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County staff warns developers to finish Terreferro Road repairs or risk maintenance-bond hold
Summary
At the Williamson County Regional Planning Commission meeting, the contractor updated the commission on Phase 1 and Phase 2 drainage and erosion work on Terreferro Road; county staff said unresolved slope and pond issues mean the county will hold the maintenance bond and could call it if problems remain into summer.
The Williamson County Regional Planning Commission heard an update on the Terreferro Road drainage and erosion control project, where county staff signaled they may withhold the maintenance bond if remaining work is not completed.
Brett Thany of True Land, representing Jones Company, told commissioners the project’s Phase 1 comments were returned by the county engineer that day and that Phase 2 slope repairs were about 80% complete, with fabric and drainage stone installed but final grading and headwall work still outstanding. "Phase 1 engineer just sent back comments from that today," Thany said, and staff will need to review and work through those comments.
County staff acknowledged the contractor’s progress but said multiple open issues remain, including pond stabilization and the need for additional slope information from the engineer. An unnamed county inspector stated directly that the county would "hold on to the maintenance bond" and that the bond was unlikely to be released in the next few months unless contractors address the deviations observed. The inspector added that if the contractor "doesn't get it right by summer, we're gonna be talking about calling the bond."
Staff and the contractor said the schedule now depends on geotechnical core results, resolution of road-material questions and finalization of the wastewater-road material. The contractor said he had just received Phase 1 comments and was beginning to address them; staff said some pond areas still do not drain and that additional geotech work is pending.
Why it matters: the maintenance bond is the county’s primary financial assurance that required repairs will be made after construction. Holding the bond would shift the county toward using bond funds to finish work if contractors fail to correct deviations from approved plans. County staff said they will continue inspections and await geotech results before setting a schedule for bond release or potential bond call.
Next steps: staff will review geotech core results and the contractor's response to the Phase 1 comments; the commission expects further updates at future meetings, and county staff said they will keep the maintenance bond in place while issues remain unresolved.
