BY JANE TURCHI
City reduces Main Street budget
Bastrop Gateway project awaits rezoning decision Bastrop City Council remanded the Bastrop Gateway development back to sta for consid- eration of amendments discussed at the April 9 meeting. In November Round Rock design rm Place Designers applied for the rezoning of the 31-acre plot of land along Hwy. 71 for retail and multifamily development in Bastrop. If approved, the undeveloped tract of land behind Bucc-ee’s would be rezoned as a planned devel- opment district. The plans include 600 residential units, including townhomes and apartments, as well as retail space and a hotel. Community members voiced concerns over the loss of trees, local wildlife and increased strain on already busy tra¡c conditions at an April 2 meeting to discuss the development.
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The 2024 Main Street Program budget will receive a $25,000 reduction from its original $532,000 budget. As the Main Street manager position has been vacant since December with no needed salary, there is little impact expected with the budget reduction. By the numbers The $25,000 typically funded by the Bas- trop Economic Development Corporation will be removed from the 2024 budget due to the reallocation of the corporation’s funds to the newly installed street maintenance tax. The tax reallocates 75% of the BEDC budget to roadwork. The majority of the Main Street Program budget, $459,000, is funded by hotel occu- pancy tax revenue.
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The latest The following revisions were shared at the meeting as part of the updated development proposal: • Move the proposed 12-story hotel down the crest of the hill to be less dominant in the Bastrop skyline • A 50-foot natural buer between neighboring property Developers plan to complete the project in four phases with the completion of phase 1 in 2026.
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