Bastrop - Cedar Creek Edition | August 2025

Government

BY JOEL VALLEY

Ordinance amended to make way for wireless transmission facility Bastrop City Council approved an ordinance amendment Aug. 12 that will allow wireless transmission facilities to be built in Bastrop’s “Employment Center” area. What we know The Employment Center, or PEC, is a zoning district for a mix of development types that accommodate commercial, retail and oce uses, according to the city of Bastrop. “There’s an issue with proper cell communica- tions, mobile communications—not just for day- to-day operations but for emergency situations,” said James Cowey, Bastrop’s director of develop- ment services, during a council meeting Aug. 5 Ocials discussed how a new wireless

County OKs mental health program Bastrop County Commissioners Court authorized a licensing agreement with the CredibleMind platform for its Behavioral Health 360 program during a meeting July 28. The public will have free access to: • Expert-reviewed resources to improve mental health and well-being • Interactive assessments • A blog on mental health and well-being The details The program, expected to be available by October, will be available 24/7 in English and Spanish. It will cost the county between $13,200-$17,700 for an annual license fee, $2,500 for an annual Spanish translation fee and $2,000 for implementation, and will be paid for with leftover grant funds.

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transmission facility, which would be located just south of Hwy. 71 near Lovers Lane, would relieve existing sites from a lot of existing trac. “It’s not going to be a really tall site,” said Vincent Huebinger of Vincent Gerard & Associates, the consultant for the landowner, tower owner and AT&T. “We have photo simulations made for it. You can barely see it from Hwy. 71, but it’s going to be adequate for coverage.”

Commissioners name committee for jail expansion A steering committee will help guide ocials in designing a jail expansion project after Bastrop County Commissioners Court authorized the panel during a meeting Aug. 11.

Some context The jail, located in the county sheri’s oce at 200 Jackson St., Bastrop, was built in 1990 and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “Presently, these facilities accommodate a sher- i’s oce sta that exceeds 200 personnel and an average daily inmate population of 300,” according to the Capital Improvement Plan.

“The current Bastrop County jail will continue to outgrow its current state as the population grows,” according to a Capital Improvement Plan. “The growth in population, unfortunately, includes the growth in Bastrop County’s crime rate.”

Built in 1990, the Bastrop County Jail was last expanded in 2008. Ocials are now preparing to grow its capacity again.

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