Government
BY BEN THOMPSON
Travis County leaders OK housing grant plan Travis County commissioners approved a ve-year plan for federal Community Devel- opment Block Grant funding on Aug. 6. By the numbers The county is expected to receive more than $1.6 million in CDBG funding for scal year 2024-25, and $426,704 from local and state a ordable housing programs. Based on public feedback, county sta proposed improvement projects using CDBG funding over the next year: • Cardinal Hill Estates road design and construction: $1 million • Northridge Acres wastewater system: $150,000 • General infrastructure: $149,772 • Administration and planning: $324,943
Lisa Davis was con rmed as Austin’s next police chief on Aug. 6 following her appointment by City Manager T.C. Broadnax (left). She’ll succeed interim Police Chief Robin Henderson (right) in September.
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Lisa Davis con rmed as new Austin police chief City Council unanimously con rmed Lisa Davis as chief of the Austin Police Department Aug. 6. The overview Davis will o cially succeed interim Police Chief Robin Henderson after the Labor Day holiday in September. She was hired on a $275,000 salary.
Davis most recently served as assistant chief in Cincinnati, and will be the second-ever permanent woman chief in Austin. Zooming in Broadnax said he picked Davis given “resound- ingly positive” feedback he received from city o cials and community members. Davis said her approach will be based on e ective, equitable and ethical policing strategies, and that she’ll work to address APD’s sta ng shortage and o cer morale.
New skatepark opens at Founders Memorial Park
Dorian Zev Kweller Memorial Skatepark
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The Dorian Zev Kweller Memorial Skatepark opened July 27 in Dripping Springs, after years of work bringing the park to fruition. The details Construction started in February at a cost of $800,000, funded by the city, local fundraising and Hays County’s 2020 parks bond. The city also contributed an additional $75,000 for amenities
such as trash cans, sidewalks and benches. The city provided 1.5 acres of land for the park, which is about 10,000 square feet, in Founders Memorial Park located at 419B Founders Park Road. The park was named in honor of a Dripping Springs High School student who died in February 2023. Kweller was the son of local musician Ben Kweller.
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