Vote on November 5
This article contains
information reported in the Dallas Business Journal, October 18-24, 2013, pp.
2-3, Thirsty Work.
As
a Texas homeowner, you can vote to ensure the continued growth and well-being
of your community. Not only suburban
lawns and shrubs have suffered through the prolonged drought; Texas business
and new home growth could dry up if Texans don’t keep the tap of plentiful
water flowing.
The November 5 election tees up a critical decision for
North Texans. If passed, Proposition 6
will create the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas, transfer $2 billion
from the Rainy Day fund and set up a framework for a sustainable revolving fund
with revenue from completed projects refilling the fund for future
projects.
If approved, Prop 6 is expected to create thousands of
engineering and construction jobs.
Municipalities are the largest users of water, selling water
to residential users and businesses.
Certain types of manufacturing such as semiconductor plants also use
large volumes of water. On average it
takes one-third of a gallon of water to make one semi-conductor chip.
Access to a water supply is one of the first things the
Huffines brothers look for when they decide to build a residential community
according to Dallas-based Huffines communities, a builder of master-planned
communities.
To read more about Proposition 6, see these Dallas Business Journal articles.
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/10/14/most-texans-support-spending-2b-on.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2013/10/how-gov-perry-plans-to-address-dfws.html
Also, visit the http://www.watertexas.com website.Please vote on November 5.
