Deal to preserve Honey Creek moves forward with Texas Parks and Wildlife approval
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Commissioners on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of a land deal involving the department, the Nature Conservancy, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation that would preserve 515 acres at the headwaters of Honey Creek. The private ranch land intended for purchase lies upstream of Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek State Natural Area off of State Highway 46 in Comal County.
The land is slated for a more than 1,600-home development and three schools. Ronnie and Terry Urbanczyk, owners of the property known as Honey Creek Ranch, have already secured a permit for a sewage treatment plant and a contract to supply water to the property
Water supply contract could derail dreams of a park at Honey Creek
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When Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners gave their approval to turn a ranch upstream of Honey Creek into a public park rather than a controversial subdivision, opponents of the development rejoiced.
But this week, many were learning more about a looming issue that could kill the park proposal in its early stages. David Holmes, a representative of landowners Ronnie and Terry Urbanczyk, met with neighbors and local officials Monday to detail how an existing contract to supply water for the proposed development threatens to derail the deal.