Week's News

Spring starts Sunday - feels like we missed it already! This weather is why I live in Texas!

You might have read about the funding being cut for the 911 service we enjoy. Here is some info. The service they are taking about cutting relays 911 calls to our dispatch center. We average about 13 calls a day through this link and the City feels this is an important service to the citizens. Mayor DeOme has written a letter protesting the cut - take a look!

Council will meet on Monday at 6:30 in regular session. Here is that agenda. If you want to see your Mayor and Council in operation, come by and watch!

It appears the flag poles are now in place at Lohmans and 620. I hope we will see the flags back up soon!

From Steve Jones:

Austin Energy is proposing a franchising agreement with the City. Prior to this, they have maintained they are not required to have franchise agreement with Cities they serve. They are offering a 3% fee to us and other small cities. AE has represented that they will not pass the fee on to our residents in the form of a tax on their electric bills but they do not commit to that in their agreement. There are other concerns involving permits, street cuts, and overhead lines. Hopefully this will be ready for the Council in April.

TxDot has informed us that they have received numbers from the Census Bureau and plan to change the population on all city limit sings by the end of August.

The bond attorneys are drafting an interlocal agreement with the Library District regarding the details of the proposed bond issue. Council members should get a copy next Wednesday.

The Developer has requested an inspection of Serene Hills Drive next week - maybe a real date for opening after the inspection.

We offered the job of city prosecutor to Amy McHugh last week and she accepted. Welcome! She has already started working with the court and the police department. We are happy to have her on our team!

Deer trapping has ended this year with 87 deer trapped. This is down from 121 last year. It appears we have a handle on the deer population and should maintain it at this level. The cost of the program this year is $190 per animal, which is consistent with the past two years.

Lakeway Civic Corporation donated $8,000 toward the purchase of a new police motorcycle. The two small bikes we have are too light and unreliable. They are being traded in for a larger Honda police cruiser - we'll see how that works out.
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From Shannon Burke:

Medical Parkway should have the base asphalt down by April 1st. The curb and gutter installation is underway now. The medical office building has been pushed back to the fall of 2012.

The new completion date for the hospital behind the Post Office is now mid-May.
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Paul Duncan approved the plans for Crosswater Yacht Club this week. They are still working on permits from the LCRA and Travis County. They don't have a construction schedule yet.

This was a long one! More as I find out!

Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us