Residents urge county pause and raise safety, water and traffic concerns over 'The Meadow' development

Dozens of residents used the council’s public-comment period on Nov. 10 to press Josephine officials to push Collin County to pause approvals for the EPIC/Double R Meadow development, raising detailed concerns about water, emergency response capacity, traffic safety and sanitation, and referencing a state investigation into developer-related entities.

Many speakers asked the council to seek a formal delay. Sue Silver, who identified herself as having experience in emergency preparedness, said the project “may house up to 6,000 new residents” and listed four public-safety red flags, including whether North Texas Municipal Water District and fire services would have adequate water pressure to extinguish fires and whether the site’s single entrance would hinder evacuations or emergency access (public comment, SEG 242–292). She urged “a resolution to hunt and Collin Commissioner Courts to delay development approval for…