![]() Collier also will use two dredge barges and divert boat traffic from the Kingsland location. The dredging applications states the operation will include “drawing sediment from the lakebed, sifting, and processing it at a proposed plant.” The plant’s construction will involve clearing and grading a pad for stockpiles and parking equipment as well as building a boat ramp, docking bay, and settling ponds. This project’s first phase aims to remove an island of built-up sediment that formed during the 2018 flood that has become a popular spot for boaters to gather. It is east of the confluence of the Llano and Colorado rivers. The land is owned by Marsha Spinner and Spinner Beheim LLC and was previously used for agricultural purposes.Ī “Kingsland II Sand and Gravel Processing Plant” application is for Zone C and also will operate from the leased site adjacent to the lake in Kingsland. It involves a lease agreement for 78.66 acres of shoreline property located off of County Road 309 in Kingsland, where materials will be processed. The application for a “Kingsland I Sand and Gravel Processing Plant” is for dredging in Zone D, which is on the Llano River arm of Lake LBJ west of the RM 2900 bridge and upstream of Moss Creek. Collier Materials’ three applications were the first filed for dredging in the lake. The multi-phased mining operation is expected to last for years and will involve the construction of aggregate mining infrastructure to process dredging materials on the Kingsland shoreline, according to the applications.Īll applications are rated Tier III for commercial operations in the LCRA’s Highland Lakes Dredge and Fill Ordinance, which went into effect on Jan. to dredge in Lake LBJ “administratively complete.” The LCRA is now seeking public comments on the proposals. "We feel like, people are wanting to see something in our town.The Lower Colorado River Authority has deemed one of four permit applications from Collier Materials Inc. ![]() "One of our goals is to stop as many of those cars as we can coming through," Clifton said. "Ĭomanche Mayor Ronnie Clifton hopes the statue will encourage tourists driving along Hwy 377 to stop in town. "One of the track ways will be illustrated on the Kiosk that will be set up. "We've got a variety of track ways in Comanche County," said Comanche Elementary School Principal Curtis Stahnke. That honor went to the school's first grade class, who earned the most money. They were encouraged to participate with several prizes being awarded, including naming the dinosaur. Students from Comanche Elementary School raised more than $3,000 in two weeks to pay for the project. "It would bring people to the park, to enjoy the park, so we partnered together with the school to raise money." "We thought it would be educational," said Nancy Tindol, president of PEG. Jones partnered with Park Enhancement Group, an organization in Comanche that is working to further develop Comanche City Park's landscape. Revitalize Comanche helped orchestrate this project after researchers at Southern Methodist University revealed the discovery. Several local groups made the 9-foot statue possible. ![]() The average track was 21 inches long and 15 inches wide." "When those waters receded, what was left behind was the most extensive dinosaur find. ![]() "In 1926, Comanche County had an extremely bad flood," said Fredda Jones with Revitalize Comanche. (GALLERY: Tracy the dinosaur to be installed at Comanche City Park) A dinosaur statue of a Theropod will be unveiled next week at Comanche City Park after months of preparation. ![]()
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