The Middleton City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 3 to approve the final plat for Willowwood Estates Phase 1, a development located at the northeast corner of Cemetery Road and Meadow Park Street just south of Purple Sage.

Planner Miss Stewart told the council the phase covers approximately 11 acres, is zoned R-3, and contains 30 single-family lots and five common lots; she said the final plat meets the R-3 dimensional standards and that developers have paid required fees. City Engineer Amy Woodruff recommended approval and submitted a recommendation letter in the council packet.

Council members asked specifically about Block 5, Lot 1 — confirmed to be a storm retention area rather than a play area — and about the future extension and right-of-way for Explorer Street; staff and the applicant showed aerial and parcel details that illustrated the Explorer Street connection as a completed roadway segment.

After questions were answered, a council member moved approval, another seconded, and the motion carried on an unrecorded unanimous voice vote.