CITY & COUNTY
News from Bexar County, Hollywood Park, Hill Country Village, San Antonio and Shavano Park
Hill Country Village looks to possible spring 2023 bond vote
PLANNING IN SHAVANO PARK The city’s long-range, comprehensive town plan was first adopted in 2010 and last updated in 2018. A new five-year plan review process will contain multiple steps, including a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats— or SWOT—analysis.
Analysis of the 2018 plan update identified five planning areas for further review.
The condition of Northwest Military Highway Residential development Sidewalks and bicycle lanes
Flooding and drainage Improvements around the City Hall complex property
HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE City leaders are foregoing a fall bond election on a potential City Hall proposal, saying they hope spring 2023 will provide a clearer picture of the city’s finances and a way to possibly self-fund a new municipal complex to avoid new debt. According to Hill Country Village officials, the city hosted three town halls in August, collecting input from residents, many of whom in straw polls preferred replacing the existing City Hall at 116 Aspen Lane with a larger, modernized structure. But Council Member Carl Register said he felt many residents also wanted more information and time to consider any possible City Hall proposal. Local officials have also been looking at the city-owned unde- veloped tract at Bitters Road and
Tower Drive, adding that building a new municipal complex there could cost over $3 million. “People want a new City Hall, and they want it at this location. That’s the indication that I got,” Register said. Register and Council Member Matthew Acock asked city staff to explore whether the City Council could repurpose some available cash and projected revenues from different sources, while other council members asked about possibly redirecting surplus money from the $8.5 million road improvement bond, which voters passed in 2019. The city’s bond financing advisors said it is possible, but in a future bond election, the city must make a separate election proposal to redirect specific funds toward such a project.
SOURCE: CITY OF SHAVANO PARK/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Shavano Park commits to updating town plan
SHAVANO PARK The city in August began a months-long process to update the town plan, the city’s comprehensive long-range planning guide, which was developed in 2010 and last updated in 2018. Council Member Pete Miller proposed in the July 25 City Council meeting establishing a five-year cycle for reviewing the plan and revising it to reflect Shavano Park’s accomplishments, demographics and developments to better provide the community with a clearer,
long-term strategy and collective vision. “I think it’s important that we establish a five-year cycle for our plan,” Miller said. Local officials said updating the town plan will involve Shavano Park’s planning and zoning com- mission, which will study a final draft update before the document undergoes a final council review. The plan updating process could wrap up by March 2023, city officials said.
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