Williams Creek Estates Approved

Developers presented plans last week to the Fayette County Commissioners Court for a 13-tract subdivision on Guenther Road.

The development company, Austin Settlement LP, recently purchased 122 acres of land at the east corner of Guenther Road and Kruppa Road south of La Grange. Plans call for twoacre homesites along Guenther and Kruppa. The development will be called Williams Creek Estates, named after the nearby creek. A large portion of the property will remain reserved for future development.

Commissioners discussed the development at their meeting last Thursday, Sept. 24. Neighboring landowner Steve Cameron appeared at the meeting. He asked if the County considers whether the tracts are located within a floodplain when approving property divisions. Pct. 4 Commissioner and County Judge Pro Tem Tom Muras ran the meeting last Thursday. Muras said the County takes note whenever subdivisions are located in the floodplain. The County regulates construction within the floodplain in accordance with provisions of the National Flood Insurance Program.

“Do you look forward to this subdivision?” Muras asked Cameron.

“The more people the better, I guess,” Cameron said.

“All of the lots do have adequate road frontage and acreage to meet our regulations,” said County subdivision manager Clint Sternadel.

Commissioners passed the application unanimously.

In other development news, Commissioners also approved an application from Tim Larson for a roughly 26-acre subdivision on Roy Road between Cistern and Muldoon. Larson’s plans call for five residential lots ranging between 4.5 and 5.88 acres. Sternadel said the development meets all County regulations. Commissioners approved it unanimously.

Also at Thursday’s meeting, County Clerk Brenda Fietsam announced that her office would continue to remain closed during the lunch hour. Fietsam began closing the office at lunch during the COVID-19 pandemic. She told Commissioners last Thursday that she plans to keep the office closed at lunch until further notice. Commissioners voted unanimously to acknowledge her decision.

In other business, Commissioners voted unanimously to donate a 1988 water truck belonging to the Pct. 3 Road and Bridge Department to the City of Flatonia. Pct. 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff said the City needs a water truck for work around town. A new water truck would be very costly for the City. The old Pct. 3 water truck is near the end of its useful life for the County. Berckenhoff said the truck would bring little at auction if the County wished to sell it.

Berckenhoff said the truck would remain available to the County if he ever needed it in a pinch.