Neighbor urges board to use updated soil data; planning staff says county is bound to adopted comp-plan CSR
At the Bushnell Acres rezoning hearing a resident said recent CSR (Corn Suitability Rating) data shows high-quality soil and urged the board to use updated data; staff replied the county uses CSR ratings adopted in 1998 while a comprehensive-plan update is underway. The board adopted the rezoning ordinance after the hearing.
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During the Bushnell Acres rezoning public hearing, Josh McGill (public commenter) told the Dallas County Board of Supervisors that the planning report relied on older CSR soil data and that more recent certified CSR calculations show values in the mid- to upper-80s, which he said indicates high-quality farmland that would be permanently lost if rezoned to allow residential lots.
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