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2026-600 • Regular AgendaCity of Alpine (Brewster County)
Discuss and consider an emergency update regarding the failure of a municipal water well requiring plugging and removal from service, resulting in reduced water production capacity and potential impacts to system pressure and fire flow, and provide direct
Presented in: City of Alpine - May 05, 2026 on 2026-05-05
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Discuss and consider an emergency update regarding the failure of a municipal water well requiring plugging and removal from service, resulting in reduced water production capacity and potential impac”
CE
Catherine Eaves
Mayor
YES
RP
Richard Portillo
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EM
Eva Martinez
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RR
Robert Rückes
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
LE
Lucy Escovedo
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RS
Rick Stephens
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss and consider an emergency update regarding the failure of a municipal water well requiring plugging and removal from service, resulting in reduced water production capacity and potential impacts to system pressure and fire flow, and provide direct
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).