Fannin County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing eminent domain taking without proper compensation a few days ago. I don't know if this was intended as a strong anti-reservoir message or not, but it shows the tension between residents there and the proposed 22,000 acre-area Lower Bois d'Arc Reservoir sited north of Hwy 82.
Hopefully more to come...
Update March 1: Commissioner Pat Hilliard's Pct 4 includes part of the reservoir area . Mr. Hilliard was in Austin when the resolution passed, but wouldn't have signed it because he thinks the existing system of appeals for property valuations during eminent domain proceedings works well and has the benefit of a century of refinement. Mr. Hilliard believes NTMWD is going to have their way and there's no point in racking up attorney fees to string out the property valuation process. Opposition to the eminent domain process is coming from Texas Farm Bureau as it tries to protect some of the USDA-subsidized bottomland farms in the proposed lake
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