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MEMORANDUM s Rd: Meeting on April 10,1962, Williamson County Courthouse,
Georgetown, Texas.
TOs Governor Price Daniel and Texas Water Commission
SUBJECT, Public Hearing on U. S. Army Engineers' Recommendation on
Lansport and San Gabriel Dam Project, April 30,, 1962, at
2:30 p. m., State Office Building, Austin, Texas
Pursuant to the Governor's suggestion at a meeting with him on February 16,
when a group of 6itizens of ++illiamson County informally met in his office
for the purpose of discussing the final approval or disapproval by the
Governor of the U. S. Army Engineers Corps' recommendation as to the location
and construction of a series of dams recommended for water conservation and
flood control in the San Gabriel watershed, and the Committee has since been
advised that this hearing and others have been notified by the Texas Vater
Commission that such a meeting will be held for the purpose above stated.
Therefore, a Committee of Citizens of Irilliamson County interested in this
project met on April 10,19U , in the Courthouse of Williamson County to
discuss the Army Engineers' recommendation and to recommend a proposal to
be substituted for the original recommendation of the Army Engineers. The
following proposal was unanimously approved and adopted by the Citizens
Group in this meetings
"4YE PROPOSE AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND, IN LIEU OF TT�E ARMY
ENGINEERS' REC0198NDATION, THAT THE TWO DAMS, ONE ON THE.
NORTH FORK AND ONE ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SAN GABRIEL
RIVERS ABOVE GEORGETOWN BE BUILT, AND UP STREA14 FLOOD
PROTECTION DAMS BE BUILT ON THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE SAN
GABRIEL RIVER, AND LATER„IF DEE1tMD TO BE NECESSARY , AN
ADEQUATE DAM BE BUILT AT LANEPORT. IT IS FELT THAT THE
UELFARE OF THE CITIZENS AND THE PROTECTION OF THEIR PRO*
PERT Y IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH FLOOD
PROTECTION AND THE BENEFITS OF WATER CONSERVATION, IN THE
SAME DEGREE AS THESE BENEFITS ARE AFrORDED TO THE CITIZENS
OF THE COUNTIES BELOW WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN THE BRAZOS RIVER
WATERSHED. WE, THEREFORE RECOMIEND THAT THIS PLAN BE SUB*
STITUTED IN LIEU OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED TO YOU
BY THE U. S. CORP OF ENGINEERS.”
Respectfully submitted,
H. B. FOX, Taylor, Texas.
J. T. ATKINS, Georgetown, Texas
CLFAIENT, Granger, Texas,
For the purpose of record, the Citizens Group above referred to nominated
and elected Sam V. Stone, County Judge, as the Chairman of the Citizens
Group at the meeting of April 10, and directed him to present this proposal
and recommendation to the Governor and Texas Water Commission on April 30,
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SAM V. STONE, Chairman
Citizens Committee