The Plan Commission on Dec. 2 recommended approval of the final plat for the fifth addition to Casey's Meadow South, a 30‑lot single‑family subdivision covering about 8.655 acres, including a planned extension of Mockingbird Way (renaming Windsong Terrace) and utility extensions. Staff said city water, sanitary and storm utilities can be extended and that the Police and Fire Departments reported no servicing concerns.

The substantive debate centered on infrastructure funding and parkland. Commissioner Mister Pollock asked why the city should pay for the connector road when developers commonly fund road work, saying, “Why should the city pay for it when normally a developer would?” Staff replied that the city will manage the extension through its capital improvement program (CIP) and that negotiations with the developer included assistance for the connection. Vice chair Kiefer and several commissioners voiced broader concerns about consistency in standards and parkland availability on the city’s west side. Miss Davey raised usability questions about Rouge Park, noting much of that parkland is marsh and lacks playgrounds for new neighborhood children.

The motion to adopt the staff findings carried 7–2; Mister Pollock and Vice chair Kiefer voted no. The commission asked staff to coordinate CIP scheduling and asked the parks director to confirm whether existing dedicated parkland meets usable‑recreation standards for new subdivisions.

What’s next: staff will pursue final engineering approvals and coordinate CIP work for the road connection; council liaison said the commission’s concerns will be relayed to the Common Council.