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For all those who were so generous in contributing money toward the
Texas Rivers Protection Association purchase of the four additional acres
overlooking Hidalgo Falls: good news. Last Wednesday, TRPA finally
closed on the sale when Tom Goynes (TRPA president) came to College Station
to sign the papers.
Many of you probably thought that all of this had been finished last
summer, but the deal had been delayed by a number of factors. All
during that time small bands of volunteers continued to work at the site,
ultimately clearing away over 20 tons of debris. In order to get the
money we needed for this prime spot, we had to sell 2.9 acres of our land
downstream from the rapid and still needed an additional $15,000 to
cover the difference. But as many of you know, paddlers from around the
state came through with donations sufficient to guarantee that future
boaters will have a wonderful paddlers' Park at Hidalgo Falls that is not
threatened by residential and commercial development.
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