I feel like the community concern regarding the Horseshoe Ridge RV Park planned for the west side of RR 12 roughly between the intersections of RR 12 with Old Oaks Ranch Rd. and Gold’s Rd has been summarily dismissed. How can there be so little coverage of a project expected to be as densely populated (201 RV tenants on 30 acres) as this is to be?
That the water source for this project will come from the Lower Trinity is all fine and well, but the impervious cover needed for this RV park will be at least 40% of the 30 acres. That is 12.4 acres of pavement (540,000 sq ft). This will be an artificial cap in an essential recharge zone for the already threatened Jacob’s Well. Furthermore, the park plans call for a stormwater collection basin sized for only 1” of rain. If, God willing, we see rain again, chances are there will be more that an inch. The inadequately designed stormwater collection basin will inevitably lead to flooding over Gold’s Road and the residents adjacent to the RV property. And, that 12.4 acres of pavement will contribute mightily to runoff washing out Gold’s
Road.
