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• • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council January 6, 1982, Page 12 industry took out in one day. I'm not so sure that what we're taking out is going to cause subsidence. I wondered tonight when I heard all of y'all talking about subsidence and we are still plating subdivisions out here in these rice fields, and I guarantee you all the surface water is not going to keep those people from flooding. If you are really wor- ried about people's houses flooding, you might ought to do something about that. Thank you. Meza: Mr. Simons says he would like to hear some of these questions answered; Gus says he would not. I want to know how the Council feels so that we can go on. G_~: Not deviating from the questions or anything, I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell Mr. Spradling this Council ggets literature from the Board telling us what sub- sidence F~ere and in the entire area is doing and we read it. I just want you to know that we do know what subsidence is doing today and yesteryear. We do know about it. Mr. Mayor, I just had to say that. • Meza: What is the Council's wish on this matter? Malone: I feel we should answer what we could. Westergren: As far as I am concerned, we can put it in writing and give it to him. Skelton: I think you should answer some. I don't think you had time to write down all of his questions and I'd prefer that they all be answered, but if you want to do a partial job and then come back and do a thorough job in writing. I think he deserves an answer to all his questions, and I know there is a good answer for every one of them. Meza: Thank you, and that's what we will try to do. I will probably call on Mr. Dave Corbin or Mr. Joerns as I go along. First question was the reason for the creation of the Authority, and the basic reason the previous Council and this one are sup- portive of it is that they wanted to see local control. By local control it does not necessarily mean the City officials were in direct control of it. The Director will be local people. You won't be using water bought from Pasadena or Bay- town or even Houston as far as treated water is concerned. The Directors are subject to recall, they are answerable to the people of La Porte. Now as far as being a party to the law • suit, Mr. Askins, can you answer that?