Commissioners support development plan protecting salamander habitat

Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:00 am

Commissioners support development plan protecting salamander habitat

Phil Reynolds
news@taylordailypress.net

Taylor Daily Press

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Williamson County commissioners on Tuesday added their weight to the City of Georgetown’s ordinance and a conservation plan aimed at protecting the Georgetown salamander.


Commissioners approved a resolution backing Georgetown and the Williamson County Conservation Foundation, who have teamed in an effort to find a compromise between putting the salamander on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered list and others who prefer to develop land without the restrictions the endangered species designation would impose.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:00 am.