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Nonprofit offers $823K grant to change Wimberley wastewater project
News, Wimberley
Exsar.Arguello, on April 10, 2019
Nonprofit offers $823K grant to change Wimberley wastewater project

A nonprofit organization’s attempt to revive plans for a city-owned wastewater facility in Wimberley could hang on a proposed $823,000 grant. 

Friends of Blue Hole (FoBH), a nonprofit organization created to protect the Blue Hole Regional Park, is offering more than $800,000 to Wimberley city officials in hopes of saving plans for a city-owned plant. FoBH officials hope the proposed donation is enough to persuade city leaders to forgo plans for a wastewater facility operated by Aqua Texas,...

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