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Spearman Energy seeks preliminary replat for 20-acre battery site; commissioners ask legal review and follow-up
Summary
Spearman Energy representatives asked the Dimmit County Commissioners Court to approve a preliminary replat of about 20 acres near FM 2688 for a battery energy storage project. County officials requested legal review and asked that the matter return to a future agenda for additional vetting.
Spearman Energy representatives asked the Dimmit County Commissioners Court on Sept. 9 to allow a preliminary replat of roughly 20 acres on FM 2688 so Winter Garden Real Estate LLC can purchase the parcel and, eventually, develop a battery energy storage facility.
"The purpose of the replat is to purchase the property," said Ximena Lugo, identifying herself as representing Spearman Energy. She described the site as roughly two miles south on FM 2688 adjacent to a substation and said the company hopes to develop a project similar to a nearby 10-megawatt battery facility.
Melissa Vancrum, also with Spearman Energy, cautioned the court that the filing is an early-stage preliminary plat and that a final plat and multiple permitting steps would follow. "This is just in order to determine if the land can be purchased," Vancrum said, adding the applicants would coordinate with county staff on later development details.
County officials raised procedural and legal questions, and the presiding official said the county attorney should review the filing before the court takes final action. The applicant asked to be placed on the next commissioners-court agenda for follow-up; court minutes show the judge recommending legal counsel review to ensure all requirements are met before any final vote.
Because the submission on Sept. 9 was for a preliminary plat, commissioners did not adopt final development approvals; the court instructed staff to have county legal counsel review the matter and to place a subsequent item on the agenda that will include any recommended conditions or required notifications to affected property owners.
The request drew no recorded formal opposition at the Sept. 9 meeting; the applicants were told they must return with any required documentation and a final plat if and when development moves forward.
Next steps: county legal review and a follow-up agenda item where the court will consider any recommended conditions, notices and final action.
