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Ellis County denies variance for Trails at Hidden Creek after resident, engineering concerns
Summary
The Ellis County Commissioners Court unanimously denied a developer variance request for the Trails at Hidden Creek subdivision after a county engineer warned of problematic soils and a nearby resident raised road‑safety concerns for 13 families who use the route as their only access.
At its regular meeting the Ellis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to deny a variance request for the Trails at Hidden Creek development, citing geotechnical risks and neighborhood safety concerns.
Alberto Morris, the county's Director of Development, presented the variance request for parcel ID 274632183403, which asked to waive a cement‑stabilized flex base requirement in the county’s standard construction details. County staff and the county…
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