Property owner seeks annexation and sewer access for 100-unit RV park near Bastrop; council questions capacity

Jason Shands told the council he and his wife own the property along the 165 corridor and requested annexation and access to Bastrop city sewer for a luxury RV park of roughly 100 units on about 8 acres. He said the park would target traveling workers employed by the nearby 'meta' project and estimated the development could generate about $10 million a year in local spending.

“There's gonna be in total a 100 units there over at about 8 acres,” Shands said, adding the park would screen units by model and condition and would not allow broken-down RVs. He said the park would include spaces for three to four food trucks and small vendors and that local entrepreneurs would have first right of refusal for leases.

Council members asked whether the parcel lay inside city limits and about the extent of physical work needed to connect to sewer lines; Shands said the parcel sits just outside the city and that connection work would not be a major construction project. The mayor had suggested pursuing annexation and city sewer because the applicant believed Bastrop sewer rules would be easier to follow than parish guidelines.

Shands said he expects most units to house single traveling workers and estimated the average wages of those workers at more than $100,000 annually; councilors asked staff to confirm sewer-capacity implications for a 100-unit park.

The council did not vote on annexation or service connection tonight; members asked for sewer maps and technical guidance on annexation requirements and utility-extension costs before any decision.