San Antonio briefing draws widespread opposition to Lennar’s Guadalupe Ranch MUD ahead of Feb. 5 council vote

A special City of San Antonio session on Jan. 22 drew hundreds of residents and more than two dozen public speakers who urged the council to reject a developer’s request for consent to create a municipal utility district to serve the proposed Guadalupe Ranch development in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

City staff opened the briefing by describing the petition to form “Bexar County MUD No. 2,” a proposed financing tool the developer says would fund on‑ and off‑site infrastructure for an approximately 1,160–1,167‑acre site near Scenic Loop Road and Babcock Road. Staff said Lennar Homes of Texas plans the project and that the site is inside San Antonio Water System’s water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) but not inside any sewer CCN. Staff said the petition triggered a 90‑day clock that sets a Feb. 5 council meeting as the date to consider consenting to the MUD and an associated development agreement.

The briefing laid out draft development‑agreement terms under negotiation, including a proposed $150 million cap on bond issuance, third‑party conservation easement requirements,…