BY AMANDA CUTSHALL, BROOKE SJOBERG & JOEL VALLEY
11 Lower Colorado River Authority LCRA allocated $1.2 million for renovations of the day use and waterfront restrooms at Lake Bastrop South Shore Park. • 375 S. Shore Road, Bastrop • www.lcra.org 12 Sendero The 75-acre mixed-use development team installed an arrowhead monument sculpted from steel on Nov. 20. • Sendero, 900 block Hwy. 71 W., Bastrop • www.senderobtx.com
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8 Bastrop Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce a five-star accreditation, placing the Bastrop chamber in the top 2% of chambers of
commerce nationwide. • 927 Main St., Bastrop • www.bastropchamber.com
9 Bastrop ISD Bastrop ISD’s 10th elementary school campus, a 106,477-square-foot facility, will be located near Waterford Boulevard in Cedar Creek. Construction is scheduled to begin in April and conclude in July 2027. • Waterford Boulevard, Cedar Creek • www.bisdtx.org 10 Bastrop Providence Funeral Home The locally owned business, which has a chapel that seats 250, with an additional family seating area and two staterooms, is celebrating 15 years of serving the Bastrop-area community. • 2079 Hwy. 71 E., Bastrop • www.bastropprovidencefuneralhome.com
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14 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Menu items include a variety of smoothies, bowls, flatbreads, wraps, sandwiches and salads. • Opened Nov. 23 • Burleson Crossing, 717 Hwy. 71 W., Ste. 400, Bastrop • www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com
13 Garcia’s Mexican Food Restaurant The eatery offered breakfast, lunch and dinner plates alongside a full bar featuring margaritas, cocktails and beers. • Closed Sept. 26 • Burleson Crossing, 747 Hwy. 71, Ste. B-600 • www.garciasrestaurants.org
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