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9 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

B.

Presented in: January 3, 2008 - Public Hearing and Regular Board Meeting on 2008-01-03
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“A motion was made by Pete Brien, second by Wayne Wilson to approve the Historic Use Permit Application as presented. The motion carried unanimously.”
JB
Jayson Barfknecht
Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

B. Fifty-five wells for Cliff A. Skiles Jr., D. V. M. Fifteen wells are located at Brazos Barton Farms, 4026 FM 1644, Hearne, TX and forty wells are located at Goodland/Harlan Farms, North of FM 485, West of Hwy 6 extending East of the Brazos River, Hearne, TX for Agricultural Irrigation. All fifty-five wells are in the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer. Cliff A. Skiles Jr., D. V. M. requested a Historic Use Permit for fifty-five (55) wells, fifteen (15) wells are located at Brazos Barton Farms, 4026 FM 1644, Hearne, TX and forty (40) wells are located at Goodland/Harlan Farms, North of FM 485, West of Hwy 6 extending East of the Brazos River, Hearne, TX for a total amount of 27,422 acre feet per year for Agricultural Irrigation. The wells are in the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer. Kent Watson presented the facts concerning the Historic Use Permit Application. A motion was made by Pete Brien, second by Wayne Wilson to approve the Historic Use Permit Application as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.