fighting<\/a> a 10-acre grass fire that broke out in the area last Saturday.<\/p>\nFirefighters were forced to bring in water from other cities by truck to fight the blaze.<\/p>\n
Residents of the community, which is located in a flood plain, are grandfathered in to the land. No new permanent structures can be built there.<\/p>\n
Dallas County has offered to help move residents, but many have stayed in the area.<\/p>\n
What’s New<\/p>\n
After last weekend’s grass fire, activists in Sand Branch are looking for a way to fund a sewage system.<\/p>\n
The Water for Sand Branch coalition has drafted a bill and bond package, called the Ken Wright Infrastructure Bond, to potentially solve the community’s water issues.<\/p>\n
The proposal mirrors the Texas Essential Homestead Relief bill, which provides fiscal support for communities in an “infrastructure desert” like Sand Branch.<\/p>\n
The community would not pay property taxes but would get a rebate from the Texas General Fund to help cover the $8 million needed for water in Sand Branch.<\/p>\n
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What they’re saying<\/p>\n
“The bill covers water, sewer and a resident assistance fund,” Derek Avery, the co-founder and president of the Water for Sand Branch Coalition, tells FOX 4’s Alex Boyer.<\/p>\n
“Typically, the excuse from the state and other government entities is that there are not enough rate payers out here. Well, the $4.5 million that’s in the fund that the bond covered will take care of water bills and property tax increases for the next 10 years.”<\/p>\n
What’s next<\/p>\n
Avery tells FOX 4 the Water for Sand Branch coalition has delivered a copy of the bond proposal to every Dallas County Commissioner, and hopes to have the bond approved for the Nov. 3 ballot.<\/p>\n
“This is where I grew up. This is my neighborhood,” resident Shirley Bryant said. “I love Sand Branch. I love Seagoville, but it’s just unfortunate how we have to get water.”<\/p>\n
The Source<\/p>\n
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