PD-204 Cockrell Hill development

Opposed; raised concerns about schools, two-lane Wintergreen Road crashes into the creek, sewage and drainage capacity, police and fire staffing, noise, and trash from renters.

Opposed; cited traffic, density, the new Duncanville charter school and stadium traffic, and questioned adding retail when existing centers sit empty.

Opposed; said she felt insulted by the process, questioned the 200-foot notification radius, and said the Redbird comparison doesn't apply to her half-million-dollar neighborhood.

Liked parts of the project but favored delaying it; questioned counting all 45 acres in the density calculation and asked about phasing guarantees and for-sale townhome options.

Opposed; a Duncanville resident across the street who received no notification and described repeated car crashes into her property on Wintergreen.

Opposed; said the notice timing gave residents only a day or two to respond, questioned adding development with vacant retail nearby, and said she can't exit her street in 20 seconds now.

Opposed; lives directly across from the project's egress, never got a letter, and described monthly accidents where Wintergreen narrows from two lanes to one.

Opposed; said the notice understated the project (198 vs. 510 units), said his open records request went unanswered, and argued the comp plan's single-family intent shouldn't be changed without a community vote.

Opposed; worried about traffic on Cockrell Hill, fire and police capacity, water and sewer strain, taxes on fixed-income seniors, and the $1,300 rent for a 490-square-foot studio.

Opposed; said the area was planned as DeSoto's high-end single-family enclave and warned the four-story complex would destroy privacy, drainage, and property values for retirees.

Opposed; cited a Texas A&M study on incompatible zoning lowering home values 5-15%, traffic, crime notices since the strip center opened, and power reliability problems.

Opposed; warned developers sell after 10-12 years, questioned public service costs, criticized the wood fence substitution, and suggested alternatives like an entertainment district or sports complex.

Opposed; asked why only 200-foot neighbors get a say, cited Wintergreen traffic, and invoked DeSoto's history as a high-income African American community, urging the city to 'do better.'

Opposed because infrastructure isn't in place; said Wintergreen widening isn't on the CIP, warned of Hampton Road lane reductions pushing traffic over, and suggested condo townhomes with mandatory HOAs.

Opposed; said Terrence Maiden is here as a developer, not a resident, that community meeting questions went unanswered, and that the project lacks transparency and reflects DeSoto's values.

Opposed; said the applicant was 'deceitful' about the unit count and density math, and cited traffic and losing the quiet that drew him from Dallas.

Opposed; a 40-year resident who praised the commission's questions but said the project is in the wrong place at the gateway of DeSoto and should be denied.

Registered in opposition but did not wish to speak.

Opposed; a Duncanville resident who owns the corner from the light to the bridge, doubled down on DeSoto with a business, but said the density math doesn't work and he never saw a notice.

Opposed; said her neighborhood never got notices, prefers single-family, questioned transparency, and claimed the Redbird apartments are Section 8.

Opposed; learned of the project through Nextdoor months ago and said there was no transparency about the development or even this meeting.

Opposed; chose DeSoto in 2001 for single-family stability, never got a letter despite backing onto Cockrell Hill, and said the Redbird comparison fails because that site was commercial.

Opposed; a 27-year area resident who said prior community meetings were unanimously against it and warned the traffic could be life-threatening.

Opposed; never got a letter despite being within 400 feet, urged the city to keep its SF-15 zoning, protect generational wealth, and noted the vacant retail promise down the road that never materialized.

Opposed; cited speeding and congestion on Cockrell Hill and Wintergreen, and worried about trash from roughly a thousand new renters not invested in the community.

Opposed; asked whether DeSoto wants to be greeted by a four-story complex at its entrance and noted the new shopping center behind the existing one sits empty.

Registered in opposition but did not wish to speak.

Opposed; a Windmill Hills realtor and former multifamily industry worker who questioned whether the deviations serve DeSoto or just density, doubted studio demand, and asked about filling existing vacant retail first.

Registered in opposition but did not wish to speak.

Registered in opposition but did not wish to speak.