SAN ANTONIO – Opponents of the Guajolote Ranch development are planning a protest ahead of a San Antonio Planning Commission meeting Wednesday morning as the developer behind the project signals financing adjustments.
The development, helmed by Florida-based developer Lennar Holmes, would build around 2,900 homes in northwest Bexar County and discharge, on average, an estimated one million gallons per day of treated wastewater into the Helotes Creek watershed.
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Lennar needed state approval for the discharge permit to move the project forward. On Oct. 22, it got that support after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved the permit.
The protest from members of the Scenic Loop-Helotes Creek Alliance, who largely oppose the project, comes as they say Lennar has “stepped away” from pursuing a Public Improvement District (PID) through Bexar County and instead is focusing on a Municipal Utility District (MUD) model.
>> Understanding the potential impact of Municipal Utility Districts on Guajolote Ranch development
MUD is a different type of financing and governance structure that, if approved, would shape how infrastructure for the neighborhood is built and funded.
Furthermore, a MUD is a separate political entity that can issue bonds and levy taxes to fund utility infrastructure — commonly water, wastewater and drainage — particularly in areas not served by a city’s utility system.
Because Guajolote Ranch is technically outside of San Antonio’s extraterritorial district, the city must formally consent before a MUD can be created.
“The MUD not only would poison our drinking water, it could strain local governments, result in higher taxes for residents outside the development and shatter the illusion of affordable housing – possibly saddling new homebuyers with property taxes double or triple those of the county or neighboring cities,” a news release from the alliance on Wednesday morning said.
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