BY KAMERYN GRIESSER, APRIL KELLEY & KATY MCAFEE
Bee Cave annexes 11.4-acre portion along Hwy. 71 Bee Cave City Council approved ordinances related to public safety and land annexation during their Nov. 14 City Council meeting. Two-minute impact Actions taken by the city include: SERENE HILLS DR. 71 ANNEXED LAND
Travis County to begin design on diversion center
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Travis County will kick off the design phase for the mental health diversion center early next year, project leaders announced at a Nov. 28 Commissioners Court meeting. The county will issue a request for qual- ifications—a formal process for identifying qualified architectural and design firms to tackle the project—in early 2024. The selected firm will then analyze the potential site for the diversion center and complete operations planning and design of the facility. The first design phase will last about one year and cost $2 million. The entire diversion center could be up and running by mid-2030, according to county documents.
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• An 11.4-acre portion of Hwy. 71 joined Bee Cave city limits, starting from the intersection of Vail Divide Drive near the Canyonside neighborhood and the Lake Travis ISD bus barn. This allows the city to create and enforce traffic laws for that portion of the right-of-way. • Steps were also taken to secure state funding for the addition of a pedestrian trail and crosswalk improvements along Bee Cave Parkway from FM 2244 to Bee Cave Road. • Pre-construction of the city’s new police department and fire station was approved to begin by City Manager Clint Garza. Construc- tion is expected to be completed around the
second quarter of 2026, said project manager Brian Jorgensen. Diving deeper Earlier in the year, the city annexed a portion of Vail Divide Drive between Los Flores Lane and Hamilton Pool Road, following concerns from parents about the road’s proximity to Bee Cave Middle School. In August, the maximum speed limit was set to 40 mph from the intersection of Hwy. 71 and Vail Divide Drive to Hamilton Pool Road. Before then, there was no established speed limit on Vail Divide Drive.
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