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Buda, Dripping Springs, News
Carlie, on May 2, 2018
FM 967 housing cause for water quality concern

Despite developers’ attempts to ease worries, neighbors believe a proposed subdivision in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) could worsen flooding in the area and contaminate and possibly damage the Edwards Aquifer.

The 782-acre property, located on FM 967 just outside of Buda, has been in owner Mike Rutherford Jr.’s family for generations, but could be the future site of a master-planned residential community of nearly 1,200 homes, if approved.

On April 24, t...

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