BY JANE TURCHI
Bastrop restores Courthouse clock
City nears completion of Mayfest Park arena Mayfest arena work including chair installation and announcer box repairs will be completed in mid-April. Mayfest Park will be the site of two April events: Baileys Bull Bash on April 20 and the inaugural Festival de la Cultura on April 27-28. The background Bastrop City Council agreed to allocate $167,000 to address health and safety issues related to the Mayfest Park rodeo arena at the Aug. 22 City Council meeting. The proposition for repairs was accompanied by over 2,800 signatures from concerned citizens. “There are two exciting things: One, we’re going to stretch our dollars with the city, but two is the sense of community that is engaged in this,” council member Cynthia Meyer said at the council meeting.
Restorations on the Bastrop County courthouse clock tower will be complete in mid-May after work on the project began in November. By the numbers Bastrop County received a $250,000 grant from the National Park Service for resto- rations. The grant was part of the Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Emergency Supple- mental Historic Preservation Fund. A closer look Restoration work includes the repair and replacement of rough carpentry and sheet metal. The clock face and mechanics will be restored. An electric strike for the bell will also be installed.
The Mayfest Park rodeo arena hosts various community events and free ride days.
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City of Bastrop to treat SpaceX wastewater in 2026 A joint agreement between the city of Bastrop, SpaceX and Corix Utilities for the treatment of wastewater from the FM 969 and FM 1209 SpaceX properties at the city of Bastrop’s new plant has been approved, according to a March 8 news release from the city. Service to SpaceX will begin in early 2026.The city and SpaceX paid $3.5 the city’s plant. The gist Construction of the city’s wastewater treat-
“Treating wastewater does not happen at a loss, it is a profitable enterprise, and serving such a large
customer will help keep rates low and the plant operating in tip-top shape for decades to come.” SYLVIA CARRILLO, CITY MANAGER
ment plant No. 3 began in August 2021 to accom- modate Bastrop’s rapid growth. Despite delays, the plant is expected to begin operating in April. The SpaceX deal will help pay for the $32.6 million plant, Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo said.
million and $3 million for the deal respectively. Corix will conduct the transfer of wastewater to
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