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Volume 55 • Number 144 830 • 379 • 2234
GBRA reaches settlement agreements and repairs on the dams.
By Darren Dunn
GBRA General Manager and CEO Kevin Patteson says the settlement agreement is a testament to the results that can be achieved when everyone works together towards a common goal.
(Seguin) — A much anticipated settlement agreement has been reached between some lakefront property owners and GBRA. According to a press release issued Thursday by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, GBRA reached an agreement with property owners from lakes McQueeney and Placid.
“We appreciate the partnership, dialogue, and collaboration of the residents and lake associations throughout the process,” said Patteson.
Kevin Skonnord, president of Citizens United for Lake Placid (CULP), says they are excited to finally have an agreement in place that will allow the hydroelectric dams to be replaced, and that will save the local lakes for future generations.
The financing and operation agreements are in the process of being developed for those two lakes.
“We spent a lot of time working towards this all the way back to the inception of our lawsuit. Our lawsuit was always intended to drive results to get to a solution, and GBRA thankfully approached our lawsuit and took it in the spirit that it was The lake level was significantly lower after a spillgate failure last year on and it resulted in us getting a lot of things done that actually allows us to Lake Dunlap.lake level was significantly lower after a spillgate failure last start working on fixing the problem year on Lake Dunlap. versus just talking about who is execution of comprehensive financing specifics of the spillgate replacement and to blame for the problem,” said and operation contracts between GBRA dam repair. Per the settlement agreement, and the newly created Water Control GBRA will continue maintaining the Skonnord. Improvement Districts (WCIDs) on each current operating levels on each lake until The settlement now anticipates the lake. These contracts will address the work begins on the spillgate replacement
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The GBRA Board of Directors has authorized Patteson to finalize negotiations and execute funding and operation contracts with the Lake McQueeney WCID and the Lake Placid WCID. Skonnord says this has been an emotionally charged issue, and it wasn’t always easy for people to keep those emotions in check. But he says they worked together to come up with this solution that will protect the lakes. See LAKE, page 3