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Stated that half of the wastewater treatment plants in the Edwards Aquifer contributing zone have violated discharge limits, and Lennar's proposed plant would discharge a million gallons daily into the Holotis Creek watershed, risking aquifer contamination.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Urged council to vote against the MUD, emphasizing the risk to the Edwards Aquifer and stating that over 1,500 residents opposed the project at TCEQ and 150 at the Planning Commission.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Spoke against MUDs, citing documented issues of high property taxes and fees that negate affordable housing claims, and shared an example of her sister paying nearly $3,000 annually in MUD taxes and fees.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Raised concerns about a hardship variance granted based on false representations of emergency access and questioned the procedural integrity of the approval, urging reexamination and documented proof of access.
As a member of MUD Board Number One, he described issues with high interest rates on bonds, long repayment periods, and potential for board self-enrichment, urging denial.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Opposed the MUD, highlighting the lack of city oversight over the wastewater plant, the risk to the Edwards Aquifer and Trinity Glen Rose recharge zone, and how it undermines the city's prior investments in aquifer protection.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Highlighted that public money was used to purchase environmentally sensitive land in the Holotis Creek watershed, and approving the MUD would undermine these past investments and the 2010 North Sector Plan.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→As a geology professor and board member of the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District, he explained the hydrologic connection between the Trinity Glen Rose and Edwards Aquifers and warned of contamination risks from the proposed wastewater discharge.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→As a councilman for the City of Gray Forest, he warned of increased flooding risks along Scenic Loop Road due to the development's wastewater discharge, potentially doubling rainfall impact and risking property loss and even loss of life.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Expressed alarm that the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office had no record of contact or review for the 3,000-unit development, raising serious life safety issues regarding fire safety and emergency access.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→Argued that taxpayers, not the developer, would bear the financial risk of the $150 million MUD and that the developer's traffic study incorrectly labels Scenic Loop Road as arterial, leading to increased public costs for road improvements.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→As president of the Canyons at Scenic Loop property owners association, he stated that their private roads are owned by the association and no permission will be granted to Lennar for public use by the new development.
City Council Special Session - Jan 22, 2026→