The Boerne ISD board voted unanimously Oct. 21 to authorize Superintendent Kristin Craft to negotiate for the purchase of a 70-acre tract of land adjacent to Interstate 10 south of Boerne, a move aimed at staying ahead of district growth.
When asked whether the district is seeking to purchase the property to build a new school, BISD chief operations officer Mark Stahl said, “The district has no specific plans for the property at this time.”
He said the district is working to stay ahead of growth and to position itself for the future.
Stahl said the district would not, at present, release information concerning the asking price for the property or comment on the anticipated cost for the land since negotiations are underway. Stahl also declined to identify the specific location of the tract.
District supporting documents for the Oct. 21 board meeting identify the property as “an approximate 70-acre tract of land located in the J.R. Arocha Survey 171, Abstract 2, in Kendall County, Texas.”
The approved resolution adds, “and out of that called 104 acres of land as described in Volume 1617, page 1095 of the Official Public Records of Kendall County.”
The resolution adopted by the board and accompanying the agenda item as a supporting document is available on the district website. It is held under the title, “Resolution for the Purchase of Duennenberg Land.”
A map available from the Texas Department of Transportation identifies the John Duennenberg Farm as located on the east side of I-10 just north of Balcones Creek. The farm is in the area between Texas Grass Company and United Rentals on I-10 and roughly bounded by Old Fredericksburg Road.
The Texas Family Land Heritage Registry lists the farm as purchased by the Duennenberg family in 1889. The registry is sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture to honor families who have continuously operated a farm or ranch for 100 years or more.
A petition on change.org under the title “Stop the 350 Home Subdivision at Duennenberg Ranch (Boerne-Kendall County, Texas)” purports to have 169 signatories. The petition, posted by “Concerned Citizen,” provides no contact information.
The petition claims the area in question contains a portion of an aquifer recharge zone, a cave called “Fritz’s Sink” and “archaeological features such as Indian middens and a heritage homestead.” Middens are areas in which indigenous people groups may have left refuse, animal bones, pottery or other archaeologically valuable items.
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