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Freestone County to consider resolution supporting neighboring counties on proposed water wells
Summary
Commissioners discussed a water-well permitting notice affecting Houston and Anderson counties, agreed to follow up with neighboring counties and to place a water resolution on the agenda for the commission's June 16 meeting; a motion to table and prepare a resolution carried unanimously.
Freestone County commissioners discussed public concerns about proposed well drilling and permitting in neighboring Houston and Anderson counties and agreed to pursue a coordinated response.
County staff said they had received calls about a public notice from a company proposing multiple wells; callers asked the county to consider showing formal support for Houston and Anderson counties, which county participants said are most directly affected. Commissioners said time was short to act and proposed drafting and approving a resolution to register the county's position.
Officials discussed next steps: contacting affected counties and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), gathering the exact public-notice language that residents had forwarded, and consulting local attorneys. The county judge was out of state for the rest of the week, and participants discussed holding a special meeting if needed.
Action taken: a motion to table the water item to the commission's meeting on the 16th and to prepare a resolution was made and carried with voice vote "aye." The clerk recorded the motion as carried and confirmed the item will return with a draft resolution.
Officials said they planned to coordinate with Anderson and Houston counties and to consider adding Freestone County's name to any joint petition or comment, depending on what those counties propose. Staff also noted other counties—Henderson and others—had already taken positions in related matters.
No final resolution text was adopted at the meeting; staff were assigned to draft language and to report back at the June 16 meeting.
