Mountain City nestled back off FM 2770 has a special place in my heart. It is a quiet little community all its own. Sounds of the cars zooming down FM 2770 fade as you meander down whichever road you call home. Along the way you are likely to see a beautiful white tail deer and her baby or one of the proud axis bucks usually followed by a whole harem of does.
True, we often wake in the middle of the night to the sounds of those wily coyotes and wonder what they’re doing. But, with each sunrise we see beautiful birds, squirrels, deer and foxes as our neighbors head off to work and kids wait on the school bus. Everything seems right with the world.
This is where we call home. It’s special and unique. We have watched our children grow up here. Many of us have had to say good-bye to our parents or experience other tragedies while living here. Those around us offered smiles, meals, a lawn mower or an extra set of hands. It is our little slice of heaven right here on Earth that we want to protect and preserve.
A year ago I think it’s safe to say that most of us could not have imagined the Nance Ranch being sold to a developer. It was one of those things you take for granted. We have been busy living our lives. But in there somewhere, the wheels of change were churning. Change is not a bad thing, if it enhances the beauty that is around us and leads to a higher quality of life. If on the other hand, it does not, I think it calls us to become people with a voice.
In this case, I am referring directly to the Anthem Development in our back yard and more importantly to the water supplier, Electro Purifications Water System. It almost seems as soon as Clark Wilson and his team purchased the Nance Ranch, an explosion of sorts began. Most of us thought about the wildlife being driven out, the roads used to access Anthem and of course, the water.
It appears that as of this writing, water is the number one major concern not only for us but for our neighbors around us, especially those with wells down FM 150. Meetings over this issue have been in full swing in commissioners court, in the offices of The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District and with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. I especially appreciate the BSEAD and the wonderful way they engage the community around them. They are a very professional group of people with very human qualities that will put you at ease while working hard to come up with answers based on science.
Our Mayor Tiffany Curnutt has also been busy attending meetings and staying abreast of any new developments. She deserves all the support we can give her. There are a lot of good resources if you wish to research for yourselves.
Go to www.SaveOurWells.com, www.hillcountryalliance.org, www.bseacd.org, www.edwardsaquifer.org, www.haysgroundwater.com, www.tceq.state.tx.us.
Representative Jason Isaac will host a town hall meeting in the Johnson Hall at the Wimberley Community Center at 6:30 p.m. February 10. I encourage any who can to attend and let your voice be heard — or at least let your presence be counted. Put it on your calendar and even if you think it may not affect you, let’s be good neighbors to those located more closely to the wells of Electro Purifications. Let’s work hard to preserve our little slice of heaven.
We would like to express condolences to Pauline Tom on the loss of her father, Paul Hinton. God speed, Pauline.
Congratulations go out to Amy Hilton on her engagement to David Haffelder. Date is yet to be determined.
Mountain City’s monthly city council meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, February 9.
As always, you are invited to submit tidbits to ptom5678@gmail.com subject (TIDBIT).
