Greetings Stakeholders,
This message informs Stakeholders of the people who have been named to the Stakeholder Committee for the Regional Water Quality Planning Project.
Last night, several of the Stakeholder Category Groups met to finalize their Stakeholder Committee appointments. Then, they sat together for the first full meeting of the Committee. The results of that meeting may be found on our website in the next few days.
I am pleased to announce the membership of the Stakeholder Committee. These individuals have committed their time and energy to accomplish this important planning project which, when completed, will be for the lasting good of us all. They deserve our appreciation and support as they do their work on our behalf. They also need to know what we think, and what is important to us, so they can do their work well.
The Stakeholder Categories on the Stakeholder Committee and the members selected from these Categories are shown below. (Their declared affiliations are shown in parenthesis):
1. Property Owners/Agricultural Interests:
Members: Henry Brooks (self and others)
S. Tim Casey (self)
Gene Lowenthal (self)
Ira Yates (self)
Alternate: Carlotta McLean (self and others)
2. Development Interests:
Members: Rebecca Hudson (self)
Bryan Jordan (Real Estate Council of Austin, Jones & Carter Engr.)
Hank Smith (Austin Home Builders Assoc.)
Alternate: Chris Risher (Headwaters Dev. Co. and Hays County developer)
3. Neighborhood Interests:
Members: Robbie Botto (Barton Hills Neighborhood Assoc.)
Karen Ford (Nutty Brown Road Neighborhood Assoc. and Friendship Alliance)
Hugh Winkler (Hamilton Pool Road Scenic Corridor Coalition)
Alternate: Randall Thomas (La Tierra de Los Pedernales neighborhood)
4. Public Interest Organizations:
Members: Colin Clark (Save Our Springs Assoc./Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)
Karen Hadden (SEED Coalition)
Tom (Smitty) Smith (Public Citizens, Texas Office)
Alternate: Donna Tiemann (Sierra Club)
5. Governmental Entities:
Members: Andrew Backus (Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District)
Nancy McClintock (City of Austin)
Alan Bojorquez (City of Dripping Springs)
Dede Stevenson (Hays County)
Alternate: Jack Goodman (Barton Springs - Edwards Aquifer Conservation District)
6. Economic Interests:
Members: Joe C. Day (Wimberley Economic Development)
Randy Robinson (Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce)
Michael Waite (Self and real estate interests)
Alternate: (Note: these are temporary Alternate appointments until a single Alternate is selected)
John Mikels (GEOS Consulting)
S. H. Snyder (real estate interests)
7. Local Environmental Preservation/Good Governance Organizations:
Members: Jon Beall (Save Barton Creek Assoc.)
Mark Gentle (Barton Springs swimmers)
Charles O’ Dell (Hays Community Action Network)
Alternate: Mike Lyday (Scientists)
8. Other Concerned Citizens:
Members: J. T. Stewart (self)
David Venhuizen (self)
Jim Phillips (self)
Alternate: Bret Raymis (self)
Each Stakeholder Committee member is being provided the names and contact information of other Stakeholders who have identified themselves with the same Stakeholder Category Group. This information has been gathered from Stakeholders who have attended our recent meetings. If you would like to affiliate yourself with a particular Stakeholder Category Group, please let me know and I’ll pass your contact information along to the Stakeholder Committee representatives for your Category Group.
Please get to know your Stakeholder Committee representatives and let them know your views so they can represent you.
Terry Tull
Executive Director
Office: 512.858.2148
Mobile: 512.663.2093
FAX: 512.858.5646
US Mail: Regional Water Quality Planning Project
c/o City of Dripping Springs
PO Box 384
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Website: www.waterqualityplan.org