Posted on 02/26/2020 12:38:01 PM PST by dhuls
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The commissioners of a small, rural county in South Texas have voted to block the federal government from surveying for a border wall on public lands near a coveted bird sanctuary.
The five-member Zapata County Commissioners’ Court on Monday unanimously voted not to grant “right of entry for survey and site assessment to the U.S. Government for county land near San Ygnacio,” according to the agenda item.
San Ygnacio is home to a popular bird and butterfly sanctuary located on a narrow strip of land along the Rio Grande about 40 miles south of Laredo, Texas. It boasts one of the best bird-viewing areas for the tiny white-collared seedeater and scissor-tailed flycatcher, as well as various butterfly species, like the American snout. The seedeater is only found in the United States in this part of South Texas.
The land was donated to the county a few years ago for the sanctuary, Zapata County Judge Joe Rathmell told commissioners, according to an audio recording of Monday’s meeting obtained by Border Report.
Zapata County is mid-way between Laredo and McAllen, Texas, and is mostly rural ranchlands that are home to a population of just about 15,000.
Government contractors want access to survey the area in preparation for an 18-mile-long and 30-foot-tall metal border wall. This section of the proposed wall is part of $1.3 billion that Congress late last year appropriated for Fiscal 2020 to build 52 miles in Webb County and 18 miles in Zapata County.
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We’ll see who gets the last bird crap over this.
Sigh, the stupidity of this just compounds.
Wonder how far from the abortion clinic it is.
When the wall is completed there will be a nice big gap at the bird sanctuary,
Hope they enjoy all the new foot traffic.
Prolly OK for border invaders to cross this land. Maybe even camp there.
How can commissioners win over government’s right to claim land in a crisis case....PROTECTING AMERICA .
How is a wall interfering with birds and butterflies that FLY?
Too bad Pres. Trump just cut EPA regulations and others regarding the wall. You lose.
The state or federal governments could take the land through eminent domain.
Can bureaucrats make good mortar for a concrete wall
So they don’t build the wall though the sanctuary and everyone will use that spot to illegally enter. Won’t have a sanctuary after a month
I’m thinking the Feds will use eminent domain and seize the park - maybe in its entirety.
Wonder if the name Rachel Corrie means anything to them?
I am sure the cartels will respect the birds.
But of course, that is not the issue with leftists. The issue is never the issue with them.
Surveyors wii disrupt the sanctuary but the invaders from the south are no problem. Can you guess the nationality of those on that county board?
Bird sanctuary funded by Cartels?
Ah, the old Snail Darter ploy. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen that one pulled.
Just run the fence on the US side of the county boundary - the entire county.
Fence ‘em out!
But if someone wanted to put up some erf saving windmills...POOF. They’d be installed in a week. Is the concern for the birds that the wall is an impediment to their migratory route? :-)
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