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Residents, elected officials speak against wastewater plant

by | Dec 16, 2021 | Latest

Residents and elected officials opposed to a proposed wastewater plant had the opportunity to voice their opinion during a public meeting held Monday, Dec. 6 at Southfork Ranch in Parker.

The proposed wastewater plant is near the North Murphy Road and Rolling Ridge Drive intersection in Parker and Murphy’s extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJ). The proposed plant, which  

The developers and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality members were not present, instead teleconferencing into the meeting.

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