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TCEQ refers Williamson County challenge to municipal utility district petition to SOAH and ADR
Summary
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted May 22 to grant Williamson County party status in a petition to create Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 60 and to refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested-case hearing.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted May 22 to grant Williamson County party status in a petition to create Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 60 and to refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested-case hearing. The commission also directed that the case be placed into the agency’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program to run concurrently with SOAH’s scheduling process.
The action came after Williamson County’s attorney, Stephanie Albright of Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, told the commission the county was seeking “party status as an affected party” and said the county’s concerns include how road powers and maintenance obligations could shift long-term costs to the county. “There’s nothing that requires [a MUD] to maintain the…
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