The good folks at nearby Tecolote Farm are still struggling with their urban-sprawl-created water situation. We ask that you contact the Travis County Commissioners Court to remind them of how important local farmers are to the community, and to pledge to support Judge Biscoe’s plan to tie the farm into the County’s water supply if other measures fall short.
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Dear Commissioner Eckhardt,
I understand that you are seeking constituents’ input at your fundraising receptions on land use. There is a particular aspect of land use that is currently very important to me. The County has recently made a positive first step toward making good on their offer to right the wrong caused to our vegetable farmer, Tecolote Farm, by the County’s heavy pumping for sports fields and leisure ponds. I commend you for voting for the County to pay for test wells if Prof. Sharp’s investigations recommend it. I am encouraged that the County is showing
If, however, the UT study does not find significant water-producing capabilities on Tecolote Farm, I strongly urge you to stand behind your reputation of environmental and sustainable land use and vote to implement Judge Biscoe’s legally-approved plan to tie Tecolote Farm into the County’s water supply.
The County has an excellent opportunity in this case to promote local, organic agriculture right now and save this farm. Land use policy can be created to handle future issues, but the County needs to fix the problem it helped create with Tecolote’s water supply. When a mistake is made, do the right thing and fix it. Save policy changes for the future; they can not retroactively fix poor planning from the past. Please don’t delay any further.
Sincerely,
Your name here
A voting constituent
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