CANCELLATION NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE CLEARWATER UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

RELATED TO THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF WESTERN PORTIONS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Cancellation Notice is hereby given that the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District (“District”) of the previously schedule public hearings in accordance with Texas Water Code (“TWC”) Chapter 36.326 will no longer be held for input on the “Petition for Annexation of Western Williamson County” (“Petition”), which was delivered to the Board by the citizens of Williamson County on January 2, 2023.

The Petition, signed by more than 50 Williamson County residents, whom the District had verified as owning land within the proposed new territory seeking annexation (the “Petition Territory”), have formally withdrawn the said petition from consideration by the District Board of Directors, on March 7, 2023, necessitating formal cancellation of the prescribed public hearings scheduled in both Williamson and Bell Counties.

An organization of property owners in Western Williamson County, known as Aquifer Conservation Alliance, knowingly had met the statutory criteria for an annexation petition prescribed by TWC § 36.325, thus requested that the Board (SHALL) set the time and place of separate hearings on the Petition. At its January 11, 2023, open meeting, the Board subsequently did order the prescribed hearings.

Now having received formal notice by the petitioners that they are rescinding the petition, the board is obligated to cancel all announced public hearings.

Dated: March 9, 2023

By: Posted – Bell County – Cancelation Notice of Annexation
Posted – Williamson County – Cancelation Notice of Annexation

Dirk Aaron
General Manager, Assistant Secretary
Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE CLEARWATER UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

RELATED TO THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF WESTERN PORTIONS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY

March 14, March 16, and March 21, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.

Locations in Leander, Killeen, and Liberty Hill

 Notice is hereby given that the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District (“District”) Board of Directors (“Board”) will hold three (3) public hearings in accordance with Texas Water Code (“TWC”) Chapter 36.326 to receive input on the “Petition for Annexation of Western Williamson County” (“Petition”), which was delivered to the Board by the citizens of Williamson County on January 2, 2023.

The Petition, is signed by more than 50 Williamson County residents, whom the District has verified as owning land within the territory the Petition seeks to annex (the “Petition Territory”), more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the point of intersection of the west right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35 and the northern Williamson County line; continuing south along the west right-of-way line of  Interstate Highway 35 for approximately 144,940 feet (27.45 miles) to the point of intersection of the west right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35 and the southern Williamson County line; continuing west along the southern boundary of the Williamson  County line to the western boundary of the Williamson County line; continuing north along the western boundary of the Williamson County line to the northern boundary of the Williamson County line back to the Point of Beginning, and containing 503 square miles of land, more or less.

Having met the statutory criteria for an annexation petition prescribed by TWC § 36.325, the Board SHALL set the time and place of separate hearings on the Petition, and at least one hearing shall be held in the existing District boundaries and at least one hearing shall be held in the Petition Territory. At its January 11, 2023, open meeting, the Board ordered the setting of three hearings, as follows:

The prescribed three hearings will be held as follows:

March 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Rock Pointe Church – Leander Campus (Main Auditorium) 1070 County Rd. 177, Leander, TX 78641

March 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M University – Central Texas (Warrior Hall – Bill Yowell Conference Center) 1001 Leadership Place, Killeen, TX 76549

March 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Rock Pointe Church – Liberty Hill Campus (Main Auditorium) 170 County Rd. 214, Liberty Hill, TX 78642

A copy of the Petition for Annexation is available 10 days prior to the public hearing at the District’s office at 700 Kennedy Court, Belton, Texas, and on the District’s website at www.cuwcd.org. Please contact the District at (254) 933-0120 for additional information.

Dated: February 17, 2023

By:  Posted – Bell County – Annexation Hearing Notice
Posted – Williamson County – Annexation Hearing Notice

Dirk Aaron
General Manager, Assistant Secretary
Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District