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Citizen's Master Plan
from the Hill Country that includes Northwest Bexar County and Medina County, Texas, hereafter referred to as The Hill Country, not to exclude adjacent counties.
Preamble
"We have inherited the earth from our fathers,
we are borrowing it from our children"
Native American saying
Being mindful that we are stewards of this land for future generations,
We the People, taxpayers and those concerned with the good of the community, do hereby acknowledge The Hill Country is a non-renewable resource which is recognized by local, State and Federal Government and is home to an extremely important section of the Recharge, Contibuting, and Transition Zones of the San Antonio segment of the Edwards Aquifer and the Trinity Aquifer and which provides:
- Wildlife and wildlife habitat with its contributing geology, water, trees and vegetation,
- Water contribution, recharge, quantity and purity through its unspoiled watersheds, streams, creeks and karst geology,
- Properties, communities and artifacts of historical, cultural, ecological heritage dating back to the time of ancient native migrations and settlements,
- Farms, ranches, and a high percentage of open green space,
- Good air quality and cooler temperatures,
- Starlit sky visibility,
Be It Known Here:
- Multiple ecoregions converge in The Hill Country
- Bexas County is one of the few Texas counties which are home to a most diverse indigenous plant and animal population which includes many endangered, rare and threatened speices which are on record, certified, protected and promoted in perpetuity by local, State and Federal law.
- It has long been determined that The Hill Country and Edwards Aquifer Recharge, Contributing and Transition Zone, its Trinity Aquifer and its non-renewable resources are on record, certified, protected and promoted in perpetuity by local, State and Federal law.
- Damage to The Hill Country is in no way offset by the benefits to any other area.
- All government entities have the legal duty to comply with and enforce the laws which protect this area.
Therefore, the purpose of the Citizens Master Plan, as prepared and supported by its resident landowners, individually and by the groups signed herein, is to preserve The Hill Country, a non-renewable resource, for the State of Texas, for our children and the community as a whole,
Therefore, an immediate moratorium is called on all development in The Hill Country to assure compliance will all local, State and Federal laws and until a comprehensive cumulative environmental impact study is completed.
Therefore, the Citizens Master Plan Committee, composed only of The Hill Country residents, with homestead qualifications, will work in conjunction with the other groups signed herein to oversee the creation and implementation of the above study.
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