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Restore the Grasslands representative offers settlement terms in public comment to Parker council
Summary
A speaker representing Restore the Grasslands read statements from developer Philip Huffines proposing a reduced density settlement (3 units per acre, 11,000 sq ft minimum lots) and asking the council to pursue an interlocal agreement for water and sewer with Murphy; the speaker urged transparency about legal fees and noted more than $1.4M in legal costs to date.
During public comments, Misty Ventura, appearing on behalf of Restore the Grasslands, read statements attributed to Philip Huffines offering a proposed settlement: a reduction to roughly 3 units per acre with minimum 11,000-square-foot lots, and a request that the city negotiate an interlocal agreement for Murphy to provide water and sewer service so that a wastewater treatment plant would not be required.
Ventura also urged council to consider the settlement in executive session or public negotiation and asked the council to be transparent about legal costs, which she stated had exceeded $1,400,000 to date. A follow-up speaker, Casey Stevenson, representing Workers Earth of Grasslands and Healthline's Communities, reiterated a willingness to reduce density and to negotiate in good faith if Parker supports securing water and sewer service from Murphy.
The matter was included on the evening’s executive-session agenda and will be subject to closed-session deliberations consistent with legal counsel’s advice.
