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Residents and builders urge clearer comparisons, more engagement over Brazos County draft regulations
Summary
Public commenters and some commissioners at a Brazos County workshop urged a slower, more collaborative process, asked for a side-by-side that highlights changes from the 2016 code, and raised concerns about enforcement, drainage in a specific subdivision, and housing affordability.
Public commenters and local officials told the Brazos County Commissioners Court on April 1 that while the draft subdivision regulations address important issues such as roads and drainage, the process needs clearer comparisons to current rules, more stakeholder working sessions, and attention to enforcement and affordability.
James Smith, a resident, said a recently approved subdivision (Woodland Park) lacked adequate drainage and that previous follow-up promises went unkept. "We get a 2 inch train that floods 60 foot up into my..." Smith said, describing persistent…
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