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Bee Cave planning relocation of CityHall, library
West Lake Hills The city will continue its hunt for a new city manager in 2022 with the help of the local government recruitment rm City Government Resource. The rm is full-service, meaning it handles recruitment, interim placements, training, leadership development and other necessary tasks associated with the hiring process. The city worked with the rm previously in the last search for a city manager.
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Current Bee Cave City Hall and Public Library Planned location
BEE CAVE City Council approved its rst-ever capital improvement plan in October, resulting in the passage of over $103 million for public road, facility and pedestrian projects in the city through 2026. The relocation of City Hall and Bee Cave Public Library are included in the plan, costing $13.75 million and $15 million, respectively. The relocation project plans to move City Hall within the new Village at Spanish Oaks development just south of Hwy. 71, with the library near Bee Cave Central Park. Both facilities are currently housed in one building at the Hill Country
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Galleria. Planning for the projects is expected to take place throughout most of 2022. The city is working with real estate company JLL Inc. on the sale of the existing City Hall property to have a representative for communication with the Galleria or other potential
buyers. City Council will have to approve each major milestone of the project, and behind the scenes the city will begin selection for design and construction teams throughout 2022. Council will be presented with these options when the city is ready to move forward with development.
Ashby Grundman (left), building and development services director, is the interimWest Lake Hills city manager.
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Rollingwood The city will continue discussions with residents and the city of Austin in 2022 to determine solutions to cut-through tra c near Zilker Park. Meetings on the Zilker Park Vision Plan will occur in February and March, and Austin City Council could adopt the plan in May. Proposed solutions will aim to protect Rollingwood’s residential streets from excessive tra c.
Road and drainage bond projects preparation underway inWest LakeHills
CONNECTING LAKEWAY The rst phase of The Square at Lohmans
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development, highlighted in blue, west of RM 620 includes extending Main Street in Lakeway from just west of RM 620 to Lohmans Crossing Road.
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WEST LAKE HILLS Following the passage of two bonds totaling $25 million by residents in November, the city of West Lake Hills will continue work on statements disclosing nancial speci cs of the bonds. Bids for the bond will open Feb. 8-16, and city sta anticipate prices to be determined by whichever developer o ers the best nancial terms. Planning for the projects is expected to continue through 2022 with development beginning in 2023. Road and drainage improvements are part of the bonds, including work on Redbud Trail, Camp Craft Road and Westlake Drive. BOND BREAKDOWN The city’s rst-ever bond election will provide funds for road improvement, drainage and municipal construction. PROPOSITION A PROPOSITION B $13.2M City Hall and police buildings $11.8M Major drainage improvements
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Main Street extensionmoves ahead
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from getting slowed down by other parts of the project, Hayes said. “We’re really excited; we think this is going to be a fabulous project for Lakeway,” he said. “We’re really looking forward to delivering something everybody is going to be happy with. I think it’s a great combination of things that Lakeway doesn’t have right now.” Initial phases of the project include Lohmans Spur, single-family housing and the Square. Following the Main Street construction, housing will likely follow along with o ce and commercial buildings. Full buildout of all phases could take ve to 10 years, o cials said.
LAKEWAY Planning for The Square at Lohmans, a multi- use development west of RM 620, will continue throughout 2022. Bill Hayes, the chief operating o cer of Legend Communities said the developer could break ground in 2023 on the rst phase of the plan for a new segment of Main Street. The next step in the development process includes Legend Communities submitting a preliminary plan that will include the initial site layout such as streets and lot lines. The developer will submit the preliminary plan in stages to prevent the construction of Main Street
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Travis County Following the discovery of
cyanotoxins, the toxins produced by cyanobacteria or blue-green algae, in the Highland Lakes in 2021, the Lower Colorado River Authority continues to recommend people and pets avoid contact with algae in the lakes. Although recent tests have not shown toxicity, there is a chance algae can begin producing toxins without visible signs, said John Hofmann, LCRA executive vice president of water. WAYS TO PREVENT ALGAE GROWTH 1 Avoid or limit use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides 2 Wash cars at a car wash 3 Pick up pet waste SOURCE: LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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