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There will be a Tax Rate Hearing on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in Conference Room 107 of the Fayette County Agricultural Building

 

NOTICE

CALLING FOR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008

 The Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District (the District) will hold an election on November 4, 2008 to elect two (2) directors to serve on the District’s Board.  One Director will be elected from County Commissioner Precinct One, and one from Precinct Three, each for four year terms.

 Duties of a director include determining policy for and regulation of the withdrawal of groundwater within the boundaries of the District for the purposes of conserving, preserving, protecting and recharging the groundwater within the District, and for the purpose of preventing waste of the groundwater within the District.   Directors are not compensated.  At a minimum, directors are expected to meet at least monthly. 

 Applicants may file applications for candidacy at the District’s Office during regular office hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), beginning Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. and no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

 Applications are available at the District office located in the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Lane, Room 115, La Grange, Texas.   Call the District Office at (979) 968-3135 for more information.

 

SMALL TAXING UNIT NOTICE

The Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District will hold a meeting at 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2008 at 255 Svoboda Lane, Room 107, La Grange, Texas to consider adopting a proprosed tax rate for tax year 2008.  The proposed tax rate is $0.01 per $100 of value.

The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in the Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District by 7.526%

 

OUR MISSION:

To provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of groundwater and groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, and to control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from those groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, consistent with the objectives of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  Groundwater conservation districts created as provided by this chapter are the state's preferred method of groundwater management through rules developed, adopted, and promulgated by a district in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The District was formed, and has been operated from its inception, with the guiding belief that the ownership and pumpage of groundwater is a private property right. It is understood that, through the confirmation election of the District, the landowners relinquished some of their control over that right for the collective benefit of the community which the District serves.

The District has adopted the principle of “education first” and regulation as a last resort in their effort to encourage conservation of the resource.  As a result, the rules of the District are designed to give all landowners a fair and equal opportunity to use the groundwater resource underlying their property for beneficial purposes.  If, at the request of the constituents of the District, more stringent management strategies are needed to better manage the resource, these strategies will be put in place after an extensive educational process and with the perceived majority approval of the constituents. The District will continue to monitor groundwater quality and quantity in order to better understand the dynamics of the aquifer systems over which it has jurisdiction.  



The District offers free brochures and information sheets concerning many aspects of water conservation and protection. In addition, there is a quarterly newsletter, and a weekly e-mail to inform District residents of water issues in the news, both available free upon request. For more information, contact us.



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