Douglas County amends eminent-domain takings to finish Mueller Parkway; Park Ranch objects

The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 20 approved an amended resolution (2025 R-043A) that expands the legal descriptions and proposed takings tied to the Mueller Parkway project to include additional right-of-way and drainage easements needed to complete two lanes of roadway.

County staff told the board the amendment clarifies meets-and-bounds descriptions the court found insufficient earlier this year and adjusts acreage totals to reflect survey work and corrected flood-model interpretation. “The total estimated cost to acquire the property and the associated easements is approximately $635,000,” County Manager Jennifer Davidson said during the presentation.

Why it matters: the change affects a narrow strip of agricultural land owned by Park Ranch Holdings and adds roughly 3.54 acres of fee acquisition adjacent to the existing roadway alignment plus about 6.77 acres of nonexclusive drainage easements, according to staff. County engineers say the acquisitions are necessary because the constructed roadway, built partially above existing grade, will redirect flood flows in some 100-year events and that some areas meet the county’s code definition of an “adverse impact”…