CITY & COUNTY
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HIGHLIGHTS BEE CAVE Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Clark and council members Andrea Willott and Kevin Hight were re- elected to their positions after the May 6 election was canceled Feb. 28 due to lack of opposition. The ling date for candidacy was Jan. 18-Feb. 17; all three incumbents led and ran unopposed. LAKEWAY Council appointed Ashby Grundman as the new assistant city manager during the March 6 special meeting. Grundman has previously served as the assistant city manager as well as building and development services director for West Lake Hills. BEE CAVE The city’s thoroughfare plan, a long-term plan to improve connectivity in the city of Bee Cave, now includes a Hamilton Pool Road realignment and extension. The extension will cost approximately $10.67 million and will likely be completed in the next three to ve years, City Manager Clint Garza said. O cials voted to add the road to the thoroughfare plan during a Feb. 28 council meeting. Bee Cave City Council Will meet March 28 and April 11 at 6 p.m. 512-767-6600. www.beecavetexas.gov Lakeway City Council Will meet April 3 and 17 at 6:30 p.m. 512-314-7500. www.lakeway-tx.gov Rollingwood City Council Will meet April 19 at 7 p.m. 512-327-1838. www.cityofrollingwood.com Travis County Commissioners Court Meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. 512-854-4722. www.traviscountytx.gov West Lake Hills City Council Will meet March 22 and April 12 MEETINGS WE COVER
Bee Cave approves nearly $50K deposit for ice rink
BY TAYLOR CRIPE
BEE CAVE After a successful inaugural season for the city of Bee Cave’s Bee Cave on Ice rink in the Hill Country Galleria, City Council approved a $48,966.40 deposit to secure the rink for the 2023-24 season at a Feb. 28 meeting. “In general, [Bee Cave businesses] loved the event, saw increased business and inquired if this could be a city tradition,” Communications Specialist Dori Kelley said. The city is holding o on approv- ing up to $300,000 in hotel occu- pancy funds until o cials can get a better understanding of how much the Galleria and other sponsors will contribute to the ice rink, Bee Cave
ICE RINK SURPLUS Bee Cave on Ice had a successful rst season that ran from Nov. 4-Jan. 2. Here are a few numbers that re ect the rink’s popularity.
Over 25,000 skaters
From 100 di erent ZIP codes
$340,919.68 in revenue
$29,000 in sales tax revenue
SOURCE: CITY OF BEE CAVE COMMUNITY IMPACT
Mayor Kara King said. Bee Cave on Ice hosted more than 25,000 skaters during the 2022-23 season, which ran from Nov. 4-Jan. 2, according to city documents. In the two months it was open, the venue grossed $392,748.32 and generated over $29,000 in sales tax
revenue, city o cials said. After costs were nalized, the rink brought in $340,919.68 in revenue; $100,000 was reimbursed to the Galleria per a previous agreement with the city, and the remaining $240,000 went into the city’s general fund, according to city documents.
Lakeway approves over $57K for lm festival
Lakeway rescinds pickleball parking lot
BY APRIL KELLEY LAKEWAY The fourth annual Lake Travis Film Festival will receive $57,820 from the city of Lakeway for the next festival in September. Lakeway City Council unanimously approved funding Feb. 21 for the event from the city’s hotel occupancy tax, Council Member Louis Mastran- gelo said. Kat Albert, the Lake Travis Film Festival executive director, said the hotel taxes will be used according to statute for promotion of the arts, registration and advertising. “We have a diversi ed revenue stream,” Albert said. “We get grants, sponsorships, of course we get your [hotel tax] funds.”
BY APRIL KELLEY
LAKEWAY O cials amended the Lakeway Parks Strategic Plan to stop a project to build a parking lot for the Sailmaster pickleball courts at a special meeting March 6. Parks and Recreation Director Andra Bennett said the Parks Strategic Plan included a plan for a 14-space parking lot to be constructed across Sailmaster Street at the entrance of Hurst Creek Greenbelt. O cials will instead use the approximately $40,000 allocated for the lot to fund other parks and recreation projects.
The theme for this year’s lm festival is #DisruptTheScreen, and the event will be Sept. 14-17. Albert said she appreciates the Lakeway City Council for continuing to support the lm festival. “We’ve had your support since the beginning,” she said. “I feel like you’re part of our fabric.” Several people attended a pitch party for the 2022 Lake Travis Film Festival. COURTESY LAKE TRAVIS FILM FESTIVAL
at 7 p.m. 512-327-3628. www.westlakehills.org
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