BY JACQUELYN BURRER & CHLOE YOUNG
Current situation
What residents need to know
The Hero Way West MUD is slated to be developed by Randolph Texas Development. The company has developed land and built homes in multiple MUDs in the Central Texas area, including the Lariat neighborhood in Liberty Hill, Randolph Texas Development President Randy Rollo said. The Hero Way West development is proposed to include 73 one-acre lots priced around $690,000 on average, according to TCEQ documents. The lots are anticipated to be absorbed within the next three to four years or by 2028 with a total value of $50.37 million at build-out. “It’s a large tract of land that’s going to have several dierent product types in it over the course of many years,” Rollo said. The MUD is expected to construct its own water plant outside of the district’s boundaries and detention ponds for stormwater. The district is not planning to construct wastewater facilities as homeowners will own and operate individual septic systems.
To vote in a MUD election, eligible voters must live within the proposed district. Two voters participated in the May 3 election, Hero Way West MUD representatives said. Williamson County MUD No. 56 was also on the ballot May 3. The 478-acre district northwest of Liberty Hill is slated to have 206 one-acre lots with an average value of $900,000. Voters for the Hero Way West MUD election were asked to decide: • Directors: elect the proposed £ive board directors to govern the MUD • Proposition A: con£irm the creation of Hero Way West MUD • Propositions B-D: approve up to $441 million in bonds over 40 years for water, road and recreational related infrastructure • Proposition E: authorize a maintenance and operations tax up to $1.20 per $100 valuation • Proposition F: $0.25 per $100 valuation maintenance and operations tax for operating and maintaining roads All proposals were approved 2-0 on May 3.
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The district will construct and nance roads and local streets that will be owned and main- tained by Travis County. The construction of park and recreational improvements, such as parks, pathways and landscaping, is planned for the district. The Hero Way West MUD will fall under TCEQ oversight, which reviews nancial reports and utility bond proposals.
Propositions BD breakdown
Diving deeper
B $301.5 million for water, sewer, drainage and related infrastructure C $21 million for parks, landscaping, greenbelts, sidewalks, trails and other recreational facilities D $118.5 million for roads and related infrastructure
advocacy group has concerns about the demand MUDs place on aquifers amid fast population growth and drought conditions in Central Texas. The alliance is advocating for county commis- sioners courts to have approval authority over MUDs. New MUDs can aect nearby homeowners by impacting groundwater supply, trac and the need for new schools, she said.
The Hero Way West MUD will receive groundwa- ter from the Edwards Aquifer. While “there is no indication that groundwater supply is a concern in this area,” “well production rates should be tested prior to development to conrm adequate groundwater is available,” TCEQ documents state. Annalisa Peace, executive director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, said the citizen’s
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