This proposal will significantly reduce the amount of open space and agricultural land in the area. This is one of the pleasant aspects of living in this part of Texas and it is why people find Comal County appealing. More building will exacerbate flooding which will increase in intensity as rainwater will not seep into asphalt, temperatures that will increase due to the urban heat island effect, and create less diversity of wildlife species due to habitat loss or change. I think most Texans prefer the site of a cattle pasture than another exclusive gated community named for the ranch it destroyed!
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Comal County is rapidly losing open and agricultural space. It may have escaped notice by many people, but all the growth around New Braunfels has contributed greatly to flooding problems. I am not college educated, but even I can figure out if more asphalt and concrete is put down, natural water courses are changed, and more buildings are in flood prone areas, there are going to be problems - the water has to go somewhere! Instead of following nature's plan and going into the aquifer, the water is running down city streets.
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