{"id":3404,"date":"2025-04-10T15:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:36:11","slug":"midland-city-council-approves-new-rv-park-near-midland-horseshoe-pavilion-in-midland-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/midland-city-council-approves-new-rv-park-near-midland-horseshoe-pavilion-in-midland-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Midland City Council Approves New RV Park Near Midland Horseshoe Pavilion in Midland, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3405\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3405 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Midland-RV-660x365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Midland City Council approves a new RV park near Interstate 20, despite concerns from local residents about increased crime and traffic. [Charlie Rogers\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">An ordinance amending Midland&#8217;s zoning map has been approved by the City Council to allow a new &#8220;vacation trailer park&#8221; to be established. The area is a 16.6-acre plot of land located south of Interstate 20 near the Midland Horseshoe Pavilion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Guests will be able to move their RVs in and keep them there for a maximum period of a month. The RV park will be owned by Zach Robinson of Cisco, who also owns an RV park in Midland and other vacation RV parks throughout West Texas. Infrastructure will be handled by Bull Mountain LLC while being sponsored by Maverick Engineering.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, numerous concerns have been raised by those who live in the area. \u201cThe neighbors to the south are against this plan, not because everyone\u2019s against having this type of facility in Midland,\u201d Michelle Morris, a local attorney whose father lives in the area, told City Council on Tuesday. \u201cWe just really feel like the location is wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Morris argues that the area in question is known for having commercial and industrial roads where oil, automobile and water workers make their commutes, often with expensive equipment. She and some residents believe that, with the private RVs making the area more active and also increasing foot traffic, it will increase the likelihood of said equipment being stolen. \u201cWe do have a high crime rate,\u201d said Randy Hanson, who lives next to the land. \u201cI don\u2019t like the idea of how long somebody can stay.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hanson also argued that the increased population can lead to more water and sewage demand without a sufficient supply. There are currently no water lines running directly into the area. Though the city does say this will be a priority during construction, those opposed to the idea have indicated the possible impracticality of this.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Onsite is all private water. It\u2019s not designed for fire flow for commercial properties that Mr. Hanson and others will need in the area,\u201d said Andrew Mellon, a contractor that has surveyed the site. \u201cIt\u2019s a weird situation. Water lines could be brought through there to them if they so choose to develop their land.\u201d Mellon also noted the presence of an oil line nearby, which could make the construction of water lines even more complicated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Robinson denied these concerns, saying that the park will be fenced off to prevent any theft and that rumoured plans of building walking trails in the park are erroneous.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We\u2019re trying to provide a place where families can come,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we have the same concerns of stuff getting stolen out of the back of your truck in the park.\u201d Hanson himself conceded this, saying, \u201cI think these fellows have good intentions. Looks like they\u2019re trying to spend a lot of money to make it, so that might improve it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As for water, Robinson says he is devising unique ways of delivering it to his customers without impacting residents, but that he&#8217;s having trouble doing so.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There\u2019s a water retention pod there that we thought was going to catch basin water,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then that would kind of save us all the trouble of bringing utilities over there. But with some of the oil and gas radiuses on the flares and container batteries, the layout didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Despite the concerns, the ordinance to create the RV park was approved unanimously by the City Council on the condition that the park follow their guidelines on such an establishment. There is no current timetable for completion available publicly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrt.com\/news\/article\/midland-rv-park-approval-20269679.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ordinance amending Midland&#8217;s zoning map has been approved by the City Council to allow a new &#8220;vacation trailer park&#8221; to be established. The area is a 16.6-acre plot of land located south of Interstate 20 near the Midland Horseshoe Pavilion. Guests will be able to move their RVs in and keep them there for a maximum period of a month. The RV park will be owned by Zach Robinson of Cisco, who also owns an RV park in Midland and other vacation RV parks throughout West Texas. 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