Invitation of citizens or Directors to speak in advance of District’s regular

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Invitation of citizens or Directors to speak in advance of District’s regular business (limited to 3 minutes each – agenda items/non-agenda items) – Jordan Furnans introduced himself as representing Legacy Water Supply Corporation in Webb County to comment on GMA 13. Mr. Furnans stated that in his opinion, Legacy Water Supply Corporation has been “unfairly excluded from the DFC process” because “the pumpage they requested was essentially denied by Wintergarden GCD”. Mr. Furnas wanted the GCGCD Board to know that they are in the process of developing a public comment. Mr. Furnans then summarized the pumping allocation decisions voted on by the Wintergarden GCD. Mr. Furnans then stated that since that decision the “Wintergarden GCD has effectively dissolved. It still exists but they fired the General Manager, they fired the legal counsel – this is what I was told”. Mr. Furnans stated, “Mike Keester and Dirk Aaron are interim people involved trying to help set that thing back right”. Mr. Furnas said the reason he was here today was because GMA 13 will be receiving public comment. The public comment his company will be submitting to GMA 13 “has been passed through the AG’s office (AG Paxton’s office) and has their support and there’s a lawsuit pending if discussions can’t be had and if we can’t get something good for Webb County in this process”. On a separate topic - Mr. Furnans wanted to show his support for Edwin Hatcher and stand as a character witnes