Guajolote Ranch Municipal Utility District (MUD) Proposal

Urged the council to vote against the MUD, emphasizing that the Edwards Aquifer is vital to San Antonio and highly vulnerable to karst contamination.

Shared personal family experiences with MUD tax shocks in Texas, noting that residents are hit with triple property taxes and invisible local governments.

A veteran and MUD board member warned that MUDs saddle residents with decades of high debt service while developers walk away.

Explained that the project sits directly on the Trinity Glen Rose recharge zone, where 1 million gallons of daily treated wastewater will directly drain into the aquifer.

An emeritus geology professor at UTSA explained how faulted limestone karst formations allow wastewater to migrate directly from the Trinity into the Edwards Aquifer.

Highlighted that half of the existing wastewater treatment plants in the contributing zone have violated EPA discharge limits over the past three years.

Revealed public records showing the Bexar County Fire Marshal had no record of contact with the developer regarding a 3,000-home subdivision with a single access point.

Stated that Scenic Loop Road is officially a collector road rather than an arterial roadway, and traffic will surge from 5,000 to over 30,000 daily trips.

Stated that Pape Dawson falsely claimed emergency access through neighboring properties, and warned that a single narrow choke point threatens thousands of lives.

Confirmed as president of the Canyons at Scenic Loop POA that no permission has been granted for Lennar to use their private gated streets.

Gray Forest councilman warned that increased runoff from the MUD will double flood risks along Helotes Creek and low-water crossings.

Noted the city has spent over $50 million protecting the Helotes Creek watershed through EAPP and urged council not to jeopardize that investment.

Criticized Lennar for ignoring the 2010 North Sector Plan calling for country-tier large lots, and noted the developer bypasses city rules by hiding in the ETJ.

Noted that a lawsuit was filed in Travis County challenging the TCEQ wastewater permit, and argued a no vote preserves city negotiating leverage.

Sierra Club chair quoted Joni Mitchell and cited Southwest Research Institute findings that wastewater systems will significantly degrade water quality.

Argued San Antonio has high poverty and housing vacancies, and questioned prioritizing luxury sprawl over public health and water security.

Stated that 14 legislators, Bexar County Commissioners, and the Planning Commission opposed the project, which threatens drinking water for 1.7 million people.

Gray Forest mayor drew parallels to historical public health failures like DDT and Flint river water, urging council not to dismiss early scientific warnings.