BY KAROLINE PFEIL
Some context
Bee Cave developments
Following Proposition G’s passage, the following projects are expected to appear before voters at some point in the future.
Proposition G was approved by Bee Cave voters in November by 59% of voters. The amendment requires all city land purchases, sales and leasing to be approved by Bee Cave voters, including projects such as the public safety building. With residents now reviewing and approving developments, all city projects currently in the pipeline, including the public safety building, will face delays, Mayor Kara King said. “We now have to go on a ballot timeline, and that absolutely causes delays, and delays cost money,” King said. Each May and November, residents will need to review and approve developments proposed by the city, King said.
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1 Public safety building 2 Bee Cave Public Library 3 Bee Cave Parkway Safety Improvement Program 4 Bee Cave Parkway Overlay Project
5 Guardrail at corner of Bee Cave Parkway 6 Central Park infrastructure improvements 7 Tordera Drive extension 8 Turns lanes at Vail Divide & Hwy. 71
Looking ahead
The impact
If approved, construction is expected to begin in August or September, City Manager Julie Oakley said. If not, the city will work on a solution to improve conditions for local officers, Bee Cave Director of Communications Crystal Cotti said. Jones stressed that regardless of the outcome in May, the police department would continue to function as needed. “There’s going to be absolutely no fall off in efficient police services made available to the community,” Jones said. “We could house ourselves out of a tent, and we’re still going to be responding to the community’s needs.”
Bee Cave City Attorney Ryan Henry said the city is still determining which projects will need to be put to a vote, as the proposition’s language leaves some room for interpretation. “The biggest aspect that triggers [Proposition G’s] application is it applies to any significant physical change or alteration to city property. But it doesn’t really define what that is,” Henry said. “And so we’re trying to evaluate exactly where the line is.” The proposition was put forward in an attempt to increase voter control and transparency in the city’s land development process, according to advocacy group Bee Cave Vote to Amend’s website. “I think that citizens ought to have a direct voice in any big decision,” said resident Carrell Killebrew, who authored the proposition. “Whenever the city
Prop G election results Proposition G, which requires voter approval on city land transactions, was passed by voters in November.
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is going to make a big decision on something that is going to directly affect the quality of life for Bee Cave residents, those residents have a right to say, ‘yeah, that’s a good idea,’ or ‘no, I don’t want that.’”
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