San Antonio City Council last night heard three hours of pleas from opponents of a high-density housing development who said it will be the beginning of the end of the Bracken Bat Cave. Dozens of speakers came to ask council to prohibit SAWS from building sewer lines to the Comal County project. Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Executive Director Annalisa Peace told the council that the Crescent Hill subdivision will exceed the city’s 15 percent impervious cover limit by crowding houses together on a land just north of the Bexar County line and south of the Bracken Bat Cave. "They’re planning on putting around 3,800 people on 1,500 acres," Peace said. Susan Hughes, vice-chair of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board, asked the council to carefully consider the effects of a high-density development on the city’s water supply, as well as the bat cave. "Please do whatever is necessary to protect this natural resource and the Edwards Aquifer. Furthermore, honor the citizens of San Antonio
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