CITY & COUNTY
News from Bee Cave, Lakeway, Rollingwood & Travis County
Bee Cave City Council will meet Aug. 8 and 22 at 6 p.m. 512-767-6600 www.beecavetexas.gov Lakeway City Council will meet July 31 and Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. 512-314-7500. www.lakeway-tx.gov Rollingwood City Council will meet Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. 512-327-1838 www.rollingwoodtx.gov Travis County Commissioners Court will meet Aug. 1, 8, 10, 15, 22 and 24 at 9 a.m. 512-854-4722 www.traviscountytx.gov West Lake Hills City Council will meet Aug. 9 and 16 at 7 p.m. 512-327-3628. www.westlakehills.org MEETINGS WE COVER or enforcing the HOA rules. ROLLINGWOOD The city announced June 23 that Google Fiber will build a fiber-to-home network to offer residents and businesses more options for high-speed internet. Rollingwood will join Google Fiber’s network of cities that will launch the fiber optic internet service as the shift to virtual work and school has become more present following the COVID-19 pandemic. TRAVIS COUNTY A pilot program to divert people with mental illness accused of nonviolent crimes away from jail was unveiled June 5 as local leaders seek to launch a permanent mental health diversion center. The $6 million pilot program was announced alongside a $2 million data-sharing program to flag those with mental illness histories. NUMBER TO KNOW of Transportation for the right- of-way acquisition of RM 620 to proceed with its widening and improvements. The acquisition is one of nearly a dozen projects throughout Lakeway on the ballot in November that was approved by voters by 66.71% of the vote. The project itself will be just under 5 miles from Cavalier Drive to Oak Grove Boulevard to improve safety. $3.22M Lakeway City Manager Joseph Molis authorized the payment to the Texas Department HIGHLIGHTS BEE CAVE City Council approved a resolution June 27 allowing homeowners associations to request additional law enforcement. The police chief will work with the lieutenants to schedule officers outside of normal patrol hours in specific areas or neighborhoods. The city will be reimbursed for the cost of the extra hours by the requesting HOA. However, the officer on the additional patrol will not be responsible for upholding
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority sees revenue increase
The revenue, expenditures and income of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority are all expected to increase for fiscal year 2023-24, but revenues and income are set to outpace expenditures. OVERALL INCREASES
BY GRACE DICKENS
revenues to rise 39% in FY 2023-24 to $257.2 million, compared to $184.9 million in FY 2022-23. The largest percentage increases are from toll tag revenue and electronic toll collection, representing 21.9% and 68.8% increases, respectively. The Mobility Authority is antici- pating expenses to rise 19.7% in FY 2023-24 to $168.7 million, compared to $140.9 million in FY 2022-23. Most of the increased expenditures come from cost increases for main- taining roads and operating toll roads, which each increased around 30% year over year. The net income of the Mobility Authority measures how much revenue is left after accounting for expenses. With the year-over-year growth of revenues at nearly 40%, the Mobility Authority is anticipating net income to come out to $88.5 million for FY 2023-24, compared to $43.9 million in FY 2022-23.
TRAVIS COUNTY The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority passed its fiscal year 2023-24 budget June 26, approving a decade-high revenue amount of $257.2 million, a 39% year-over-year increase com- pared to FY 2022-23. The Mobility Authority is the agency responsible for managing transportation systems in Travis and Williamson counties. The organization oversees several area toll roads, including 183A Toll, 183 North, 290 Toll, MoPac, Hwy. 71 and SH 45 N. The Mobility Authority also issues bonds to local entities to fund transportation projects. Created in 2002, the Mobility Authority has seen continued year- over-year growth in its revenues budget for at least the last 10 years, according to Mobility Authority documents. The FY 2023-24 budget runs from July 1 to June 30. The organization anticipates
increase from FY 2022-23, or a $72.21 million increase
+39.08%
in tag and fee revenue, video tolls, interest income, and grant revenue
increase from FY 2022- 23, or a $23.28 million increase in interest and
+16%
other nonoperating expenses, salaries and benefits, administrative expenses, operations and maintenance costs, and other expenses
The historic net income has nearly tripled since FY 2020-21.
$25M $50M $75M $100M $0
2023 2022 2024 2021
SOURCE: CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Lone boat ramp open on Lake Travis
Rollingwood rolls out new alert system
WHERE TO BOAT The only open boat launch on Lake Travis is at Tournament Point in Spicewood.
BY ZARA FLORES
Tournament Point
Mansfield Dam boat ramp (closed)
BY GRACE DICKENS
ROLLINGWOOD The city is now utilizing the Rave Mobile Safety Alerts platform following a June 29 announcement as the former alert system was bought out. Alerts are sent out for emergencies, events, water boil notices and more. Residents who were previously registered through the former system, Swift 911, were automati- cally enrolled in the Rave system. However, residents are encouraged to fill out the Rave notification form, located at www.rollingwoodtx.gov, to ensure contact information and alert preferences are updated. Residents can also contact City Hall at 512-327-1838 or Assistant to the City Administrator Makayla Rodriguez at mrodriguez@ rollingwoodtx.gov for questions or concerns.
TRAVIS COUNTY The boat ramp at Mansfield Dam Park, at 4370 Mansfield Dam Park Ave., Austin, closed June 30 due to low water levels in Lake Travis, according to a news release from Travis County June 27. Boat launching and pickup are no longer permitted at Mansfield Dam Park. Boats already in the water planning to pick up passengers at the dam will still be allowed. Following the closure of Mans- field Dam Park, Pace Bend Park’s boat ramp at Tournament Point in Spicewood will be the only open boat launch at a Travis County park on Lake Travis, according to the county. The closure of Mansfield Dam comes in the wake of historically
PACE BEND PARK
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LAKE TRAVIS
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SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
low water levels in Lake Travis, which sat at 637.73 feet mean sea level as of June 27, down over 31 feet from the historical June average of 669.6, according to data from the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Travis was 45% full as of June 27.
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