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20 • REGULARTrinity Bay Conservation District (Chambers County)

INSTALLING 3000 FEET OF 6” WATER LINE ALONG FM 563 AND PINE HOLLOW ROAD FOR LOW

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - August 17, 2026 on 2026-08-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Adjourn”
AR
Annette Rayburn
Director, Place 3
YES
LH
Lester Hankamer
Director, Place 4
YES
JW
Justin Woody
Director, Place 5
YES
VC
Victor Caraway
Director, Place 1
YES
RN
Richard Nicely
Director, Place 2
YES
MW
Michael Winzer
President
ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

INSTALLING 3000 FEET OF 6” WATER LINE ALONG FM 563 AND PINE HOLLOW ROAD FOR LOW PRESSURE General Manager Shadden — Yes, sir, this is a highway FM 563 in Turtle Bayou. It's got a two-inch line to serve all the houses back up in there. And this is the same as Belton Lane extension that the gentleman's been calling for years. It's got lower water pressure. So anyway, since then, there's an 8- inch, I think, in Sherwood there. So, we tapped it and brought a six up to Turtle Bayou. So, we want to tap the six at Turtle Bayou and bring it up to Pine Hollow and bring it down and fix the problem with low pressure there. This is pretty much the same as what we did on Belton Lane. Vice President Nicely — So, this is just a 2-inch line. General Manager Shadden - It's a 2-inch line. The picture doesn't show all the houses, but it's a 2-inch line serving all those houses back in there. And I want to say average pressure is 60.3, but whenever everybody's home in peak, it drops to 35. So, they're dropping to 35 and in the past, since there wasn't any water on Turtle Bayou, I want to say one of these guys, his son built on Turtle Bayou, so they actually run a water line from Pine Hollow over to Turtle Bayou to service his house. So, I guess what I'm saying, just trying to get water at the time. So, anyway, like I'm saying, in peak situations, it drops to 35 psi. This and this would also give them some fire protection in that area. Vice President Nicely - I was going to say I when I see th

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.