Commissioner Daugherty, Some Pictures and More!

*****Weather*****

Looks like a warm Thanksgiving Holiday!  It appears it will be a little damp though, for all those driving and traveling, please be safe on the roads.  Put your phone down!  For current conditions, be sure to check out the weather station on the 15th Tee of Live Oak Golf Course - It will give you the temps and rain totals if there is any.

*****Commissioner Daugherty*****

I was honored to be able to attend the Women's Club meeting Monday for Commissioner Gerald Daugherty's presentation.  He gave a GREAT talk and got some pretty interesting questions.  

Transportation:  As we all know we have a real problem in this part of the county.  The problem is there is no place to go for new roads.  Not much interest in building an upper deck, can't go East because of the Preserve and the environmentalists so expanding 620 and making intersection improvements will have to do for now.  

Mass Transit:  Cities pay for mass transit - most small cities can't afford to build it.  Austin spends hundreds of millions of dollars on theirs and has a ridership rate of about 3.5%.  It makes more sense in large metro areas - we are more rural.  The thought that a person in Austin would ride a bus for an hour to work at a job in Lakeway when they can work near to their home just doesn't work.  We do have an issue with help here, buses won't fix that.  People want the flexibility to drive.

County spends a significant amount of their budget on Courts and Jails, nearly half of their budget.  They house an average of 2200 inmates - for an average of about 6 months.  Longer incarcerations generally go to state facilities.  They are responsible for those incarcerated included medical and drugs.  A big expense.

He's still fighting for his precinct and lower taxes.  It's good to have at least one conservative and traffic / road person on the County Court!  Another little tidbit - All of the counties in Texas (254 of them) have 4 commissioners and a county judge - no matter how large or small.  One county, Loving with 67 residents, still has 4 commissioners and a county judge.  

*****Pictures*****

Still taking pictures!  Here's a link to a 360 Panorama about 150' above my house.  You can use a mouse or your finger on your phone to look around.  

I have another one near 183 and Burnet Rd. to check out the view from a possible building.  Here's a link to that if you want to check it out.

November 23, 2019

November 23, 2019
Another Angle

Work is still moving forward at Lakeway Church.  I take these every week and will plan to put them into a time lapse.

Front 11-11-19

*****Calendar*****

I believe there are still about 15 calendars left!  If you need a Thanksgiving or Christmas gift, why not a calendar that is not only beautiful but also supports our local animal rescues.  You can email her at kim@kimortiz.com and here is a link to the order form.

That's all for now, please share the blog with your neighbors and friends that may want to see what's going on in Lakeway.  I suggest if you haven't, you should start paying attention to the way our city is changing!  You may not like it!

Thanks for all the support!  If you would like to be added (or removed) from the email list, send me a note at lakeway@bain.us and I'll get it done.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!  With all the turmoil going on (both nationally and locally) lets take this time to reflect on the importance of family and friends.  If you live in Lakeway, you are already blessed!

Joe Bain

lakeway@bain.us

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