BY SHAHERYAR KHAN & ERIC WEILBACHER
City Council moves plan for former mill forward Plans to transform the grain mill that once operated in downtown New Braunfels for almost 137 years along the banks of the Comal River were initially approved by the New Braunfels City Council Nov. 25. The backstory Operating in New Braunfels since 1886, the ADM Milling Co., located at 398 E. San Antonio St., New Braunfels, and formerly known as the Dittlinger Mill, closed in March 2023. What we know The rm Killen, Gri n & Farrimond PLLC presented plans Nov. 25 that include applying for a special-use permit to transform several parcels of the more than 9-acre riverfront area from zoning for general business, commercial-resort and light industrial districts into a high-intensity mixed-use
NBU to open new service center
New Braunfels Utilities will relocate its customer service operations to 1488 S. Seguin Ave., the city’s former police depart- ment headquarters. The details This move is part of a broader e ort to improve service and consolidate operations at a future headquarters set to open in 2027,” said Reagan Peña, director of enterprise communications for NBU. The Main Plaza drive-thru will perma- nently close on Dec. 13, followed by the lobby on Jan. 3. “We’ve loved serving customers here, but we have to close a lot because of all the di erent things that happen on the plaza,” Peña said. “The new place will not have those kinds of closures or tra c impacts.”
The plan includes a special-use permit that would allow for a hotel, parking garage and other uses.
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district. The project includes a boutique hotel, apartments, retail, o ces, and a 400-car parking garage, with plans to repurpose historic silos on the property, said Ashley Farrimond, a partner with the law rm. “The proposal is to do a mixed-use community. That’s desirable for people to visit, to live, to walk, to shop and for easier access downtown,” Farri- mond said. Some of the currently standing grain silos would be incorporated into the design, Farrimond said.
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