Magnolia City Council to consider extending temporary development moratorium

Magnolia City Council will consider extending its temporary development moratorium at its April 11 meeting.
(Lizzy Spangler/Community Impact)

Community Impact
By Lizzy Spangler 
9:45 AM Apr 6, 2023 CDT

The Magnolia City Council will consider extending its temporary development moratorium at its April 11 meeting, according to a March 22 news release posted on the city’s website.

In place since Dec. 21, the temporary development moratorium was enacted because the city’s water facilities were at capacity and “are inadequate and insufficient to adequately serve new development,” according to the ordinance.

The city is under construction with two water wells—Well No. 7 and Well No. 8—with temporary equipment in the process of being rented for Well No. 7, Community Impact previously reported.

City Council also approved an agreement with Magnolia East 149 for a water plant, according to previous reporting.

If extended, the moratorium would be in place for another 120 days, according to the news release.

By Lizzy Spangler - Lizzy joined Community Impact in August 2022 after working as a staff writer at Southlake Style Magazine. She graduated from the University of North Texas in May 2020, majoring in journalism and minoring in history and political science. When not working, Lizzy enjoys hanging out with her dog, Twix, or watching reality TV.