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Commissioners approve Greystone Estates Phase 4 final plat with road‑repair condition
Summary
Ellis County Commissioners approved Greystone Estates Phase 4 final plat (about 46.83 acres, 32 residential lots plus 2 HOA lots) with staff conditions including a required road‑use agreement and payment for repairs to Singleton and Campbell roads; resident Marl Lewis Abbott objected to being held responsible for unrelated truck traffic.
The Ellis County Commissioners Court approved the final plat for Greystone Estates Phase 4 on a 4–0 vote, with a required road use agreement and payment to the county for repairs to Singleton Road and Campbell Road caused by construction traffic. The plat covers roughly 46.832 acres and will contain approximately 32 residential lots and two HOA lots (34 total).
Alberto Morris, director of development, told the court staff had recommended 27 conditions of approval and that the court and staff added an additional, 28th condition requiring a road use agreement for repairs. "Prior to the filing of this plat, a road use agreement shall be approved by the commissioners court for repairs to Singleton Road and Campbell Road caused by this development and payment to the County finalized for the amount listed on said agreement," Morris said in his presentation.
Resident Marl Lewis Abbott spoke against placing the full maintenance burden on his operation, saying he had not been using Singleton Road except for a two-week period and that most development‑related truck traffic to nearby subdivisions travels Campbell Road. "We are not even using Singleton Road at all," Abbott told the court, adding he counted large commercial trucks on Singleton Road that were unrelated to his project. County staff responded that overloaded tandem‑axle dump trucks traveling the corridor had caused the initial road breakdown and that the road needed repair regardless of which development traffic contributed to wear.
The court approved the plat with the conditions and required the developer to address missing temporary turnaround easements, filing‑fee adjustments, lot‑line corrections to avoid septic encroachment, and other technical items listed in the staff report. The approval passed 4–0.
