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BY KAROLINE PFEIL
City approves $100K for Special Olympics The Special Olympics Texas games are headed to the Hill Country for the fourth year in a row, following Bee Cave City Council’s approval of a $100,000 hotel occupancy tax fund to support the event. The overview The Special Olympics Texas Winter Games is a statewide competition in which individu- als with intellectual disabilities participate in volleyball, powerlifting, golf, and floor lifting competitions. This year, the event will be held from Feb. 14-16 in several locations across Bee Cave and Lakeway, including middle school campuses in both cities, per city documents. Of the $100,000 in funds approved by Bee Cave, $15,000 will be used for marketing and promotion, while the rest will go to hotels, venues, meals and advertising.
Lakeway decides against building new 190-foot cellular tower At its Oct. 22 meeting, Lakeway City Council, in cooperation with KGI Wireless, decided to withdraw its application for a permit to construct a 190-foot cellular tower at 3303 Serene Hills Drive, next to Serene Hills Elementary School. The overview An independent study conducted by City Man- ager Joseph Molis investigated viability for the cell tower site, which is a city-owned property selected for the project by KGI Wireless. Molis’ study showed that cell coverage in the surrounding area was lacking and that a new cellular tower in this location would likely be the most viable option to improve the area’s cell reception. KGI first reached out to the Building and Development Services department in Lakeway,
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asking about placing a cell tower on city property, in late April. The impact Concerns voiced by residents at the meeting included safety of nearby residents and school- children, as well as decreasing property values that they claim could be caused by the proposed placement of the cell tower. “We have had consultation with our attorney about the right way to proceed,” Kilgore said. “I think we have a definitive majority of council that believes that this is not the right location and right time for this.”
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