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Aransas Pass council backs San Patricio County industrial growth plan despite water and public‑input concerns
Summary
After extended public comment and questions from council members and residents, Aransas Pass voted to approve a resolution asking San Patricio County to consider and adopt a countywide industrial growth plan developed beginning in 2019. Speakers raised concerns about water supply, habitat and limited resident outreach.
Aransas Pass City Council voted to approve a resolution urging the San Patricio County Commissioners Court to consider and incorporate recommendations from a countywide industrial growth plan, after a lengthy presentation and extended public comment.
Joanne Amon, who identified herself as mayor of Ingleside On The Bay and a participant in the steering committee, told the council the plan was intended as nonbinding guidance, not zoning, and said the county paid roughly half of the plan’s stated $300,000 development cost while industry partners covered the remainder: “The plan is just that. It is a plan. It's not anything that's written…
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