After five hours of public comments and discussion, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) approved by a 5-1 vote on Feb. 20 to continue temporarily lowering Lake Conroe until at least December 2022.
In doing so, the SJRA voted down a proposed compromise proposal from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, while at the same time giving a 6-inch “benefit” to Lake Conroe-area residents who have been both loud and vociferous in their demands to end seasonal lake lowering. As a result, the final vote was met largely with silence by those still in the meeting room, especially by those wearing the red “Stop the Drop” T-shirts.