Scott McDonald, a DeSoto resident, told the council during public comment that the Hampton Road zoning proposal—now in its sixth year of planning—was rejected by the Planning and Zoning Commission and later removed from a council agenda. McDonald said the commission’s chair and a commissioner were replaced and warned that the council may rework the proposal and resubmit it to Planning and Zoning to secure a recommendation.

McDonald said the project has already cost the city “in excess of $2,000,000” in planning expenses and predicted the proposal would “ruin traffic on Hampton Road” and further stress struggling businesses. He criticized recent commission personnel changes and characterized the actions as attempts to avoid needing a super‑majority vote by the council.

The transcript records McDonald’s comments as opinion and concern raised during the public comment period; no planning action or vote on the Hampton Road item appears in the Oct. 7 council meeting minutes.