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Public raises Xrio Ranch concerns as commission requests wider subdivision review
Summary
Public commenters registered concerns about the proposed Xrio Ranch development while commissioners approved a request to the Regional Planning Commission to expand subdivision standards to all private roads serving three or more homes and require Regional Planning approval for subdivisions of 100+ acres.
Members of the public signed up to speak about the proposed Xrio Ranch development at the Giles County Legislative Body meeting on May 19, 2025, and commissioners subsequently voted to ask the Regional Planning Commission to broaden subdivision standards.
At the start of the meeting County Executive Graham Stowe allowed a motion (moved by Roger Reedy, seconded by Caleb Savage) to place discussion of the proposed Xrio Ranch Development on the New Business portion of the agenda. During the public-comment sign-up the minutes list Nicole Meadows, Nanette Beebe and Rosemary Martin as commenting on Xrio Ranch; the minutes record topics but do not transcribe their remarks.
Later, under New Business, Commissioner Caleb Savage moved — and the commission approved by roll-call — a request to the Regional Planning Commission to expand subdivision standards to all private roads that provide access to three or more privately owned homes and to require approval by the Regional Planning Commission for subdivisions of 100 or more acres. Property Assessor Tommy Hyatt told commissioners that private roads remain the responsibility of property owners and cannot be adopted by the county unless they are brought up to county specifications. The motion carried with no recorded no votes; Tim Risner was recorded as absent.
The action sends the requested changes to the Regional Planning Commission for consideration; the minutes do not show any immediate change to county code or technical standards.
