Development
BY STEVE GUNTLI & KATLYNN FOX
Leander Senior Activity Center targeting Nov. 19 completion Leander’s Senior Activity Center is nearing completion after a long construction process, according to city o cials. Russell Alabastro, capital improvements project manager for Leander’s Public Works Department, gave the update during the Oct. 16 regular council meeting and said the city was targeting a Nov. 19 completion date for the project. Construction was originally slated to be complete in October but the project experienced a few minor delays. Alabastro said the nal construction touches are going to be done in the coming weeks. The city is installing re and sprinkler systems, laying network cable and beginning to pour concrete for sidewalks and courtyards.
Liberty Hill’s Santa Rita Ranch opens new playground The Santa Rita Ranch community in Liberty Hill celebrated the opening of a new 1-acre playground Oct. 21. The Happyland Play Park is divided into two separate playgrounds, Lil Kids and Big Kids. Both play spaces o er swings, slides and climbing equipment, while the Big Kids portion also has three ziplines. What else? The playground is the nal portion of the neighborhood’s Ranch Camp Amenity Center, an 8-acre complex in the heart of the Santa Rita community that also includes two pools, a splash park and two pickleball courts.
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Some background The senior center, located at 709 Municipal Drive, has been a city priority since funding was approved in a 2016 bond. After multiple delays, including a lengthy pause spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility broke ground in May 2024. The building will feature a multipurpose room, full kitchen, tness room, activities room, sta o ces and ex spaces to serve the city’s active senior community. The city was not able to con rm as of press time when the grand opening for the facility could take place.
Hope House debuts new housing units in Liberty Hill Hope House, a nonpro t based in Liberty Hill that provides care and housing to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, opened its new
to a news release. Existing Hope House residences faced damages from the July ooding, which required repairs and temporary evacuations, according to a news release. “This day reminds us that hope always rebuilds,” Executive Director of Hope House Dave Gould said. “Because of our community, every child who was displaced from their home in the ood now has a safe, forever place to belong.”
community Oct. 9. The grand opening
Hope House debuted the Rathgeber Community, which consists of two new homes constructed to provide housing to 16 additional children, according
Hope House announced the opening of 16 new beds to serve children at the nonpro t.
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