Council approves amendment to roundabout agreement, reduces county contribution and extends completion deadline
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Summary
Lancaster County approved an amendment Nov. 10 to a development agreement tied to a Wilson Creek roundabout, trimming the county contribution and extending the contractor’s completion date to address utility‑caused delays.
The council on Nov. 10 approved on first reading Ordinance No. 2025‑2003, an amendment to a roundabout agreement connected to the Wilson Creek development. The amendment attaches prior amendments as exhibits, reduces the county's share of a targeted roundabout at Henry Harris and Shelley Mullis from $280,000 to $140,000 and extends completion deadlines into March to accommodate construction delays caused by utility work and county water and sewer inspections.
Planning staff and administration said delays by utility providers (including late removal of poles and changing water district requirements) pushed the developer behind schedule. Administrator Marston said the county had used its contractual leverage previously — withholding certificates of occupancy — and noted that litigation or injunctions would be a next step if a negotiated extension were not reached. Miss Williams said passing the amendment would lift the developer from default and permit work to continue under the revised schedule; she reported the contractor had removed utility poles and was awaiting water district final tests.
The developer and KB Homes representative present told council crews are working and the project is near completion. Council members said they prefer negotiated resolution over immediate enforcement given the external constraints described by staff. The amendment passed unanimously; staff said they will monitor milestones and, if the work is not completed by the extended date, may exercise remedies set out in the original agreement.
What happens next: County administration will monitor the developer’s weekly progress reports, confirm final inspections and ensure contract language continues to protect county interests; if milestones are missed the county retains enforcement options under the development and roundabout agreements.
