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Residents question Meadowbrook Acres replat; court delays action for verification
Summary
The court delayed consideration of a replat of Lot 2 in Meadowbrook Acres after resident Michael Martin said he had not signed amended restrictions and questioned whether a majority of property owners approved changes; county civil attorney Karen Badgley asked staff to verify affidavits before proceeding.
Kaufman County commissioners on Nov. 18 delayed action on a requested replat for Lot 2 in Meadowbrook Acres after a resident questioned whether the required majority of property owners had signed amended restrictions.
Development services staff told the court that amended restrictions specific to Lot 2 had been provided and reviewed by county legal counsel, which allowed staff to proceed with the replat review. Resident Michael Martin told the court he had lived in Meadowbrook Acres 22 years and said he had not signed any paperwork to allow subdivision. He objected to what he described as a change in neighborhood practice that would permit multiple lots where historically only one home per five acres had been allowed.
County civil attorney Karen Badgley advised the court that where ownership affidavits or signatures are in dispute the county should confirm the owner-majority threshold before approving a replat. Badgley asked the resident to leave contact information with staff so legal and development services could verify the documentation.
——"I would rather be 100% because we don't wanna have anything that's not accurate when this goes through," Karen Badgley said, urging verification of the amended restrictions.
The court voted to deny (hold) the replat at this time and asked staff to follow up with affected property owners, confirm whether the requisite majority of owners executed affidavits or amended restrictions for Lot 2, and return the item when verification is complete.
