The contractor is making progress on the repair of Rough Hollow Drive. They are installing stone on the new, larger retaining wall to hold back the ground under the road. They will also be backfilling and compacting the void. Once the subgrade is complete they will rebuild the road on top of it. They are also installing French Drains to avoid other issues caused by drainage in the area. Depending on the weather, estimated completion is about 4 weeks. Plenty of time to take advantage of the special prices at the Rough Hollow Grille!
Capital Excavation has submitted all of it's paperwork to TxDot and is waiting on an executed contract for the construction on the entrance to Serene Hills Dr. and Hwy. 71. They expect a start date in February. Once the construction is complete, Serene Hills Dr. will be open to Hwy. 71.
Chessie Blanchard (Assistant City Manager) has submitted our grant application for an energy conservation grant from the State Energy Conservation Office. This is another Stimulus Project. There are two parts to the project, one is to replace lighting in the courtroom with energy efficient lighting that will reduce energy consumption by 25%. The other part is upgrading the HVAC system at the Activity Center and we anticipate a reduction in energy consumption of about 20-30%. GREAT work!
The city is working to get the Exxon site cleaned up including among other things, removal of cones and tape.
Financially the City is doing well on budget vs. actual according to analysis of the first 3 months in this cycle. Hopefully this trend will continue!
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The City Council meets in regular session on Tuesday, January 19th in Council Chambers at 6:30PM. Here is the Agenda. Items of note are a request to rezone property for a Holiday Inn Express and the Golf Cart Ordinance. See you there!
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As previously reported, I now have a link to the database that keeps the scores for Restaurants in Travis County under "helpful Links" top right. Here are reports I've pulled for Lakeway and Bee Cave.
Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us
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