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Gordon Hartman is back in the development business, and his latest project that would turn a 527-acre ranch into a 1,493-house subdivision on the far Northeast Side is causing problems with the neighbors, who claim he is violating the Endangered Species Act and threatening San Antonio's water supply.
After attempts to meet with Hartman and city officials about the subdivision failed, the neighbors Thursday announced their intention to sue Hartman, the city, the San Antonio Water System and the Judson Independent School District in federal court for not doing their part to protect the land and the Edwards Aquifer.
Two advocacy groups, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance and the Aquifer Guardians of Urban Areas, are allied with the neighbors.
Conflicts like this tend to arise on the far North Side, still a sought-after area for residential construction, especially as that industry picks up, though also home to the most environmentally sensitive land in the county because of the aquifer.
The land, which is off Evans Road, has five caves and is covered with a mixture of mesquite, open grasslands and oaks. For two decades, developers have put forth various plans for it, including golf courses and large-lot luxury homes. Now, Hartman's development will have more than three homes per acre.
Since May, neighbors have listened to bulldozers drive through what they call habitat for endangered golden-cheeked warblers. They say they've seen the federally protected birds on their properties and point out that the development is less than a mile from a preserve set up to protect the species.
The caves on Hartman's land feed directly into the aquifer and could be home to other endangered species, they say.
Last summer, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cited Hartman after 174.2 cubic yards of construction and demolition waste, including paint, was found dumped inside one cave.
The TECQ said it would fine Hartman $2,750.
Hartman denies the allegation and has not paid the fine, saying the cave was filled when he bought the land and that a homeowners' association paid for the cleanup.
He said he was surprised by the opponents' threat of legal action.
?I don't ignore neighborhood groups,? said Hartman, who founded the San Antonio Scorpions soccer team and Morgan's Wonderland, an amusement park for special needs children.
Hartman said he'd be happy to talk to the group members, but probably wouldn't go along with their primary demand: decrease the number of homes.
?There's already been a plan in place and approved,? he said, noting construction started about six months ago.
In 2005, Hartman sold his companies and retired as a developer and builder to focus on the Gordon Hartman Family Foundation. He said the foundation takes up ?90 percent? of his time, but he now is doing ?a little bit of development.?
Neighbors complain officials aren't listening to their concerns because they live outside the city limits so no City Council member represents them, and they don't share the political clout of the developers.
?We couldn't even find an attorney in San Antonio to take the case,? opponent Tom Tobin said.
Hartman hired the development firm Bitterblue Inc. to help with the project. One Bitterblue owner is Gene Powell, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the University of Texas System Board of Regents in 2009 and now is its chairman.
His spokeswoman, former mayoral candidate Trish DeBerry, said Powell is deferring to Hartman to answer questions, since his firm owns the property.
Dan Kossl, who also works at Bitterblue, serves as a planning commissioner for San Antonio. The commission approved revised plans for Hartman's development Aug. 22, and the minutes show Kossl recused himself during the vote.
SAWS is responsible for enforcing the city's impervious cover limits. Normally, a project on the outskirts of the city over the Edwards recharge zone only could cover 15 percent of a property with roofs or roads, which limits the polluted runoff going into the aquifer.
But because this project inherited the development rights given before those limits were in place, it can proceed with its proposed 47 percent impervious cover, SAWS says.
Judson ISD has plans to put in an elementary and middle school there, but has not moved forward besides doing a study that found the land was not occupied by warblers.
But the contention of the neighborhood group is that a study, done with a single site visit by a biologist to see if the habitat is likely to have endangered species, is not the same as a survey, which requires multiple visits.
A survey is what the city of San Antonio asks developers to complete if they are building in an area likely to have endangered species.
When filling out the city's habitat compliance form, Hartman said he did a survey for warblers and the endangered invertebrates that may live in the caves and submitted that to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is responsible for protection of endangered species.
But a request to the USFWS showed surveys had not been submitted.
Gene Dawson of Pape-Dawson Engineers, which did much of the environmental work for Hartman, said the fact that Hartman was not accurate on the form he filed with the city was not significant.
He said the form is merely designed to make sure developers and the USFWS had a dialog about complying with the Endangered Species Act and that had happened.
He noted there would be buffers of undeveloped land around the caves to protect any endangered species and water flowing into the aquifer.
He also said his company's study found there was no warbler nesting habitat and so a survey was not needed.
?Mr. Hartman believes he is complying with the Endangered Species Act,? Dawson said, and will continue with his plans.
By federal law, the neighbors can sue in 60 days.
cmcdonald@express-news.net
Staff Writer Lindsay Kastner contributed to this story.
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
Military personnel and volunteers wipe off condensation in an attempt to dry the damp court before the start of the men's NCAA college basketball game between Ohio Sate and Marquette in the Carrier Classic aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Military personnel and volunteers wipe off condensation in an attempt to dry the damp court before the start of the men's NCAA college basketball game between Ohio Sate and Marquette in the Carrier Classic aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
A worker tries to dry the court before the second half of the Navy-Marine Corps Classic NCAA college basketball game between Florida and Georgetown aboard the USS Bataan at Mayport Naval Station, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. The game was canceled due to condensation on the court. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The sun sets a few hours before Florida and Georgetown take the court for an NCAA college basketball game during the Navy/Marine Corps Classic on the aircraft carrier USS Bataan docked on the St. Johns River at the Naval Station Mayport, in Jacksonville Friday Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Dirk Shadd)
Ohio State and Nortre Dame players compete in during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Carrier Classic onboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
The next time No. 4 Ohio State, No. 10 Florida, Georgetown and Marquette try to play aboard a ship, they might need more than their jump shots and fast breaks.
They may want to bring mops and buckets, too.
A pair of big men's college basketball openers were called off Friday night when the makeshift courts were hardly shipshape. Instead, the floors became too wet because of condensation and the matchups were canceled.
Florida led Georgetown 27-23 at halftime in the Navy-Marine Corps Classic on the USS Bataan in Jacksonville, Fla., when it was stopped. The game will not count and will not be made up.
"It's just tough around this time, the weather," Florida guard Kenny Boynton said. "I'm not sure what caused the water, but it's definitely tough. We've got to get an indoor event, I guess."
Ohio State and Marquette never got started aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The tipoff was delayed for about a half-hour as coaches, players and officials waited for the conditions to improve. The weather didn't get better, and the teams are unlikely to reschedule the meeting this season.
"All were apprehensive about playing the game," referee John Cahill said. "You could feel the wet spots on the floor. Our primary concern is with the student-athlete. The last thing we want is any kid who's got a future in the game of basketball to be injured as a result of this."
No. 9 Syracuse and No. 20 San Diego State are set to play Sunday afternoon on the USS Midway in San Diego. The game aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier was originally scheduled for Friday night, but moved back because of a strong chance of rain and wind.
"The purpose of the game is to play it on the Midway," SDSU coach Steve Fisher said.
Late Friday afternoon, the Yorktown hosted a women's game as No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 19 Ohio State 57-51 without any problems on the court.
The Ohio State-Marquette matchup was part of the second Carrier Classic, the first a magnificent spectacle last year between North Carolina and Michigan State attended by President Barack Obama on the USS Carl Vinson outside San Diego.
The contest raises money for several groups that help troops and veterans. It was a showcase for Veterans Day weekend.
Marquette coach Buzz Williams said the lost game wouldn't change his mind about playing again on an aircraft carrier.
"We'll play anywhere, anytime in this type of event for this type of purpose," he said.
Florida and Georgetown had no problems on the court in the first half. The teams warmed up after the break, then players, coaches and the referees tried to no avail to dry the surface on the 388-foot amphibious assault ship.
Event organizers said they want to try to play it again next year.
"We've got to go back to work and maybe become meteorologists and do some things different. We and the Navy are committed to the event and doing it right," said Alan Verlander, director of sports and entertainment for the city of Jacksonville.
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Whether you have streaming-savvy children, or are just a big kid yourself, Hulu has added a new section to its bulging catalogue specifically for you. Hulu Kids puts all the ad-free shows available to Plus subscribers in one place, and splits them into categories for filtering, say, only dinosaur-related programs. The section has its own website, or can now be accessed through the obvious option in the Browse menu. PS3 owners will be happy to know the Hulu Plus app has been updated, too, bringing back the Blu-Ray remote functionality that was, for some wacky reason, removed in the last update. And, what better way is there to relax after a humiliating public defeat than dropping the controller, and taking in a calming dose of SpongeBob?
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