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7 • GeneralBlanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District (Blanco County)

Public Hearing for Lagom Ranch LLC Permit P-20250112:

Presented in: Blanco-Pedernales GCD Board Meeting - February 19, 2026 on 2026-02-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Action on Public Hearing for Lagom Ranch LLC Permit P-20250112:”
GS
Gregory Stevens
Board Secretary - Treasurer, Precinct 4
YES
JS
James Sultemeier
Director, Place 4
YES
GC
George Cofran
Director, Place 5
YES
TM
Tom Murrah
Director, Place 1
YES
JK
Jimmy Klepac
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7. Public Hearing for Lagom Ranch LLC Permit P-20250112: The public hearing opened at 1:48 PM. Kubinski provided an overview of the permit application requesting authorization to withdraw up to three acre-feet annually to serve 20 commercial lodging cabins. He explained that the application was administratively Page 1 complete prior to the district’s temporary suspension of new permits, but an administrative error occurred in posting the public notice to the district website. Proposed permit conditions were reviewed. Six citizens spoke in opposition. The public hearing closed at 2:16 PM.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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.