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Developer seeks MUD annexation for 13-acre Brazos Cove subdivision in Freeport
Summary
At a Freeport City Council workshop, developer Clinton Wong asked the council to annex 13 acres next to the high school into Freeport MUD No. 1 to finance infrastructure for about 70 lots; residents pressed him on past promises, drainage negotiations and whether MUD financing would shift costs to homeowners.
Clinton Wong, a developer and landowner, told the Freeport City Council at a special workshop that he owns 13 acres adjacent to the high school and wants the property annexed into Freeport Municipal Utility District No. 1 so he can build a residential subdivision (Brazos Cove).
Wong said the project would create roughly 70 lots and that annexation into a MUD is necessary for the development to be price-competitive with nearby subdivisions. "Give me the mud that will allow me to compete with all the subdivisions North of Freeport," Wong said, adding that he could begin site work within about 90 days if the council supports the annexation.
The workshop focused on two interlocking issues: how to fund infrastructure and whether residents would face financial risk if industrial uses inside the MUD underperformed. ABHR attorney Katie Corner described the MUD financing model, saying developers typically fund initial infrastructure and the district issues tax-exempt…
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