LCRA seeks Inks Lake quarry comments

The Lower Colorado River Authority is looking for feedback on a newly proposed aggregate processing plant and quarry near Inks Lake. In addition to accepting comments about the project online or by mail, the water authority will also hold a meeting at the Burnet Community Center where residents are encouraged to comment between 8 and 11 a.m.. According to a press release about the event, “During the meeting, each person wanting to provide feedback will go to one of the stations set up around the community center and will have three minutes to share comments on the quarry application from Asphalt Inc. All comments will be recorded and provided to LCRA staff members to consider in their evaluation of the application and whether it meets the standards of the Highland Lakes Watershed Ordinance.” LCRA is limited to determining whether the application meets the requirements of the Highland Lakes Watershed Ordinance and “The come-and-go meeting is strictly for LCRA to collect comments from the public. The meeting will not include a presentation or question and answer session.” Since January, LCRA has received more than 2,000 comments from members of the public. Those comments were submitted online at www.lcra.org/quarrycomments or by mail at LCRA Watershed Management, P.O. Box 220, Mail Stop L106, Austin, TX 78767. Those modes of communication are still available and will remain open through May 13.