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Bastrop City Council is expected to discuss approval of a municipal utility district that would fund infrastructure for the Ironwood Development, following a recommendation from Bastrop Planning and Zoning to create the MUD. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)

Bastrop sees early stages of housing development; residents voice concerns

By Elisabeth Jimenez

Bastrop is getting closer to the creation of the fifth municipal utility district, or MUD, in the county to fund infrastructure needed for a future housing development called Ironwood Development.

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