Weekly Update

Let me bring you up to date on the weeks events.

The Crosswater Yacht Club and Marina received a stop work order from the City last week.  This triggered an issue with the LCRA because their permits are contingent on permits from the City.  On the good side of this issue, the area has been cleaned up by the new owners.  They appear to be willing to work with the City on several issues including no boat ramp, no restaurant, and no music venues.  More to come I'm sure on this in the near future.

ZAPCO voted 6 to 0 to recommend against the Special Use Permit requested by Speedy Stop for the old Exxon location.  There were several reasons for this decision including safety concerns because of increased traffic, operation hours, size of the facility, and other considerations.  We are not sure if they will bring the issue before the next council meeting - I will let you know!

Emmaus Catholic Church was given a variance to allow construction of a new building.  There were two variances and both infractions are minor.  The variances were for cut and fill issues and building on a slope in excess of 25%.

You might have seen the City irrigation system running at improper times on Lohmans Crossing and Lakeway Blvd.  The City has recently installed new controllers with solar powered units and they seem to have a mind of their own.  They should have them fixed soon.

For the Hills folks - I understand one of your Aldermen is turning 80 this month - what a milestone.  I won't mention his name but he uses the initials J.R.  If you see him say "Happy Birthday".

As always, I send out a notification email to let folks know when there is a new post.  If you want to be on the notification list, email me at lakeway@bain.us.  Thanks for LOOKING!

Joe Bain