Ellis County attorney Tom Drees has responded to the lawsuit that was filed in Ellis Co. District Court late Tuesday afternoon by Mary Alice Unrein, the developer of the proposed subdivision Blue Sky Acres south of Hays.

The Ellis County Commission and Commissioner Marcy McClelland are facing a lawsuit over a stalled residential subdivision south of Hays.

“The petition has been filed, and the petition will be served at court,” said Drees Thursday morning. “Once the petition has been served we will review the petition, file with the court, and proceed from there.”

In November, the Ellis County Commission failed to approve a final plat of the subdivision on a 1-1 vote, with Marcy McClelland dissenting. She cited concerns over groundwater contamination.

To read the statement made by Unrein or to view the petition, click HERE.