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Committee forwards Rancho Guajolote proposal to full council after residents warn of aquifer and drainage risks
Summary
Public commenters and environmental groups told the Committee on Governance that a proposed roughly 3,000‑unit Rancho Guajolote development could worsen drainage and threaten the Edwards Aquifer; staff and council members agreed to send the request to the full council for further study and additional information on threats and financing.
The Committee on Governance sent a council consideration request for the Rancho Guajolote development to the full city council on Dec. 11 after residents and environmental advocates urged more study of drainage and potential threats to the Edwards Aquifer.
At a committee meeting that opened with public comment, Alan Montemayor of the Sierra Club told the panel the project would bring “demasiada densidad” that he said will create drainage problems and “resultar en… contaminación al acuífero” upon which the city depends. Judith Temple, coordinator of the San Antonio Environmental…
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