A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2026 TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2026 @ 3:00PM AT 431 BLANCO AVE, BLANCO, TX 78606. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS NOT GREATER THAN THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE. AS A RESULT, BLANCO COUNTY ESD 2 IS NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ELECTION AT WHICH VOTERS MAY ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. HOWEVER, YOU M AY EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE BY CONTACTING MEMBERS OF THE BLANCO COUNTY ESD 2 COMMISSION OR ATTENDING THE PUBLIC HEARING MENTIONED ABOVE.
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The District serves 200 square miles with additional coverage for mutual aid and automatic aid. The population is about 7000 people. Within the District 10 % is residential, 3% commercial, and 87% is agriculture, wild land or undeveloped properties. The District includes one city, Blanco. The City of has a population of 2,086 and is 3.4 square miles. The remainder of the District is rural and remote with large and small farms and ranches. Many of these are being developed into 50 to100 home subdivisions. The Blanco River flows through the District and the District is bisected by a major U.S. Highway (US 281). The District is prone to droughts, floods, wildfires and automobile accidents.
The ISO rating in the City is 5. Homes more than 2 miles from the station usually have a rating of 10 due to the distance and lack of water.