Open House / Grand Opening of New District Office / Memorial Celebration The District is celebrating the opening of its new District Office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately after the conclusion of the Board meeting. The public is welcome

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Open House / Grand Opening of New District Office / Memorial Celebration The District is celebrating the opening of its new District Office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately after the conclusion of the Board meeting. The public is welcome to attend this social event. A memorial presentation will also be made in honor of the late Dennis Erinakes, District Director from Johnson County, who recently passed away after over a decade of exemplary public service on the District ’s Board of Directors. A quorum of the Board of Directors may be present at this social event, but no District business will be discussed or transacted by the Board, nor will it take any action. The above agenda schedule represents an estimate of the order for the indicated items and is subject to change at any time. Public hearings and public meetings of the District are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance to attend a hearing or meeting, please call (817)556-2299 at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing or meeting to coordinate any special physical access arrangements. At any time during a hearing or meeting of the Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District Board and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the Board may meet in a closed execu tive session on any of the above agenda items or other lawful items for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (§551.071); deliberation regarding real property (§551.072); deliberation regarding prospective gifts (§551.073); personnel matters ( §551.074); and deliberation regarding security devices (§551.076). Any subject discussed in executive session may be subject to action during an open hearing or meeting. Persons may make comments for or against an application for any type of permit, permit amendment, replacement well, or exception request without the need to request a contested case hearing on the application. H owever, persons wanting to protest an application involving a permit or permit amendment by requesting a contested case hearing must do so either in writing or by appearing at the public hearing in person or by videoconference or telephone on the date specified in this notice before the time that the Board takes final action on the application, as set forth more specifically in the District Rules. Certification I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that on October 15 , 2020, at or before 5 :00 PM, I posted and filed the above the front window of the Prairielands GCD office in a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public all times and that it will remain so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Kathy Turner Jones, General Manager Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District

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.