CITY & COUNTY
News from Lake Travis-Westlake area entities
COMPILED BY TAYLOR CRIPE
HIGHLIGHTS BEE CAVE Following action taken at the Jan. 24 meeting, the city will hold a special election May 6 for an amendment to the city’s home rule charter, originally approved in 2013. The ballot item will streamline reporting to and from the city manager.
Traffic concerns lead to denial of LTISD’s new school request
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LAKEWAY A development agree- ment between Lake Travis ISD and Lakeway for Elementary School No. 8 o Bee Creek Road was denied by the city at the Feb. 13 City Council meeting. This was the third reading of an agreement between the city of Lakeway and LTISD to fast track the development of a new elementary school for the 2024-25 school year. Several council members said their concerns over increased tra c to the area had not been satis ed, including Mayor Thomas Kilgore. “This council isn’t going to vote for you until you come back with tra c solutions for us,” Kilgore said at the Jan. 19 meeting. While the campus has built-in tra c loops for pickup and drop-o for up to 200 cars, LTISD Superinten- dent Paul Norton said based on the
council’s previous recommendation, the district worked on adding a second access for bus drop-o s on the north side of the property. This change would allow space for up to 40 more cars, according to city documents. During the rst reading of the development agreement Jan. 17, there had only been one proposed entrance from the new school onto Bee Creek Road. Norton said it was also not feasible for the school to be built on the 89-acre district-owned property o Hwy. 71 due to safety and congestion issues. Because the ordinance that was denied was only to approve a development agreement, LTISD can appear before council again to request development at the same location, Kilgore said.
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MEETINGS WE COVER
Bee Cave City Council Will meet Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. 512-767-6600 www.beecavetexas.gov Lakeway City Council Will meet March 20 at 6:30 p.m. 512-314-7500 www.lakeway-tx.gov Rollingwood City Council Will meet March 15 at 7 p.m. 512-327-1838 www.cityofrollingwood.com Travis County Commissioners Court Will meet Feb. 28, and March 7, 14 and 21at 9 a.m. at 700 Lavaca St., Austin 512-854-4722. www.traviscountytx.gov West Lake Hills City Council Will meet Feb. 22 and March 8 at 7 p.m. 512-327-3628 www.westlakehills.org
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Elementary School No. 8 would be built right next to the new Bee Creek Sports Complex o Bee Creek Road. Building the school
Signalized entrance and exit Exit only Built-in space for pickups and drop-o s Parking lot School/playground facilities
SOURCE: CITY OF LAKEWAY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION • FEBRUARY 2023
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