Arsenic: HuttoParke / Hutto Square
I would rather have No field than a Brownfield
By Mike Crump
9-15-2008
Just when you think things could not get any worse for the residents of HuttoParke. A recent discovery of VCP (voluntary clean up project 1398) sites for HuttoParke and Hutto Square have been discovered by the residents of Lennar-built homes in Hutto Parke. Documents cataloging arsenic levels in the soil exceeding the safe residential limits in HuttoParke and Hutto Square have been obtained by residents and many in the community are questioning why this information was not disclosed prior to purchasing their homes.
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Letters to the Editor
Occasionally we receive submissions from those who have input on Hutto's status or our services. This section has been dedicated to those submissions that stand out most.
Entry 9/29/2008
My family originally moved to Hutto in 1986. My parents were pleased with the small town atmosphere, lack of crime and easygoing way of life. The school district was in only two buildings at that time, the old high school and Hutto Elementary. I got older and like any other teenager, could not wait to move away. My biggest complaint about Hutto in those days was gossip but otherwise my recollections made me think Hutto would be a good place for my family to settle when we decided to buy a home in 2004.
HuttoParke shooting
By Mike Crump 9/28/2008
HuttoParke was the center of activity tonight as police lights and helicopter jet fuel filled the night air. Police arrived to Phillips St in the HuttoParke neighborhood for an alleged domestic disturbance. Life flight landed at the intersection of Phillips and Pierce to air lift an 18 year old young man from a self inflicted 44 caliber gun shot wound to the chest . It was told that he was airlifted to Breckenridge hospital where his condition is unknown at this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to this family in their time of need.
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Lennar leaves HuttoParke
Lennar has officially sold their ownership of lots in Huttoparke and have turned them over to a small builder out of Texas. 1st Home Texas is now offering $100 move in specials for their homes in Huttoparke ranging from $112-$132K. Current residents are concerned with this unannounced move by Lennar. Lennar corporation, who has been picketed since 2007 by Huttoparke residents over construction defects, is the number two builder in the US and could not be reached for comment. What kind of statement does it say when a builder of that size abandons one of their unfinished communities? It could say that there is hope for the little guy and communities when tackling a goliath corporation as massive as Lennar.
Lennar problems plague Hutto
Homeowners' concerns heard by state
6/4/2008 10:05 AM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
It's not a block party or a home tour, at least not the kind you're used to.
It was a tour of Hutto's defective homes.
Neighbors said a majority of houses in three different neighborhoods built by Lennar Homes have been plagued with cracks, nail pops and mold, among numerous other problems.
Tuesday night, representatives from the state heard homeowners' concerns.
"The builder lied to us about the soil being expansive, on a federal form, so if they would just buy back the homes or just stop building," homeowner Renee Crenshaw said.
