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Commissioners discuss Willow Ranch MUD petition and larger development petition; ask for more information before recommending to TCEQ
Summary
Court reviewed two municipal utility district petitions — a roughly 140-acre Willow Ranch MUD and a much larger ~1,754-acre petition — but did not make a formal recommendation to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and opted to gather more information.
Kaufman County Commissioners Court discussed two pending petitions seeking creation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) and declined to issue a formal written recommendation to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) at Thursday's meeting, saying staff should gather additional details before the court submits a recommendation.
County legal staff explained that state law and TCEQ practice allow the county, as an interested political subdivision, to request a public hearing and submit a recommendation on petitions to create MUDs. The court previously requested TCEQ hold hearings on the two petitions; Thursday's item asked whether the court wished to send a recommendation for approval or denial or to seek more information.
On the smaller petition, the petitioners…
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