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4 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Rehearing the Driftwood Recovery Center Variance Request (postponed from July):

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - August 03, 2023 on 2023-08-03
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to deny the variance request”
BM
Bruce Moulton
Director, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

4. Rehearing the Driftwood Recovery Center Variance Request (postponed from July): Director Jones moved to deny the variance request. Director Moulton seconded. The motion failed by the following vote: Aye: Doc Jones, Bruce Moulton, Nay: David Smith Abstained: Linda Kaye Rogers, Carlos Torres-Verdin. Following further discussion, Director Torres-Verdin moved to table the Driftwood Recovery Center Variance request until a future meeting. Director Smith seconded. The motion failed by the following vote: Minutes for a Regular Meeting of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Page 2 of 3 Aye: Carlos Torres-Verdin, David Smith, Nay: Doc Jones, Bruce Moulton, Linda Kaye Rogers, Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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.