BY APRIL KELLEY, GRACE DICKENS, & KATY MCAFEE
Lakeway calls $22M parks bond election The city of Lakeway called for a $22 million parks bond election for May 4 after City Council approved the action at a Feb. 5 meeting. The gist The approved bond election projects were scaled back and prioritized from the original $28.7 million bond amount after the city spent several months gathering input and feedback via a community survey, in-person town hall event and public meetings. The outlook City Manager Joseph Molis said nalized plans and costs for the bond projects would be brought back before City Council at a future meeting prior to the election.
Bee Cave City Manager Clint Garza resigns The city of Bee Cave accepted the resignation of City Manager Clint Garza at the Jan. 23 meeting. The details Garza was appointed to the position in 2018 fol- lowing an 11-year career in various leadership roles in Hays County, according to the city’s website. Garza will be moving on to another undisclosed opportunity, according to a Facebook post from Mayor Kara King on Jan. 24. “He has accepted an exciting new opportunity that will build on the work he has done in Bee Cave and his awesome talents, to take it to the next level,” King said. In his time with Bee Cave, Garza worked with his team to spearhead several projects focused on improving infrastructure, transportation and development within the city.
“In a little over 5 years I’ve met so many wonderful people, made lifelong friends, and been a part of long-term planning eorts to ensure Bee Cave continues to
thrive while holding on to the things that make all of us [proud] to live here.” CLINT GARZA, BEE CAVE CITY MANAGER
What’s next? Garza’s last day will be Feb. 29, King’s post said. As of press time, a timeline for hiring a new city manager has not been established. At the Feb. 6 meeting, council approved Travis Askey and Lindsey Oskoui as the co-interim city managers, beginning March 1. “We’re never going to get anybody as good as Clint, but we are sure going to try,” council member Courtney Hohl said.
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