Council, Police Station, Lohmans Spur, Flint Rock Road and More!

Good Morning!  Happy Christmas Eve eve!  It is also the eve of Hanukkah - one of the few times that Hanukkah and Christmas Eve overlap.

 A few things happened this week of interest - Council met on Monday night - here is that agenda.  As you can see, there was really only one item on the agenda and it was postponed.  There was discussion on removing the World of Tennis from the Short Term Rental requirements and it was postponed until January.

December 20th was Deputy City Manager Chessie Zimmerman's last day with the City.  She resigned to take a position with a development company - we wish her all the best, she has made an impact in the quality of life we enjoy in Lakeway.  We had a small celebration in City Park where Chessie was presented with a tree in her honor.

Thursday we had a meeting of the Architectural Committee and worked on layout and positioning of the proposed Police Station.  Access and egress was also discussed.  Some preliminary pictures were presented and the project is moving forward quickly.  We will need to move ahead to get pricing and a final layout.  Council will meet in February to develop bond information for a May election.  At that point we will hold public meetings to get input from citizens.

The light at Lohmans Spur was turned on yesterday.  I've been through the intersection a couple of times already and it seems to be working as expected.

Traffic was moved to the new pavement on Flint Rock Road this week.  After a little delay the Flintrock Falls access was established.  Be patient, this is still all temporary and still a construction zone.  Just because the surface is better doesn't mean you should speed up - please observe the caution signs and slow down.  

Lots coming up in the new year!  The CAV's will be having a Parade of Champions celebrating their State Championship Win - Sunday January 8th at 2PM at the Hill Country Galleria.  

Baylor Scott and White will have an open house on Feb. 4th from 10 AM until 1 PM.  There will be hospital tours and a meet and greet.  STAR Flight will be there and the Lake Travis EMS.

The new Hamilton Greenbelt restrooms are now unlocked.  Enjoy!

January 9th join others at the Big Band Bash at the Activity Center. 

 The new schedule for the 2017 Brown Bag Lunch is available and starts on January 5th - here is a link to the schedule.

That's about it for this year - I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with family and friends.  If something big comes up I'll post it, otherwise this will be the last blog of the year.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  

Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us