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Llano council halts negotiations with LCRA after residents warn firm water deal won’t deliver upstream supply
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Llano City Council voted to cease negotiations with the Lower Colorado River Authority on a proposed firm water contract and to postpone further consideration of the draft water conservation and drought contingency plans.
The Llano City Council voted to stop negotiations with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) on a proposed firm water contract and to postpone consideration of the draft Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan after more than an hour of public comment and council discussion.
The motion to "cease negotiation with LCRA on the firm water contract and postpone future consideration of the WCP and the DCP" was made by a council member (speaker 3) and seconded by speaker 14; the motion carried on a voice vote recorded as 3 to 1 in favor of pausing negotiations.
Residents who addressed the council said the contract was unlikely to provide usable water to an upstream community and warned of financial risk. "This is…
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