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Rockwall council approves 77.86‑acre planned development for Collier family amid neighborhood protests
Summary
After hours of testimony from residents worried about noise, trains and property values, the Rockwall City Council approved a planned development (Z2026‑007) 6–1 on March 16, allowing a phased light‑industrial and commercial campus that the applicant says will house indoor rail and truck docks and later a corporate headquarters.
The Rockwall City Council voted 6–1 on March 16 to rezone a 77.86‑acre tract on the city's east side to a Planned Development that allows limited light‑industrial and commercial uses, after a lengthy public hearing in which nearby residents described worries about noise, trains and falling property values.
The developer, Clay Collier, and Matt Wavering, president of the Rockwall Economic Development Corporation, told the council the project is intended as a multi‑phase corporate campus anchored by a sheet‑metal processing facility and, eventually, a corporate headquarters. "We've been around since 1957," Collier said, describing the firm as a third‑generation family company. He added the company recently secured a large retail customer, saying, "Lowe's is gonna provide…
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