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Residents push Brookshire council to "opt out" as developer previews 175,000‑sq‑ft warehouse on 12th Street
Summary
At a Jan. 15 town hall, residents urged Brookshire City Council to block a proposed 175,000-square-foot warehouse on 12th Street, citing narrow one‑way access, flooding and the risk of higher property taxes; the developer said it would provide right-of-way, build on-site stormwater controls and construct an engineered concrete access road.
Brookshire City held a town-hall session on Jan. 15 to hear residents and a developer discuss a proposed 175,000-square-foot warehouse along 12th Street.
Residents spoke strongly against the plan during public comment, urging the council to ‘‘opt out’’ of the project. Robert Johnson said he has lived on 12th Street for roughly 50–60 years and called the street ‘‘a one-way, dead end’’ not suited to heavy truck traffic. He told the council he left documents and an exhibit for council review and asked the city to repair the road before permitting heavy commercial use. Another resident said she had learned of the project only that day and asked for more information about the company proposing the development.
A Bridal Stacy Group representative, introduced by the council, presented the site plan and described the project as an approximately 175,000-square-foot concrete…
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