Resident warns county: Blackland Prairie soils are being lost to development
Jody Boll, speaking for Preserve Wilco and Wilco Greenbelt Alliance, urged Williamson County Commissioners Court to protect the Blackland Prairie's productive soils and working agricultural lands, saying conversion to impervious surface irreversibly harms water recharge and food security.
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Jody Boll, representing Preserve Wilco and Wilco Greenbelt Alliance, told the Williamson County Commissioners Court the county must weigh legacy alongside growth. "Once this land is covered by concrete, this historic land, it's gone forever," Boll said, urging county leaders to preserve Blackland Prairie soils on the county's east side because of their role in groundwater recharge and food production.
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