Fitzhugh venue to get second TCEQ hearing
Monday, September 18, 2023 by Chad Swiatecki
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will hold a second public hearing this fall to allow the public to share thoughts on the 5,000-seat amphitheater proposed to be built west of Austin in Dripping Springs. The commission held an initial hearing last November for the water quality permit and application for municipal wastewater treatment, which developer Blizexas, LLC filed. TCEQ was still evaluating the applications but received a letter from state Sen. Donna Campbell requesting another public meeting to let residents near the Fitzhugh Road site share their concerns. The Stop Fitzhugh Concert Venue group has argued the concert venue will negatively impact water quality in the area and create public safety hazards because of excess traffic on surrounding two-lane country roads. The commission is working to finalize a date and location for the new meeting.
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