NEWS BRIEFS
Greater:SATX highlights economic priorities
positioning the region as a top choice for employers and talent; facilitating employer growth and sustainability; building talent pipelines and career pathways locally; and aligning regional investments and partnerships. GREATER OPPORTUNITIES The Greater:SATX regional economic partnership is tasked with several objectives, including:
BY ERIC WEILBACHER
officer for Greater:SATX, a regional economic partnership that focuses on economic development in the eight counties that make up the San Anto- nio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area, discussed attracting business to the region with the ultimate goal of job creation. “In regionalism, we are playing catch-up. We’re not the first organization in the country to be looking at this,” Carabias-Rush said. “[The] Dallas Regional Chamber led this way back in 2004. Opportunity Austin has been at it for a very long time, as have organizations around the country, and they do so, we do so, because we know that as a whole we will drive more prosperity for all.” Carabias-Rush said a lot of the work for the organi- zation is not only attracting jobs to the area, but also jobs that fit the needs of local talent pools.
At an Aug. 23 meeting of the Greater New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation, speakers presented new updates on the Continental Automo- tive Systems facility’s operations as well as initiatives to further develop economic partnerships within the Greater San Antonio region. Juergin Martin, plant manager for the new Conti- nental plant at 440 Kohlenberg Road, said the facility is still on track to open in September. The plant will manufacture products for advanced driver assistance systems, such as automated driving cameras and sensors for the development of autonomous vehicles. The company has hired more than 100 employees and expects to have more than 500 at the facility by the end of 2025. Sarah Carabias-Rush, chief economic development
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Council approves resort close to Gruene
Record numbers apply for utility assistance
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
BY SIERRA MARTIN
review city staff suggestions. Schumann Consulting Executive Director TJ Grossi represented the owner of the property and presented the changes made to the resort proposal. “We want to be respectful develop- ers and create more of a low-impact development that would be a little bit more cohesive. … The owner’s desire is to create a place that people would go to kind of get away, not go to get next to more people,” Grossi said. New Braunfels city staff suggested eight conditions for the resort development, including no camp- fires, a curfew on outdoor activities and a 50-foot buffer from Sleepy Hollow Lane. A drainage easement is recommended on the property to contain the floodway.
The land outlined between Sleepy Hollow Lane and Gruene Road has been approved to continue construction plans for a resort.
New Braunfels City Council approved the rezoning request of a special-use permit during its Aug. 23 meeting to allow a resort property to be developed on approximately 19.96 acres at 1251 Sleepy Hollow Lane. Overall, the resort will be made up of 35 acres and composed of four different plots of land on vacant property located between Gruene Road and the Guadalupe River. The property owners applied for a special-use permit in the “R-2” Single-family and Two-family District for the 19.96 acres out of the Ingram Acres Subdivision. The item has appeared on the council agenda several times since January, and was recently postponed during the July 25 council meeting to allow time to
BY SIERRA MARTIN
The New Braunfels Utilities Assistance Program offered through the New Braunfels Food Bank still has funding to process applications, but due to high demand and lack of staffing, the response time may take longer than expected, according to the NBFB. According to Junaris Abueg, New Braunfels Food Bank program man- ager, the utility assistance program has received over 100 applications between Aug. 1-15, which is a new record. Those who apply for the program can receive assistance on their utility bills within two days if all of the docu- ments are submitted correctly.
overall resort development 35-ACRE
cabins or cottages 40
of land including an 8-acre pond 4 TRACTS
Other amenities:
• general store
• restaurant • RV hookups
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SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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