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Waxahachie council hears hours of public concern over Emery Lakes planned development; public hearing continued

Waxahachie City Council · November 3, 2025
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Summary

Residents urged the council to slow consideration of a proposed planned development tied to Emery Lakes, raising traffic, drainage and density worries; council and staff said negotiations with the developer are ongoing and continued the hearing to Nov. 17.

Dozens of residents pressed the Waxahachie City Council on a proposed planned development that would add roughly 200 acres to a previously approved large PD, raising questions about traffic, drainage and vague zoning language.

At a public hearing opened by the council, residents said they are frustrated the land’s existing PD zoning could allow large-scale build-out without further council control. Robert Ferris, who said he lives on FM 875, asked for traffic-impact analysis and said the railroad crossing at the site is already a bottleneck. “Stoplight is not the issue. The issue is the railroad…

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