Remarks by Shane Stolarczyk
392 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 15 of 16
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“Yeah, but my question is, if that grant comes through, which, again, grant funding is going to pay for that, will that grant authorize the construction of a dam on both North and Cypress Creek?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I know, but we've already spent a lot of funds and effort to prioritize a certain area. Now we're doing it about face. And when you make rushed decisions, you make bad decisions. So I'm just trying to be thorough. You may disagree with me on where I'm going. But I just want to voice my concerns for the public. And you can vote how you want. But which, to me, we should prioritize what we've invested in already because we've got grant funding coming. We know it's an issue. And why do an about face when we have a lot of unknowns that have not even been answered yet?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. But then the, okay. Hearing that, but what about in the end on council, does this fall within the scope of what we can and can't do?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, because I analogize this to the whole Guadalupe River Ranch with possibly using a portion for law enforcement.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Is this deal officially closed with the developer, or is this still in the prospective stages? Like, who actually owns this? Because I know Joy Hawkins is on there, but is that Dale Krenwalgey? the actual owner at this point?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And so, in the current proposal... WCID would be getting the full water rights to the entire track. To me, if preservation of water and water quality is part of the Prop A bond, how can we give up the water rights? Because it seems to me that's preserving them. And as a lawyer, I would never advise a client to buy land giving up the water rights when there may be a need for the county for those water that water down the future maybe for future residents or other purposes so we're paying what over twenty thousand dollars an acre for land that's sixty percent in the flood plain and giving up…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“But I think that would be part of this negotiation. If we're paying premium dollar for that, everything's negotiable. In my opinion.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“That I don't know. And then another big concern is we bought the Gill property for comfort for ball fields. And we know the last two floods, it was completely underwater. And I've asked you this before. What did this property look like during the most recent floods?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“To answer your question on that? No, thank you. And then it went from being 70-acre proposal to Prop A to 150. How did that come about? Because it was... 120. Yeah, how did it get up from 70 to 120? I'm sorry. How did the 50 acres come about?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, but my question is about how we got an additional 50 acres being negotiated with who authorized the negotiation, where did it come from? Was it straight from the developer and he said, here's the price? I'm trying to get details of how we came up with this figure and this acreage.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And then do you know how this figure for 2.5, is it 2.5?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. And I'll wrap up here and hand it over to my colleagues.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. So overall, again, this is looking at the long-term implications. I voiced my concerns about moving forward with it, but looking at long-term. We just finished the budget that was going to tap into $7.5 million of a reserve balance. And it required us to delay hiring employees, including sheriff's deputies, cut hiring employees, and making IT upgrades on aging equipment. We also just purchased the Guadalupe River Ranch property that's going to need millions of dollars of renovations just to make it safe for the public to use. And then we also purchased the Gill property. And now we're…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Do you have anything else or hand it over to Commissioner McCall? Commissioner McCall, do you have anything to add?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And then if you're okay, we'll go straight to the agenda item to vote. And it's just a way people can... I know most people are here for this item, so we'll just vote and get it over with.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. It's 11.30, 31 a.m. on this Tuesday, August 11th, and the public hearing is now closed. We're going to jump ahead and just move on to the vote. Thank you all for your public comments, both for and against. Appreciate it. We're going to move to agenda item 27, consideration of possible action to determine whether the Kendall County Commissioner's Court should utilize the Proposition A funds to purchase the following property. 120 acres located at the intersection of North Creek Road and Cypress Creek Road with a physical address of 8 Cypress Creek Road, Comfort, Texas 78003 with…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, the motion made by Commissioner Carpenter. Do I have a second? Seconded by Commissioner McCall. Any further discussion? If not, Paula, please call the vote.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Nay. Motion carries 3-1. with commissioners from precincts one, two, and four in favor and the judge opposed. All right, we're going to move on to our consent agenda. There's five items on today's consent agenda. Consideration of possible action proves the minutes for July 21st, 2020 July 27th, July 29th, and July 30th, special called meetings for budget workshops. And July 28th, 2020. Thank you all. And the July 28th regular called meeting. B, consideration of possible action to accept the list of donations received in July 2026 on behalf of Kendall County for local government code 81.032.…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Seconded by Commissioner Wieschen. Any further discussion? If not, Paula, please call the vote.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Aye. Motion carries 4-0. Next, consideration of possible action regarding the renewal of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Kerr County and Kendall County for jail services for FY2026 to be set forth the terms and conditions under which Kendall County inmates may be housed in Kerr County. Do you want to speak on this, Sheriff, quick?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So this is our annual review of these contracts and nothing's changed?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. I move to approve the renewal of the interlocal cooperation agreement between Kerr County and Kendall County for jail services. FY 2026 to be set forth the terms and conditions under which Kendall County may be housed in Kerr County. Do I have a second? Second.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'm sorry, was that you that seconded? I'm sorry. Motion by the judge, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter. Any further discussion? There being none, all of you are up.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'm Judge Solerzi. Aye. Motion carries 4-0. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Next, consideration of possible action to approve the Hill Country Dispute Resolution Center contract for 2026-2027. This, again, is an annual renewal. Jen, you reviewed the contract and have no issues, so I move. to approve the Hill Country District Resolution Center contract for 2026-2027. Do I have a second? So it should be by the judge, seconded by Commissioner McCall. Any further discussion? There being none, Paula.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026