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Item 8. • REGULARCanyon Regional Water Authority (Guadalupe County)

G ENERAL BUSINESS

Presented in: CRWA Board of Trustees Meeting - September 08, 2025 on 2025-09-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Ted Gibbs made a motion to approve Resolution 25-07-006, On April 30, 2025, Wells Ranch Well No. 1 experienced a complete operational failure and is currently incapable of producing raw water to be supplied to Wells Ranch Water Treatment Plant for treatment and distribution to CRWA’s member entities and their customers. BE IT RESOLVED by the CRWA Board of Trustees: 1. That it is hereby declared that: (a) Continuous water service by CRWA is essential to the life, health, and safety of the public. (b) The primary duty of CRWA, including its management and employees, is to maintain continuous and adequate service at all times to protect the safety and health of the public against the danger inherent in the interruption of service. (c)The operational failure of the existing Wells Ranch Well No. 1 that supplies raw water to the Well Ranch Water Treatment Plant (“Wells Ranch WTP”) is an emergency condition because the operation of the Wells Ranch Well No. 1 is vital and CRWA is unable to ach”
JF
James Forssell
Director, Place 3
YES
SG
Stephanie Gonzalez
Director, Place 4
YES
MP
Martin Poore
Director, Place 5
YES
SM
Shari McDaniel
Director, Place 1
YES
MV
Mabel Vaughn
Director, Place 2
YES
TF
Timothy Fousse
Board President
YES

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.