response. “I sent these videos to him” but “I haven't heard anything back,” he said.
Community Development Director Rocky Hinkle summarized the plat: Spring Creek Crossing is about 36.99 acres and will include 132 lots. Hinkle said the planning commission approved the conditional final plat on Feb. 27, 2025, and that earlier concerns at planning commission hearings focused on landscape buffering and construction methods. He told council an engineer for the project was present.
Megan Pasco, engineer of record with Tanner Consulting, told the council she had not heard neighbor complaints prior to that afternoon and asked to be put in contact with residents so she could connect them to the party responsible for the development. “I have not heard directly from any neighbors on this project, so I just want you to know that this has not made it to my desk,” Pasco said. She described erosion-control measures on site, said a city inspector, Mr. Tolbert, has confirmed the on-site measures, and said “we are open to doing additional things.”
City Manager (Mr. Spurgeon) told the council he was “not happy with seeing those pictures” and said staff would investigate and could issue a stop-work order if the developer failed to comply with city requirements. “I would just ask council to let me work with staff and we'll get it addressed,” he said, and asked residents to report issues directly to his office so staff can dispatch inspectors.
After the public comment and staff discussion, a councilor moved to table the item pending staff follow-up and additional information from the developer. The motion was seconded and the meeting record shows the motion to table was placed in the meeting system for action; the roll-call result is not specified in the transcript.
Council members pressed staff for a written list of items the developer should complete before final plat approval and emphasized that residents should not be required to live with ongoing runoff and silt issues. Several council members said they expected city inspections and corrective orders as appropriate before the council moves forward.
If the council ultimately adopts the conditional final plat, staff said there will be final approval steps and conditions to satisfy, and that the city would coordinate follow-up inspections and enforcement.
Notes: The conditional final plat had been rezoned previously from AG-1 to RS-4 with an accompanying PUD. Residents and the engineer referenced stormwater detention ponds and grading decisions made during design. The developer and builder roles were described by the engineer as distinct parties; residents reported contacting a homebuilder representative (Kyle) but not the land developer directly.
