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by Raymond V. Whelan • Daily Tribune Staff Writer
BURNET - The Burnet County Commissioners Court has received four applications from local groups seeking a cut of the $20,000 the Lower Colorado River Authority has set aside for June flood debris removal.
During a workshop Monday, the commissioners reviewed the applications but took no action.
Instead, they plan to recommend approval for grant requests today during their regular 9 a.m. meeting at the courthouse.
The Channel Oaks Property Owners Association, the Kingsland Cove Property Owners Association, the Wilderness Cove Homeowner’s Association and a group called Stop the Runoff have applied for a slice of the $20,000 left over from a $50,000 LCRA grant for the removal of flood debris from their communities.
Weeks ago, LCRA provided $30,000 to take out flood debris from coves along Lake LBJ near Granite Shoals.
Out of the remaining $20,000 available, Channel Oaks has asked for $5,000; Kingsland Cove, $5,000 to $7,000; Wilderness Cove, $6,155; and Stop the Runoff, $10,000.
According to the grant applications reviewed by the commissioners, the Channel Oaks POA requests financial assistance to “clean up the debris from the flood and to clear the creek to prevent damming in case of future flooding and high water.”
Kingsland Cove POA seeks funds to remove debris and sediment from the two tributaries of Kingsland Cove, one near CR 132A, the other near CR 132B.
Wilderness Cove HOA representative GeorgiAnne Brochstein said the organization has collected $17,000 from home and lot owners for debris removal.
“We haven’t received a penny from anybody else,” Brochstein told The Daily Tribune.
Wilderness Cove is asking for $6,155 to pay for the cost of “hauling 63 dump-truck loads of debris away” from their subdivision.
Stop the Runoff seeks funds to aid in the dredging, removal and clean-up of debris near Rock Bluff Cove, Chevy Cove and River’s Edge Cove on Lake LBJ.
“Lookout Mountain has agreed to remove what they and LCRA have calculated to be approximately 140 cubic yards of material,” Stop the Runoff representative Russ Bowman Jr. wrote to the commission.
“The property owners of Rock Bluff feel the removal of this 140 yards is much less than the damage and runoff pollution our cove has sustained from the flood.”
To qualify for the grant, LCRA officials stipulated each applicant must be located in Burnet County; be a municipality, POA or subdivision eligible for application; and have not received any funding for debris removal for the June flood to date. No individual could apply, and checks would not be remitted to any one individual, officials added.
Out of the four applicants applying for grant funds Monday, Channel Oaks, Kingsland Cove and Wilderness Cove appear to meet all LCRA eligibility requirements, the commissioners noted.
However, the Stop the Runoff group appears to be ineligible, because they are not an established property owner’s association, officials said.
“It appears they’re applying as individuals,” said County Judge Donna Klaeger.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Bill Neve sounded a note of support for Stop the Runoff.
“I don’t think it’s right to knock people out because they’re not an established property owner’s association,” Neve said.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery agreed with Neve.
“It’s frustrating,” Dockery said.
raymond@thepicayune.com
Government: Commission reviews
$20,000 LCRA grants
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