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MEMORANDUM Re: Meet im& on April 10, 1962, WITIi 11 i &mz on unty Courthouse,
Georgetown, exaso
TO: Governor Price Daniel and Texas Water Co sign
SUBJECT; Public Hearing on U. So Army Engineers' Recommendation on
Laneport and San Gabriel Dam Project, April 3Q, 1962, at
2:30 P- m-, State Office Building, Austin, Texas
Pursuant to the Governor's suggestion at a meeting with
when a group of dit0ens of hilliamson County informally
for the purpose of discussing the final approval or dis,
Governor of the U. S. Army Engineers Corpsrecommendati
and construstion of a series of dams recommended for wati
flood control in the San Gabriel watershed, and the Conan
advised that this hearing and others have been notified
Commission that such a meeting will be held for the puro
Therefore, a Committee of Citizens of Williamson County
project met on April 10,1962, in the Courthouse of Willi
discuss the Army Eaginesurst recomm.enAation and to recomm
be substituted for the original recommendatiom of the Ar
following proposal ways unanimously approved and adopted
Group in this meeting:
"WE PROPOSE AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND, IN LIEU
ENGINERRS' RECO1,11EN'DATION, THAT THE TWO DAM
NORTH FORK AND ONE ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE
RIVERS ABOVE GEORGETOWN BE BUILT, AND UP SY
PROTECTION DAMS BE BUILT ON THE TRIBUTARIES
GABRIEL RIVER, AND LATER, ,IF DEEMED TO BE N
ADEqUATE DAM BE BUILT AT LANEPORT. IT IS F
AELFARE OF THE CITIZRNS AND THE PROTECTION
PERTY IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHOULD BE PROVID
PROTECTION AND TEE BENEFITS OF WATER CONSER
SAME DEGREE AS THESE BENEFITS ARE AFFORDED
OF TEE COUNTIES BELUN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN'
WATERSHED. WE, THEREFORE RECONMEND, TIU�T TH
STITUTED IN LIEU OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUB
BY THE U. S. CORP OF ENGINEERS.''
on February 16,
t in his office
oval by the
as to the location
conservation and
ee has since been
the Texas Ster
above stated*
iterested in this
ison County to
Ld a proposal to
r Engineers. The
r the Citizens
TEE ARNTTY
ONE ON THE,
AN GABRIEL
AN FLOOD
F TH03AN
EqSARY , AN
X TEAT THE
THEIR PRO*
WITH FLOOD
TION, IN THE
THE CITIZEN3
E BRAZOS RIVER
PLAN BE SUB*-
TTED TO YOU
Respectfullyloubmitted,
. Bo FUL, Qy1or, Texaso
. To ATKINQ Ueorget=n, Texas
E. Do ULEMBA . uranger, TeXRS&
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 preient this proposal
and recommendation to the Governor and Texas 'Water Comm sion On April 30,
1962.
Chairman SAhirman
M V. STON 3�a
Citizens Cokittee