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Public commenters urge pause on Inner Harbor desalination and press for libraries, sidewalks and community services
Summary
At public comment the evening session, dozens of residents urged council to halt or reconsider the Inner Harbor desalination plan, criticized earlier staff actions, and asked the council to prioritize libraries, sidewalks, parks and social services. Speakers also raised concerns about industrial water use, health disparities and transparency.
During the evening public-comment period, more than two dozen residents addressed the council on a range of community concerns, with the majority of remarks focused on proposed seawater desalination (Inner Harbor) and broader city priorities.
Multiple speakers urged the council to pause or terminate the Inner Harbor desalination project, citing environmental and public-health concerns, the risk of concentrated brine discharge in Corpus Christi Bay and the project's cost. Speakers referenced recent consulting and permitting activity and asked the council to consider alternatives such as expanded groundwater projects, reuse, pipeline upgrades and rain-capture measures. Several commenters said they feared the proposed desalination discharge could harm bay habitat and local fisheries; others questioned the project's economic…
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