July 4th, Brooks Hollow Update +

First a little bad news - some of you might have heard that Travis County has banned fireworks for July 4th celebrations. That means the City has had to cancel our annual display! Ouch!

Not to fear! Andra Dearing has been hard at work scheduling a fun filled day of celebration! Here is a link to the current schedule! It will be a GREAT day!

There was a ribbon cutting for the official opening of Serene Hills Thursday - it's been open for a while now. Try out the new road!

The Mayor has agreed to postpone the annexation vote of North Brooks Hollow to the September 19, 2011 Council meeting after receiving a letter signed by 12 of the 18 residents to allow time to address and update R-6 zoning regulations to better fit the eclectic nature of the neighborhood. These amendments will allow the majority of residents to feel more comfortable with the possible future annexation and they have agreed to mitigate their opposition. Thanks to Tom Keel for his efforts!

From Steve Jones -

The Legislature has passed a bill that if signed by the Governor may affect the City's ability to hold Council elections in May on even numbered years. If we wish to continue May elections, we may have to conduct them without the County's help.

It appears there is one more piece of business prior to issuing the library bonds. The City needs to enter into a ground lease with the Library District and that agreement will be on this month's agenda for consideration.

We were informed yesterday that the developer of Sereno Colinas (formerly Serene Hills) will submit an application to the Board of Adjustment for a variance allowing street-facing garages in the subdivision. This was denied by the CBC because they felt doing a blanket variance for the 400+ homes was inconsistent with normal practices and any variance should be brought forward on a case by case basis. The meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2011 at 3PM.
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The City is continuing to request input on capital improvements. There is a specific email address for general comments and here is a link to the survey page. Voice your thoughts!

Thanks for all the support!

Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us