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BY GRACE DICKENS & BEN THOMPSON
Lakeway OK’s $253K for park project manager City leaders are preparing for work on the $2.1 million Butler Rough Hollow Park to begin this summer, with the latest City Council action pinning down one of several project managers to come for the city’s parks bond projects. A motion allowing the city manager to negotiate an up to $253,550 contract with Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC was approved in a 5-1 decision at the March 16 City Council meeting, with council member Matt Sherman dissenting. Diving in deeper Although the city hasn’t used project managers for its bond work so far, the projects moving forward are more complicated and will happen simultaneously to deliver them on time, Director of Parks and Recreation Andra Bennett said. “Simply put, we don’t have the bandwidth or the expertise that is needed from an engineering
Bee Cave revises tree trimming rules Bee Cave City Council approved changes to its tree trimming ordinance for residents as oak wilt season begins in Central Texas. The details Recent policy changes approved March 10 clarify that single-family residents are not required to get a city permit for tree trim- ming, but do not change rules prohibiting trimming from February to June. The rule update still requires business owners to get a permit from the city in order to trim trees, according to city documents. Oak wilt is a destructive tree disease that is widespread in Central Texas, killing millions of oak trees every year, according to Texas Oak Wilt. Oak wilt is most prevalent from Feb. 1-June 30.
The new park will include:
An amphitheater with limestone block seating
A mountain bike course
A basketball area with six individual hoop stations
A multisports eld including baseball and soccer equipment
A playground area and a ninja course
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standpoint to now manage these larger park projects,” Bennett said. Sherman voted against the item due to cost concerns, and the mounting scal impact of contracting out a rm like this for each of the remaining projects. What’s next Project completion is expected in spring 2027.
Austin to start recurring 3rd-party e ciency reviews Austin o cials authorized continuous third-party audits of citywide operations and services, a process partly prompted by a failed tax rate election. The gist
“We don’t know of any other city that’s doing it this way where it’s a systemic, citywide, ongoing, independent e ciency
The audit will analyze Austin’s government organization, public programs and services, third-party contracting practices, and nancial comparisons to peer cities. Public progress reports will be made at least semiannually, and all project recommendations, results and other information will be posted online. As improvements are suggested, city leaders will have to detail how changes will be made.
assessment or audit. And never before has Austin done this.” KIRK WATSON, MAYOR
The city auditor’s o ce is now tasked with start- ing up and overseeing the ongoing “comprehensive e ciency assessment” program, to be handled independently by an external consultant.
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