RES 1038 09/15/1977RESOLUTION /p _3'J
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE U.S. ARMY,
CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE A DETAILED
PROJECT STUDY OF THE CIBOLO (REEK FROM THE
M.K.T. RAILROAD TO THE SCHAEFER ROAD.
Whereas, there have been major floods along the Cibolo Creek causing
heavy loss of municipal and private properties and whereas the area
lying between the M.K.T. Railroad and the Schaefer Road area which em-
braces the cities of Selma, Schertz, Universal City, and Cibolo receives
the brunt of such flooding, and
Whereas, the low alluvial plain of the Cibolo Creek lies within the
boundaries of the cities of Selma, Schertz, and Cibolo and whose families
are subject to such flooding, and
Whereas, there is strong indications that both man-made and natural
obstructions may impede or redirect the natural flow of water and may in
fact, increase the severity of flooding.
NOW, THEREFORE, EE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO,
TEXAS, that:
An immediate detailed project engineering study should be conducted
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on that portion of the Cibolo Creek
lying between the M.K.T. Railroad and the Schaefer Road area; that special
emphasis be placed on physical flood control in and around the City of
Cibolo; that this requested study propose measures that can be taken to
alleviate the severity of flooding, and provide a written report to the
City of Cibolo of these findings.
ATTEST:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this /r
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