Photo courtesy Williamson CountyCounty opposes salamander's endangered species listing
Two environmental groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and Save Our Springs Alliance, requested emergency listing for the Jollyville Plateau salamander Jan. 9 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
In response to the filing, Williamson County commissioners Jan. 31 approved sending letters to the environmental groups as well as USFWS voicing the county's opposition to the listing.
Commissioners appoint new ESD board members
Williamson County commissioners appointed board members Feb. 7 to two new emergency services districts near Cedar Park that voters created in November.
Prior to the creation of the ESDs, the neighborhoods, which are in Cedar Park's extraterritorial jurisdiction, had received emergency services from the Cedar Park Fire Department without a contract. The City of Cedar Park started a process in 2010 that required the residents in the non-contracted areas to take steps to either provide fire protection themselves or create a funding mechanism that could contract with Cedar Park or some other fire service provider.
