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6 IMPACTSEco Estate Jewelry opens in Lakeway

11 BUSINESSSalon coifs men in Westlake, Bee Cave

21 DEVELOPMENTSpicewood adds music venue, more

34 CALENDARDining event to aid local nonprofit

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Wheels in motion for Hudson Bend to become a city

See Hudson Bend | 51See Business | 48

Men-owned business

Women-owned business

Women-owned businessNationally, Texas ranks second in the number and economic impact of women-owned firms, up 116 percent from 1997, an American Express report states. The ranking is based on a combination of factors including the amount of revenue brought

in by women-owned firms, the number of businesses that employed the firms and the number of firms.

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By Leslee BassmanMembers of the community of

Hudson Bend, located in the city of Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, have decided they want to become their own city.

The Hudson Bend Incorporation Committee requested to be released from the city’s extraterritorial juris-diction June 2, said Alton Moore, a committee member and Hudson

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Stats show women gain ground in male-dominated fields

The changing face of business in West TravCo Report commissioned by American

Express.Nationally, Texas ranks second in

the number and economic clout of women-owned firms, up 116 percent compared with 18 years ago, the report states.

According to entrepreneur-ial resource BiGAUSTIN, wom-en-owned businesses account for 26 percent of the Greater Austin area’s privately held firms, generating $5.3 billion in sales and employing 43,000 workers annually in 2010.

In Lake Travis and Westlake, local women agree they have had opportuni-ties for growth through western Travis County’s entrepreneurial spirit.

By Leslee BassmanWhen Vicki Roberts partnered with

her father at an Austin Subaru dealer-ship in 1982, the 21-year-old Univer-sity of Texas accounting major was not only a novelty in the automotive sales industry, but her actions also marked a first for three generations of family members. Roberts’ lineage only saw their sons rise through the ranks of car franchise executives, she said.

“The women were not allowed to own a [car dealership] store,” Roberts said of her family’s traditions. “The other generations didn’t think I could

handle the load like a man could.”As dealer principal, Roberts assumed

the helm of her father’s Lexus franchise after his death in 2005 and opened a second Lexus dealership—Lexus of Lakeway—in July. She has served the brand for more than 26 years, she said.

Roberts carved out new territory in a male-dominated industry.

As of May about 9.4 million wom-en-owned businesses operate in the U.S., generating nearly $1.5 trillion in revenues and employing more than 7.9 million workers, according to The 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses

Although the Austin-area is not ranked in the top 25 metro areas for women-owned firms by the American Express report, Austin-area women-owned businesses:

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FROM THE GENERAL MANAGERSitting in one of our

local public libraries toward the end of the summer break feels a little different than it did at the beginning of the summer. It’s louder, with more kids, but blissfully cool as we all try to avoid the debilitating Texas heat at this time of year. I welcome the excitement

and buzz as families return from vacation and prepare for the start of a new school year.

In fact, I observed the word “new” quite a bit as I read through the stories in this August issue. Readers come to Community Impact Newspaper each month to find out about new restaurants, retail and develop-ment in our area. But it seems what’s old is new again. For example, the prospect of a new Backyard at Fall

Creek music venue proposed for Spicewood (Page 21) and headed up, in part, by the previous owner of the former Backyard in Bee Cave.

Our education updates offer up more news on tech-nology, such as the new camera system on Eanes ISD school buses (Page 27), and the new state-of-the-art softball field to open this fall at Concordia University Texas (Page 33).

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CONTENTS6 IMPACTSNow Open, Coming Soon & more

9 BUSINESS FEATURESInfamous Brewing Co.The Boardroom Salon for Men

13 DINING FEATURECups & Cones

15 TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES

17 TRANSPORTATIONRollingwood City Council considers adding bike lanes

19 DEVELOPMENTRiver Place tract set for proposed autism center, housingThe Backyard at Fall Creek

23 DEVELOPMENT BRIEFSOverlook at Lake Austin, SecureLink, The Offices at 3595

25 NEWSLakeway presents its first capital improvement plan

27 EDUCATIONEanes ISD adds school bus camera program

29 EDUCATION BRIEFSEanes ISD, Lake Travis ISD, Leander ISD

31 CITY & COUNTYAustin, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Travis County

32 HIGHER EDUCATION GUIDEFacts about Central Texas colleges and universitiesConcordia University Texas updates

34 CALENDAR

37 RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

39 PEOPLEWest Lake Hills police chief Scott Gerdes

41 NONPROFITHealth Alliance for Austin Musicians

42 GUIDESummertime cookout essentials

44 REGIONAL REPORT

53 NEIGHBORHOOD

55 REAL ESTATE

59 IMPACT DEALS

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Correction: Volume 6, Issue 6On Page 6, the telephone number for Saigon Cafe is 512-547-6608.

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opened online women’s clothing store Tunde Beck Clothing on June 1. The Hungarian-born Beck features form-fitting stretch cotton knit skirts with fold-over waistbands on her website. 253-208-2663. www.tundebeck.com

Windy Hill Studio Austin opened June 1 in Lakeway. The facility offers video and music recording services and can accommodate large ensembles. 512-534-9299. www.windyhillstudioaustin.com

Coming Soon

9 The Cheesecake Factory will open Aug. 25 in Barton Creek Square Mall, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. G02B, Austin. The restaurant will feature hamburgers, steaks, pasta, chicken, fish, salads, sandwiches and dessert, including cheesecake. The Westlake-area location will be the second site in Central Texas. www.thecheesecakefactory.com

10 Restaurant OSIO, meaning “welcome” in Korean, will open in September in the Barton Creek Square Mall, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. H20, Austin, by the AMC Theater. The eatery will serve sushi as well as Japanese and Korean cuisine.

11 Tea2Go will open by October in the Trails at 620 shopping center, 8300 N. RR 620, Bldg. G, Ste. 300, Austin. The Amarillo-based tea shop offers free Wi-Fi, lounge areas, a laptop bar and meeting areas as well as more than 120 flavors of tea to drink on-site or to go, including herbal, green, oolong, rooibos and fruit. 806-340-3282. www.tea2go.us

Relocations

12 Law firm Goranson Bain PLLC will relocate its Austin office around Sept. 1 from 3307 Northland Drive, Ste. 290, Austin, to the Barton Creek Plaza II, 3801 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 280, Austin. The Dallas-based firm specializes in family law. 512-368-4384. www.gbfamilylaw.com

13 IntegReview relocated July 1 from Corners Shopping Center, 3001 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 210, Austin, to Barton Creek Plaza III, 3815 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 320, Austin. The company is an institutional review board that reviews medical research studies.

Now Open

1 Eco Estate Jewelry opened June 3 in the Lakeway Commons Shopping Center, 900 S. RR 620, Ste. A102, Lakeway. The store, located in the former Christiani’s jewelry business space, offers vintage and estate jewelry in gold and sterling silver. Jewelry from the Taxco region of Mexico and Native American jewelry is also featured as well as vintage posters. 512-814-0574. www.ecoestatejewelry.com

2 Vintage and new furnishing store Find, 3595 S. RR 620, Ste. 1, Bee Cave, opened July 18. The shop, owned by Lakeway residents Kim Neal and Brent Charlet, sells unique furniture that has been revitalized and/or reupholstered. Find also features upholstering services. 512-263-8101. www.feelgoodfind.com

Four Points Piano Teacher opened

June 19. Piano teacher James Heuser travels to students’ homes to provide lessons in communities along the RR 620 corridor. 512-969-8529. www.fourpointspianoteacher.com

3 Living Massage, 12101 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 5B, Bee Cave, opened May 15 in Uplands Village. The business offers a membership massage program with 60-, 90- and 120-minute sessions available. 512-761-0004. www.living-massage.com

4 Proof & Cooper, 18710 Hamilton Pool Road, Austin, opened July 4 in the former Bert and Ernie’s General Store. The bar and grill features local liquors and beers along with cocktails, sandwiches, salads and sides. www.facebook.com/proofandcooper

5 Redfin Seafood Kitchen, 8300 N. RR 620, Austin, opened May 1 in the Trails at 620. The restaurant specializes in seafood and features a raw oyster bar, wood-burning grill and glycol

beer-cooling system. 512-428-5885. www.redfinseafoodkitchen.com

6 Sage Threads & Co. opened June 1 in the Lakeway Plaza shopping center, 1310 S. RR 620, Ste. A-06, Lakeway. The shop offers women’s clothing and accessories. 512-394-7323. www.sagethreadsco.com

7 Schmidt Family Barbecue opened July 13 at 2125 Lohmans Crossing Road, Ste. 400, Lakeway. The new site offers the same barbecue menu as the Bee Cave location, including brisket, ribs, chicken, sausage, turkey and sides. Curbside pickup service is available at the Lakeway restaurant. 512-906-0760. www.schmidtfamilybarbecue.com

8 The Royal Monkey, 7900 N. RR 620, Austin, opened May 1. The store offers women’s and men’s apparel, home goods, accessories, jewelry and baby gifts. 512-336-2000

Lakeway clothing designer Tunde Beck

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14 California-based Lieberman Software Corp. relocated its Austin-area offices Aug. 1 from 3101 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 325, Austin, to 1601 S. MoPac, Bldg. 2, Ste. 150, Austin. The cybersecurity software company creates products to help its customers minimize the effects of data breaches that occur after cyber attacks penetrate their computer network. 310-550-8575. www.liebsoft.com

Name Change

15 America’s Service Station, 11711 Bee Caves Road, Bee Cave, changed its name to Drivers Edge Auto Repair on July 1. The business provides full automotive services including oil changes and transmission repairs. It also provides a shuttle service for customers who have vehicles in the shop. 512-263-1306. www.mydriversedge.com

Anniversaries

16 P. Terry’s Burger Stand celebrated its 10th anniversary July 6. Patrick and Kathy Terry opened the first location on South Lamar Boulevard. P. Terry’s has two western Travis County locations at A Village at Westlake, 701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bldg. H, Austin, and B Turnquist Plaza, 3311 S. RR 620, Austin. Village at Westlake: 512-306-0779. Turnquist Plaza: 512-263-9433. www.pterrys.com

In the News

17 On June 10 noncommercial radio group Sun Radio, 12600 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. R-130, Bee Cave, collected donations to aid victims of recent floods during a live broadcast from Wimberley’s Cypress Creek Cafe. Sun Radio obtained a waiver of federal regulations to conduct the event. The company, which includes stations in Dripping Springs and Fredericksburg, collected more than $10,000 from June 8-14 to benefit charities involved in Blanco River flood relief efforts. 512-829-4680. www.sunradio.com

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A fter recently nabbing several awards for its beer, Infamous Brewing Co. is on its way to

becoming a bit more famous.In May the brewery, which opened in

March 2013, notably scored 10 medals, four platinum, at the inaugural 2015 Brewski Awards and earned a silver medal in the international U.S. Open Beer Championship on July 4.

Recognition is not all the brewery has in its line up. Since taking over majority control of the brewery in early 2015, owner Josh Horowitz said he imple-mented several operational changes to improve production and bottling.

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“We have a plan in action on getting licensing to double our capacity [by

brewing at] another Texas brewery,” Horowitz said. “It’s a domino effect to start our second location.”

Infamous has also become well-known for its Sweep the Leg peanut butter stout, Horowitz said. He said he his initial experiment with strawberry rhubarb did not pan out.

During a visit to the Great American Beer Festival, he said he was inspired by the rich peanut butter flavor in one brewery’s porter and later discovered how to use powdered peanut butter in his Sweep the Leg peanut butter stout.

“People went crazy over it,” Horow-itz said. “... It’s one of those beers that’s a game-changer.”

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From left: Owner Josh Horowitz hired brewer Darren Hester as one of his first employees.

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Infamous Brewing still uses cans for its Hijack Cream Ale and Infamous India Pale Ale.

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• Bugsy’s Fire Brush Amber: owner Josh Horowitz calls it very drinkable with a classic amber style

• Infamous IPA: West Coast-style India Pale Ale with a balance of hops and malts

• Double Tap Imperial IPA: has a tropical and citrus-like hops taste

• Pumpkin Massacre Pumpkin Pie Porter: a seasonal brew

• Derringer Session Ale Series No. 2: a smash beer, meaning single malt and single hops

• Sweep the Leg Peanut Butter Stout: a robust stout

• Infamy Old Ale: an old home-brew recipe using corn grits and blueberry honey. Horowitz said he smokes the oats for the beer at Schmidt Family Barbecue.

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At 2,100 square feet, The Boardroom Salon For Men in Bee Cave is among the company’s largest salons. In addition to a hair-cutting area, the salon rooms accommodate other grooming services.

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T om Schoeve knows board-rooms. A business professional for 35 years, The Boardroom

Salon For Men franchise owner said he would make sure he was properly groomed before presentations by entering a different boardroom.

Schoeve was a The Boardroom Salon for Men customer before he became involved in the company, he said. He owns salons in his native Allen, Texas, and Bee Cave.

“Before I went into this business I just liked coming for that relaxing day,” he said. “When you’re in front of boards of directors and presenting to clients, the last thing you want to do is be worried about [your appearance].”

Schoeve said most customers are professionals and entrepreneurs.

The business offers hair cuts for

men and boys, shaves, hand and foot grooming, massages and coloring services.

Shaving services, with a straight or safety razor, cost $15 to $55. Barbers, as opposed to cosmetologists, are licensed for straight razor shaves.

Schoeve said his salon uses clas-sic, dual-blade safety razors with high-quality blades.

“If you use the really good blades it’s as good a shave as you’re going to get,” he said.

The Benchmark service, the salon’s 45-minute signature service, is avail-able for $55 and includes a consulta-tion; haircut; hand dip; shampoo and conditioning; scalp, hand and face massage; rinse; and styling.

Salon memberships include a year of unlimited haircuts. The Express, a

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3300 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 130, West Lake Hills512-551-1117www.boardroomsalon.comHours: Mon.-Thu. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Tom Schoeve opened the Bee Cave Boardroom Salon For Men franchise in 2013.

Receiving a shave with a straight or safety razor costs $15 to $55.

The shaving brush helps to properly lather shaving cream on customers’ faces.

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scaled-down version of The Bench-mark, is offered for $625 annually. Additional packages are available—from $745 to $1,465 annually—depending on the service.

The Boardroom Salon For Men has two Austin-area locations. The West Lake Hills site is owned by Heather and Bruce Schulz, who founded the company in 2004.

When he opened the Bee Cave salon in 2013, Schoeve said he thought of his target demographic as men between the ages of 35 and 60. Recently that has changed, with younger men taking a greater interest in personal grooming, he said.

“We’re finding that young profes-sionals now know how important it is to look good, how important it is to be well-groomed,” Schoeve said.

12921 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. D2-110, Bee Cave512-872-2701

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Cups & ConesLocal business has sweet beginnings

R ick Nordin and Kristi Lee-Nordin, Cups & Cones restaurant co-owners,

installed a new grill and vent hood at their Steiner Ranch ice cream parlor in July to accommodate customers’ requests to add hamburgers to their menu.

“We’ve been inching forward, one thing after another,” Rick said of the restaurant’s growth since opening in 2007. “We’ve molded Cups & Cones based on what the community is looking for.”

The couple created the business plan for Cups & Cones while on a family road trip to Port Aransas, Rick said. While coming up empty-handed on a search for ice cream for their three children, Rick said he devel-oped the idea of opening an ice cream parlor back home.

The idea took off, and soon the Nordins were serving up more than ice cream.

Kristi and Rick launched the first annual Steiner Ranch Concert in the Park in 2008 as well as the area’s first farmers market in 2009.

Rick, said his background in soft-ware sales and marketing prompted his community-minded approach to business.

“Marketing is all about creating awareness and bringing people together,” Rick said.

Along with hosting civic events, the cafe serves ice cream to its neigh-bors.

“We go through 150 to 200 gallons of ice cream a week,” Rick said. “In serving all of that ice cream we’re creating smiles and relationships with kids.”

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2900 N. Quinlan Park Road, Ste. 290 512-266-2444www.cups-and-cones.comHours: Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Community hubFrom the beginning the Nordins said they envisioned their restaurant as a meeting place for the West Austin community, co-owner Rick Nordin said. Cups & Cones serves as a hub for Steiner Ranch activities, including swim team registrations and 4 Points Homework Help, a program that matches nearby Vandegrift High School students with younger children who need tutoring. The cafe also serves as a “mini” community library, housing books donated by the Hill Country Education Foundation.

Local flavorThe Nordins opened the restaurant in 2007 with three menu items: ice cream, coffee and pie, co-owner Kristi Lee-Nordin said. Although they have stopped serving pie, their menu today includes sandwiches ($7), salads ($2.95 small, $5.95 large), smoothies ($3.75-$4.25), breakfast tacos ($2.70), pastries ($1.50-$3.75) and ice cream ($2-$3.75).

Cups & Cones relies on local vendors to supply most of its food items, co-owner Rick Nordin said.

Amy’s Ice Creams The Nordins had to scramble to find ice cream to stock their parlor when Blue Bell Creameries shut down its operations in April, Rick said. Because of its similarly commu-nity-minded approach and focus on ice cream, Amy’s Ice Creams agreed to supply Cups & Cones with a half-dozen ice cream flavors at a time, he said.

“We’re the first [independent] ice cream shop to actually carry Amy’s Ice Creams,” Rick said.

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Timeline: July-fall 2015Cost: About $250,000Funding source: TxDOT/Green Ribbon Landscape Improvement Program

3 Traffic signal additionA traffic signal is planned by TxDOT to be installed at the intersection of RR 620 and Clara Van Street in Lakeway.

Timeline: TxDOT is awaiting payment for the signal before beginning construction. Construction of the signal will last about three to five months.Cost: $144,000Funding sources: Private developer

4 Flint Rock Road wideningTravis County opened bids for the Flint Rock Road widening and safety project July 30. The bids valued the work at $6 million to $6.5 million. Approximately 2 miles of the two-lane roadway—between RR 620 at Lakeway Regional Medical Center to Serene Hills Drive—will be widened, and an asphalt shoulder will be added, as well as additional changes in turns and grades.

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1 RR 2222 at McNeil DriveThe Texas Department of Transportation is expanding the left-turn lane from eastbound RR 2222 to McNeil Drive to two lanes as well as lengthening the right-turn lane from westbound RR 2222 to McNeil. The project, located near Vandegrift High School, will help facilitate the flow of traffic in the area.

Timeline: June-SeptemberCost: $1.17 millionFunding sources: state Proposition 1 funds

Timeline: July-AugustCost: $3.2 millionFunding sources: state transportation development credits

6 MoPac toll lanesUpon completion the highway will have one new lane in each direction from Parmer Lane to Cesar Chavez Street that will be tolled. Current construction includes bridge widening, building sound walls, installing conduit and cables to support the toll-collection and intelligent transportation systems, and completing the relocation of temporary ramps.

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Rollingwood adds proposed bike lanes to its 2015-16 budget talksResidents at odds with potential roadway changesBy Leslee Bassman

In a packed City Hall, Rollingwood City Council members and residents debated creating bike lanes on some city streets during the council’s July 15 meeting, culminating in a vote to add the estimated cost of the lanes to the city’s proposed fiscal year 2015-16 budget set for discussion in August.

Many residents expressed concern for the safety of children riding in local streets as well as for drivers who could get into an accident while trying to navigate around cyclists in the shared roadway.

“To not [add bike lanes] would be to fail in our duty to look after everyone’s welfare,” said resident Russell Heinz, the father of 8- and 10-year-old sons.

Mayor Thom Farrell said the major-ity of the city’s streets are 30 feet wide, and a bike lane width can range from 4 to 7 feet. He said a vehicle travel lane is 8 feet wide, and street parking would still be allowed in a bike lane.

“If we have bike lanes we can limit bikes to stay in that lane, and, depend-ing on how wide we make it, [riders] can remain single-file,” Farrell said.

Residents splitTraffic in the community has

changed a great deal since resident Flo Macklin moved to the neighborhood in 1970 with her young child, she said.

The issue of cyclists running stop signs in the area has become one of police enforcement—officers are reluctant to give the cyclists tickets, she said. She has seen local cyclists violate the state’s Transportation Code requiring them to ride at most two abreast and signal at turns, she said.

“[By adding bike lanes], I think you are compounding a problem you don’t even have,” Macklin said.

Farrell said he has received many complaints about drivers speeding on Rollingwood Drive, now a cut-through for people who do not want to drive Bee Caves Road. With bike lanes the driver has the perception of a narrower roadway, forcing him or her to slow down, he said.

“We need to do something to damper traffic,” resident and parent Wendi Hundley said. “One of the things that has been proven to work

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is to visually narrow lanes. If we do have a bike lane it will be easy to show where the bike riders should be. A white line painted on the road is a reminder that you have to share the road with pedestrians, [and] you have to share the road with bikes.”

She said her 8-year-old son will feel safer riding in bike lanes, and the lanes will improve property values.

However, resi-dent Kee Castaldi said the bike lanes are unnecessary since she has never seen cars get too close to cyclists.

“Everyone is careful around people on bikes,” she said. “We know the law, and [cyclists] should know the law, too.”

The majority of the speakers in

favor of the proposed bike lanes said they were parents of young families, with most of the opponents saying they were empty-nesters.

Farrell said he received 15 emails from residents supporting the bike lanes. He and other City Council members said they calculated about four residents advocating for the measure to every resident opposed to the bike lanes.

Police viewPolice Chief Dayne Pryor said the

city is next to Zilker Park where there are many bike riders. He said he has seen rid-ers four abreast in the street and hopes a bike lane would encourage them to ride single-file. He said officers have been writ-ing citations to weekend cyclists who come through the city in

groups, riding four abreast and ignoring stop signs.

“Rollingwood Drive is a designated route for cyclists—off highways and into a community where they feel safe,” Pryor said. “[We] hope bike lanes will solve some of these issues.”

Council member Joe Basham said bike lanes would also serve as a pedes-trian pathway since the cost of adding sidewalks is expensive and requires a taking of residential property.

“Cyclists are here and will ride the routes available—they are going to go on that route regardless of whether we have bike lanes or not. We are not going to keep cyclists out of Rolling-wood,” he said.

FundingAlthough a 2003 grant providing

$125,000 of funding for the project expired, a refiling of the grant would still provide $115,000 of the project cost, with the city paying 20 percent of the project, Farrell said. A new grant permit would address the specific streets to receive the bike lanes, which he said should include the streets that feed into Hatley Park. The original grant included every city street, an action that would not be feasible now, he said.

Farrell estimated the city may need to budget about $20,000 for its share of the bike lane project.

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City of Rollingwood proposed bike lanes and projected cost per road

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Home builder, autism center eye local tractNeighbors oppose single-family community with concerns over increased traffic in areaBy Leslee Bassman

An 82-acre tract off Milky Way Drive in River Place may soon feature a single-family home neighborhood and a center for adults with autism.

In 2014 tract owner Berta Bradley sold 40 acres to MileStone Community and donated the remaining 40 acres to The Autism Trust, an organization that provides vocational, educational, well-ness and residential programs for individuals with autism.

MileStone is working with The Autism Trust to collabo-ratively develop the property, President and CEO Garrett Martin said. In exchange for an easement to create a required secondary emer-gency access to the proposed neighborhood, MileStone agreed to provide the utility infrastructure to both proj-ects including water, waste-water and gas lines, he said. The developer will also make a per-home donation to The Autism Trust for each home purchased at the proposed West Austin site, he said.

Traffic impact Martin said the project’s

main access is planned to cut through Milky Way Drive, a street with $1 million plus homes on more than an acre.

“[The development] will have the same character and feel as the broader River Place community,” Martin said.

However, nearby residents have already voiced their concern about the project’s possible traffic impact to city of Austin officials evaluat-ing a rezoning request filed by MileStone, said Wendy Rhoades, principal planner in the city’s Development and Review Department. The tract, in the city of Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, is currently zoned development

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reserve—an initial zoning designation given to unde-veloped property—and does not provide for single-family residential units, she said.

The request, along with a rezoning request filed by the Autism Trust may not be heard before August.

MileStone’s request pro-vides for a maximum den-sity of 7.57 homes per acre, Rhoades said.

Although the 40-acre project was originally slated to include 110 single-family homes, an average of 2.75 homes per acre, Martin said the company has not made a decision on the number of homes that will ultimately occupy the tract. He said MileStone is already volun-tarily conducting a traffic impact analysis.

“Our goal is to find a situation that is a win-win for everybody,” Martin said.

The River Place Homeown-ers Association wrote a letter July 10 to the city’s planning and zoning commission stat-ing it was against Milestone’s request, board President Scott Crosby said.

“The HOA is opposed to any rezoning until the issue of roads and traffic is addressed,” he said. “The exit out of River Place has one of the longest lights in the state. [RR] 2222 is underbuilt for the amount of traffic [on it].”

Crosby said the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization—the regional transportation planning board—estimates a remedy to the congestion may be 12 to 14 years in the future.

“The city [of Austin] is allowing housing and com-mercial development to occur but is 12 to 14 years away from addressing infrastruc-ture issues such as traffic and roads,” he said.

The Autism TrustFollowing their son’s autism

diagnosis, Polly and Jonathan Tommey founded The Autism Trust and focused their efforts on building a center in their native England that would foster support and commu-nity integration for teens and adults living with autism, Polly Tommey said. The fam-ily of five sought to continue their life’s work locally after moving to the Four Points area, she said.

When Bradley learned of the foundation’s need for a center site for adults living with autism in Central Texas, she donated a portion of her land to the group, Polly Tom-mey said. Bradley’s 47-year-old son, Kent, lives with autism, she said.

“It’s every parent’s night-mare,” said Polly Tommey who worries about care for adult children living with

autism. “Autism is difficult because the older the [chil-dren] get sometimes the worse the problems get.”

The Tommeys’ son, Billy, is 18 and intends to live in the proposed center along with Kent Bradley and 33 other adult residents, she said. Polly and Jonathan Tommey will relocate to the site as care-takers and overseers of the center, she said.

The Autism Trust plans include facilities for vari-ous vocational programs, a wellness center, a cafe, an art gallery, a recreational com-munity hall, and housing for residents and staff.

Many individuals with autism are nonverbal and have difficulty expressing pain, leaving doctors guessing as to the cause of an illness, Jonathan Tommey, a nutri-tionist, said. These physicians will be trained to spot pain in

a nonverbal patient, he said.A temporary wellness cen-

ter is planned for a January opening in the River Place Medical Center, he said.

“Autism is still viewed as a psychological disorder,” Polly Tommey said. “We believe you can treat it and improve the quality of life.”

The property—valued at roughly $5 million—includes a 2,500-square-foot home that was in disrepair, she said.

Although the foundation used donations to update the home, it lacks funding to move forward with construc-tion of the $6 million project, Jonathan Tommey said.

“[This program] enables us to build the first autism community for life in Austin,” Polly Tommey said.

For more information, visit www.theautismtrust.org.

From left: Polly Tommey, Billy Tommey, Kent Bradley and Jonathan Tommey visit the proposed Autism Trust site. Brad-ley now lives with the Tommey family. Right: Jonathan Tommey points out the proposed center’s respite site.

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The Backyard at Fall Creek on Hwy. 71 moves forward Country store, museum set for proposed Spicewood venueBy Leslee Bassman

Tim O’Connor said he remembers the 1993 opening day at The Back-yard’s original music venue on Hwy. 71 in Bee Cave.

“It was a warm, sunny day,” the former owner said. “Most people told me [the venue] would never work because it was so far out [of town]. I laid on the grass by the east gate opening and watched people to see if they liked it. Everyone who came in was awestruck—just the beauty of the trees and the setting we had found to put music in.”

Now O’Connor has teamed up with Frank Davis, a local peach farmer and entrepreneur, to return to his roots—good music in a simple Hill Country venue—by building the Ranch at Fall Creek, 26905 Hwy. 71, in Spicewood.

The project will serve as a center for community events, festivals and concerts, said Davis, who bought the property in 2004. It will include an indoor arena—Fall Creek Music Hall—converted from an existing building; an outdoor venue—The Backyard at Fall Creek; and a 28,000-square-foot car museum—Austin Auto Museum, he said.

“I’m a big music lover,” Davis said. “We decided to build the indoor music venue because there just isn’t anything out here like it.”

Davis said he has been waiting for the right time to open the venue.

The roads have improved west of Hwy. 71, and new subdivisions—such as West Cypress Hills—are being constructed, he said.

“It’s the right time in my life,” Davis said. “I tell my kids ‘I’d rather have a life of what was [rather] than a life of what-ifs.’”

Davis said he met with O’Connor in October, and the two approached the Spicewood project with an eye toward recreating the original Backyard.

“In the next 10 to 15 years, Spice-wood is going to become the next Bee Cave,” Davis said of the area’s growth.

The Ranch at Fall Creek complex encompasses a 27-acre tract along Hwy. 71, between Fall Creek Road and Fall Creek Cemetery, he said. Fall Creek Music Hall will comprise four stories and 38,000 square feet, accom-modating no more than 1,800 patrons, he said.

“[Fall Creek Music Hall] is going to be like a small ‘Austin City Limits,’” Davis said.

The outdoor venue will be able to host up to 5,000 patrons, with Fall Creek as its backdrop, he said.

The Texas Department of Transpor-tation confirmed Aug. 5 it will begin construction this spring on a center turn lane on Hwy. 71 at Fall Creek.

A 2016 opening date is targeted for the venue, Davis said.

“We want to make [Ranch at Fall Creek] look like a state park and become a part of the community just like The Backyard at Bee Cave was during the early years of Bee Cave,” he said.

Travis County commissioners have approved site plans for the indoor venue but not for the outdoor venue.

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Travis County commissioners may decide event permit changes Aug. 11

The Travis County Commissioners Court considered changes to its mass-gatherings permit process—the way residents and businesses can apply to hold events and concerts—during its July 7 meeting and may vote on a new process Aug. 11.

The commissioners voted to designate the coun-ty’s fire marshal as the single point of contact for the mass-gatherings permit application process. However, the court did not vote on other proposed changes, including establishing a form that an appli-cant would be required to submit to the county prior to an event. This application would require that

amplified sound is prohibited at certain times, and sound must not exceed a certain volume.

At the meeting, some Spicewood residents said they have concerns about the safety, traffic and environment surrounding the proposed Fall Creek Road music venue, Ranch at Fall Creek.

Frank Davis, Ranch at Fall Creek property owner, said he held a community meeting June 14 to discuss the Fall Creek project.

“A lot of people are receptive to the [venue] idea, but there is a group who has the opinion that the people who will attend The Backyard at Fall Creek are nefarious,” Davis said. “They remember the 2003 Willie Nelson Fourth of July picnic with The Grateful Dead. That concert sold 72,000 tickets.”

Promoters and developers told commissioners they want to work with the county to figure out other solutions besides the proposed revisions.

None of the 254 Texas counties have imple-mented similar restrictions limiting sound ampli-fication, events management company owner Scott Davidson said to the Commissioners Court.

“We have a beautiful piece of property out there and want to have one or two shows a month,” Davis said.

“We are not looking to unduly hamper anyone’s property rights, but that means finding some bal-ance between competing property rights,” Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said.

Kelli Weldon contributed to this story.

The Fall Creek Farmhouse, a country store featuring local produce and wares found in the area’s farmers markets, is slated to be built in 2016 on the same development as proposed venue The Ranch at Fall Creek at the corner of Fall Creek Road and Hwy. 71, said Kathleen Henderson, founder of Spicewood’s Tomato Happy Hour Market and Gardens.

Henderson and Frank Davis will develop the 4-acre organic store and complex.

“I have always wanted to do an outdoor

market,” she said. “Spicewood does not have a town center, and we need a place to gather.”

The barn-like store will be open five days a week and offer locally grown vegetables, produce, jams, jellies, olive oils, herbs, salsa, breads and soaps, Henderson said. Seasonal festivals, such as a fall festival, will be hosted on the grounds, she said.

“There’s so much talent in Texas, especially in Spicewood, to highlight,” Henderson said.

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An estimated $600,000 makeover of the former home of Don Juan Mexican Restaurant, 3595 S. RR 620, Bee Cave, is underway, Campa Investments CEO William Morgan said. The remodel is altering the building’s exterior and changing the focus of its second floor from retail to office space, he said.

“A restaurant has never done well [on the second floor],” Morgan said. “We saw the growth in the area and the number of people asking for smaller offices, and we thought this [renovation] would fit a need.”

Campa Investments purchased the two-story property in 2007 and is renaming the center The Offices at 3595 once the renovation is complete this fall, he said. The 16,500-square-foot building is being repainted, its weathered front repaired, and new windows and a roof added, he said.

Kelly Moore Paints, a Farmers Insurance branch, Texas Olive Oil Co. and newcomer Fine Furnishings

are first-floor tenants. A custom home design tenant

will relocate to the upper story as the anchor for the new office space, Morgan said.

The update will be coordinated so the building will look similar to its surrounding retail buildings, he said.

teleconferencing capabilities to com-municate with its Costa Rica office, he said.

Bee Cave City Council approved the building’s site plan July 16.

New development on Lake Austin shores shows strong presalesWestlake community aims for late 2016 groundbreaking

After selling about half of its 22 available townhomes in its 2014 round of presale marketing, The Overlook at Lake Austin, 3825 Har-bor Village Trail, Austin, appears to be well on its way to becoming a new lakefront neighborhood in West Lake Hills, said Brandon Miller, principal of The Brandon Miller Group, the project’s exclusive marketing agent.

“We’re really lucky to have that land zoned for multi-unit development

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with unobstructed views of Lake Aus-tin,” Miller said.

The 2-acre project sits near the Lake Austin Marina and includes three-bedroom homes ranging in size from about 2,500 to 3,000 square feet, he said. Every unit will include about 1,000 to 1,200 square feet of rooftop terrace space with plumbing for an outdoor kitchen and bar, he said.

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As a result of recent industry growth, SecureLink intends to relo-cate from its Hill Country Galleria office in Bee Cave to a new three-story building at the Preserve at Bee Cave, 11402 Bee Caves Road, Bee Cave, CEO Jim Swearingen said.

The company produces software technology that solves security breaches such as computer hacking incidents, he said.

“It’s a great time to be in the soft-ware security business,” Swearingen said of the 12-year-old company.

SecureLink, now hiring at both its Austin and Costa Rica sites, needs the local expansion to accommodate an anticipated growth from 35 employ-ees to 80 to 100 employees in the next five years, Swearingen said.

The company intends to close on the property in mid-August, and the new facility will include a gym, game room, golf simulator and

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an elevator, Miller said. Prices for the units range from the $900,000s to $1.5 million, he said.

However, not all units overlook the lake. The smaller, lower-priced home-sites have a view of trees, Miller said. The exterior of the townhomes will be made of wood, glass, metal and white stucco with the garage doors hidden as part of the facade, he said.

The development began as part of a 1979 planned unit development project, St. Tropez, that allowed for multifamily units, he said. The

Overlook at Lake Austin project is the last vacant site in the St. Tropez PUD, he said. Developer Jim Moore is waiting for the city of Austin, in its last round of comments on the project, to grant final site approval permits, he said.

Miller said he expects development to begin in either late 2016 or early 2017.

Larry Speck, former dean of archi-tecture at The University of Texas, is designing the development.

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City of Lakeway proposes its first 20-year capital improvement plan Projected expenses include new $19M Justice Center

By Leslee Bassman Derived from a compilation of pub-

lic meeting discussions, City Council workshops and staff input, Lakeway City Manager Steve Jones unveiled the city’s first proposed capital improve-ment plan July 8. City Council will consider approving the plan during their Aug. 17 meeting.

The CIP has been in the works for about two years, he said.

“It was an accumulation of ideas that had been out there for a long time in the different [city] departments,” Jones said.

Staff provided City Council mem-bers with a draft of the plan May 1, he said. Although the CIP covers projects planned for the city from 2016-2036, council will only approve funding for projects that will be completed during 2016-2020, he said.

“This is just a plan,” Jones said. “And since this is the first time we have formalized it in a document, it’s going to change. We’ll look at it every year. We’ll add some things to it, and some things may drop off.”

Funding for the projects will come from different sources, including the city’s parkland fund, capital reserve fund and bonds for the larger projects, he said.

“[Lakeway residents] can expect an opportunity to vote on a [tax increase],” Jones said of the funding mechanisms for the CIP projects.

He said the bond election for the first of the 13 proposed projects will probably come up in May and include a proposed $19 million, 48,800-square-foot Justice Center.

The proposed Justice Center—likely to be placed on the May bond

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election —will amount to a 2 cent tax increase for residents, Jones said.

The finances for the proposed Justice Center were determined by a needs assessment study, Jones said. Staff is unsure where the new center will be located if approved, he said. At one time the city considered rebuild-ing the center on the same tract it is currently located on, but the property does not have enough room for the size of the new facility since much of the land is in a flood plain, he said.

One of the new sites the staff is considering for the proposed Justice Center—a 5-acre tract owned by the Lakeway Municipal Utility District located next to the Oaks at Lakeway shopping center—would require a road to be constructed to reach the center, he said.

“Right now we’re just trying to get budgetary numbers,” Jones said. “We think a site can cost as much as $2 million. We may have to spend as much as $300,000 to build a road.”

City Hall’s 3,000-square-foot expansion at its south end will accom-modate more office space, Jones said.

New Hamilton Greenbelt and Can-yonlands restrooms were approved last year, and the city will post the projects for bid shortly, he said. A BMX park is also planned, he said.

“[Children] ride their [BMX] bicy-cles down in the skate park, which they are not supposed to do,” Jones said.

He said maintenance on the BMX park will be a continuing expense similar to other gravel areas.

“I can’t think of a single major proj-ect that wasn’t included [in the CIP],” Jones said.

Cost: $26,873,507

Building: $13,957,658

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$2,538,770Lakeway Boulevard Overlay

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$275,000Lohmans spur traffic signal


$220,000Lakeway Boulevard median irrigation and landscaping East of Lohmans CrossingConstruction: 6 months

$229,041City Park restroom

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$1,101,155Trail Connectivity Plan

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Eanes ISD set to nab area motorists passing stopped school buses West Lake Hills considers civil penalties to fine perpetrators

By Leslee BassmanAlthough Eanes ISD Transporta-

tion Director Tim Wysong said the district’s buses have housed cameras for at least a decade, a new program planned to begin this fall will provide an extra incentive for potential viola-tors who seek to pass a bus when its flashing lights are on to stay in line.

District officials have a contract with BusGuard, a Dallas-based company that produces and installs cameras on school and municipal buses, to add more cameras on EISD buses, Wysong said. These cameras, in conjunction with a proposed West Lake Hills city ordinance, will pho-tograph violators who can be tracked down by their license plate and then adjudicated, he said. The district plans to put cameras on each of its 44 buses during the 2015-16 school year—on the driver’s side exterior, right side, rear; dashboard, front interior, rear interior pointed inward and rear inte-rior pointed outward, he said.

“Currently we have [non-Bus-Guard] cameras on 35 of our buses, but they are not sanctioned through law enforcement to be able to enforce ticketing,” EISD Communications Director Claudia McWhorter said. “With those cameras we have seen an average of five to seven violations a day. As you can imagine, this is alarming to us, as we of course want to ensure the safety of our students getting on and off the bus.”

The project does not cost the school district any money as it is com-pletely subsidized by the company producing the camera technology, FXS/BusGuard representative Slater Swartwood said to West Lake Hills City Council on July 8. The per-bus cost for BusGuard for the camera

installation is about $8,000, Swart-wood said.

City Council members are con-sidering an ordinance to create a civil penalty—in addition to the

city’s criminal penalty—for drivers who pass a school bus while its lights are flashing.

“[School bus] violations hap-pen a lot more often than our police are around to see it,” Mayor

Dave Claunch said.In 2014, 52 citations were issued in

the city for failure to stop or remain stopped for a school bus, City Man-ager Robert Wood said.

An ordinance that exacts a civil fine—as opposed to a criminal pen-alty with jail time—is needed before violators can be adjudicated, Swart-wood said. The ordinance has already been passed by other municipalities—including Austin, Elgin, Georgetown, San Marcos and Dallas County, he said. The fine for its violation is gener-ally $300, of which BusGuard retains 75 percent of the amount collected, and the school district and citation- issuing municipality each keep 12.5 percent of the fines collected, he said.

In 2013 the district initiated a pilot program of the BusGuard system on one bus, McWhorter said. During the program term, the district averaged more than two violations per week and as many as four violations per day, she said.

In Dallas County in 2014, Bus-Guard installed cameras on all of the school district’s buses, resulting in 28,587 tickets, he said. Out of those tickets, about 4,500 proceeded to an adjudication hearing, with 152 of

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About 15 percent of all of the adju-dication hearings result in the ticket being dismissed, Swartwood said.

In the San Marcos CISD, where Bus-Guard has a contract, officers weekly review about 50 videos captured by the cameras on the district’s 100 buses, Swartwood said. Out of those videos, officers write about five citations per week, he said.

McWhorter said the BusGuard and EISD agreement is approved by EISD’s board of trustees.

West Lake Hills City Council will take up the issue again Aug. 12, Wood said.

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Eanes ISD board of trustees votes to change 2015-16 meeting datesBond oversight committee approved to review allocations

New assistant superintendentleads LTISD

By Anna DaughertyThe Eanes ISD

board of trustees revised its regu-larly scheduled meeting dates for the 2015-16 school year calendar during its July 29 meeting.

The new study sessions and regu-lar meeting dates are generally set for the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month and include some changes around the holiday season. Board meetings previously occurred on the last Wednesday of the month, with study session dates varied.

Superintendent Tom Leonard said the new schedule ensures that regular meetings and study sessions have at least one week between them to allow for board members to review and prepare between meetings.

“Sometimes there’s things we need to adjust on the schedule, and we try to send that out on Thurs-days,” Leonard said. “But if we have meetings late into Wednesday night, that makes it difficult for me to turn it around by the next day. If we meet Tuesdays, we’ll always be able to get materials to the board by Thursday.”

Meetings generally begin with an executive session in chambers and are resumed in open session about an hour later. Study sessions allow for board members and staff to share

By Leslee BassmanJanis Jordan began as Lake Travis

ISD’s new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction July 27.

The Houston native replaces former Becky Burnett who relocated to Waco to serve as principal of Clifton High School, according to a news release.

“This was a very important deci-sion for us,” Superintendent Brad Lancaster said. “I want to thank the members of the interview committee for their outstanding help through this process—Dr. Chris Allen, Kim-berly Brents, Angela Frankhouser, Holly Morris-Kuentz and Liz Sims.”

The committee received roughly 70 applications for the position and

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information, though no action may be taken during the session. Regular meetings allow the board to take action.

The board agreed to reschedule future meetings for 6 p.m. to allow greater flexibility for staff and citi-zens to attend. The schedule includes a few exceptions for earlier times.

“We’ll have to tweak our policy and adjust it as needed,” Leonard said.

He said he plans to release the for-mal wording for the meeting policy change at the next board meeting Aug. 11.

The schedule is available online at www.eanesisd.net/school-board/schedule.

At the meeting, the board also approved members to its bond over-sight committee that will review the allocation of funds from the $52.5 million bond approved by voters in May.

pursued two rounds of interviews, the release said.

Jordan has more than 24 years of pub-lic education experience and a doctor-ate of education degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Houston.

Most recently she served as assis-tant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in Corpus Christi ISD.

The assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction oversees the instructional programs, tech-nology services, staff development, special education services and other LTISD programs.

Leander ISD trustees board OKs attendance rezoning scenariosBy Lyndsey Taylor

After several months of discussion and vetting community feedback, Leander ISD’s board of trustees adopted Scenario R for Tom Glenn High School’s attendance rezoning July 16.

The attendance rezoning map dictates which high school students within LISD will attend. The board adopted the scenario with a 5-1 vote, with Place 6 trustee Aaron Johnson as the dissenting vote.

LISD considered several scenarios,

including Scenario N, which was presented to the community for feed-back in public meetings in May. LISD residents have also provided input on the district’s attendance rezoning website. Administration used public input to craft additional scenarios, which the board took into consider-ation during its discussions.

On Aug. 27 at 6:15 p.m. the board of trustees will host a public hearing for adoption of the 2015-16 budget and possibly the 2015-16 tax rate.

Eanes ISD board of trustees meets July 29 to revise session sched-ule and appoint bond committee members.

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CITY & COUNTYNews from Austin, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, and Travis County Compiled by Leslee Bassman and Anna Daugherty

Local municipalities set schedules for budget, property tax rate public hearingsDelay in Travis County appraisals sends city officials scurrying

West Lake Hills hires first detective

Bee Cave eases its Central Park reservation policy

LCRA names public input committeeAUSTIN The Lower Colorado River Authority named a stakeholder committee on July 22 to solicit public input and make recommendations for the agency’s park improvement proj-ect at the Mansfield Dam Low Water Crossing Recreation Area.

The $400,000 project on the 41-acre tract would add an entrance station with a booth, restrooms, a paved parking area and an RV site to house park hosts, or overseers. Neighbors objected to the possibility of increased traffic and crime at an April 22 open house.

The committee members include

Tom Sapio from Hidden Valley, Patti Soch from Windmill Bluff, Robert Storch from Montview Estates and Bill Wofford, a park user.

The stakeholder committee will not make decisions but will collect and share input from their neighborhoods’ residents on the park design plans and possible future uses for the park, Parks Development Manager Marcia Purvis said. They are also tasked with sharing information from the project team with their neighborhoods.

A project kickoff meeting is sched-uled for mid-August to introduce committee members, she said.

WEST LAKE HILLS Martin Taylor became the city of West Lake Hills’ first police detective at the July 22 City Council meeting. He served four years in the Air Force and also worked for the Secret Service, Police Chief Scott Gerdes said.

“We are very excited about having him on board here,” Gerdes said.

During the meeting officer Joseph Gangstad was recognized for his promotion from corporal to sergeant in the city’s police force.

Settlement reached in water rate caseAUSTIN The River Place Homeown-ers Association reached a settlement July 21 with the city of Austin regard-ing a lawsuit it filed in December pro-testing the city’s water and wastewater rates, board President Scott Crosby said at a July 29 HOA meeting.

River Place will be fully annexed by Austin in 2017. Under the annexation terms, the city began supplying the community water and wastewater ser-vice in mid-October. Previously, this service was a function of the River Place Municipal Utility District.

Under the agreement, Austin will refund the amount it charged River Place customers for October in excess of the former MUD’s rate, said the group’s attorney, Randy Wilburn. The total refund will be about $125,000 for the approximately 1,000 customers impacted by the charge, he said. The

settlement is still subject to Austin City Council approval, he said.

Residents Laura and Tony Logan said they saw a spike in their water bill once Austin took over the utility services from the MUD.

“We had about a 30 to 40 percent increase,” Laura Logan said. “We decreased our water usage quite a bit because we knew our rates were going up.”

The settlement provides the city will also make a one-time payment of $800,000, with $50,000 allocated to attorney fees and the remainder used to pay the former MUD’s outstanding debt—funds used to pay for the dis-trict’s water and wastewater systems when it was established, Wilburn said. The net effect of the MUD debt paydown will lower property taxes, he said.

BEE CAVE Following Bee Cave City Council’s approval July 28 of changes to its facilities reservation policy, res-idents will find it easier to hold events at Central Park.

The new policy removes a previous requirement that the user provide a deposit to hold the facility.

City Manager Travis Askey said approximately 50 reservations were made for Central Park’s pavilions during the past 12 months with no damage to the facilities.

Bee Cave City CouncilMeets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.4000 Galleria Parkway 512-767-6600 portal.beecavetexas.com

Lakeway City CouncilMeets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.1102 Lohmans Crossing Road512-314-7500www.cityoflakeway.com

Rollingwood City CouncilMeets the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.403 Nixon Drive • 512-327-1838 www.cityofrollingwood.com

West Lake Hills City CouncilMeets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. 911 Westlake Drive • 512-327-3628 www.westlakehills.org

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TRAVIS COUNTY Cities located within the Travis Central Appraisal District are required by the state to approve a tax rate by Sept. 30.

However, because of a high num-ber of property tax value protest filings, TCAD has been delayed in providing local entities with an estimated total property value, said Robert Wood, West Lake Hills city manager. The value allows city council members to estimate their budget and set a tax rate more accurately, he said.

“Hopefully we’ll have some kind of numbers by Aug. 12,” Wood said. “But we’ll be setting the rate somewhat blind.”

According to the Texas comp-troller, cities must adopt a new property tax rate by Sept. 30 or 60 days after receiving their appraisal roll—whichever date comes later. Rates must be adopted three to 14 days after a city’s second public hearing on the matter.

Budget/tax rate calendars

West Lake Hills City Council will set a proposed property tax rate and 2015-16 budget at its Aug. 12 meeting at 7 p.m. with public hearings to be held during council meetings Aug. 26 and Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The final rate should be adopted Sept. 21, Wood said.

The current property tax rate for the city is $.0534 per $100 valuation.

Bee Cave will hold public hearings for the city’s proposed 2015-16 budget and property tax rate during its regular City Council meeting Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. The city’s current property tax rate is $0.02 per $100 of valuation.

Lakeway will set its proposed property tax rate and 2015-16 budget Sept. 3 at 2 p.m., followed by hearings Sept. 14 at 2 p.m., Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. and Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Its property tax rate is currently $0.17 per $100 valuation.

Austin’s proposed budget hearings will be held Aug. 20 and 27, and its proposed tax rate hearings will be held Sept. 10 and 17. The city’s property tax rate is currently $0.4809 per $100 valuation.

Rollingwood’s proposed budget hearing will be held Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. The city’s proposed property tax rate hearing will be Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. Its current property tax rate is $0.2066 per $100 valuation.


Austin Community CollegeTuition/fees: $67 per credit hour for Texas residents (2015-16)Fall 2014 enrollment: 40,949 credit students; ACC also enrolls 15,000 noncredit students each year Percent/number of students accepted each year: ACC has an open-door admissions policy. Everyone who meets eligibility criteria is encouraged to enroll.Top intended majors: general studies, business administration, general studies in science, engineering, pre-medical Length of programs: less than one year to two years (fall 2014)Prerequisites needed: Certain courses and majors require completion of prerequisites. Visit www.austincc.edu/info for degree and certificate choices and more information.4400 College Park Drive, Round Rock, as well as 10 other campuses throughout Central Texaswww.austincc.edu • Twitter: @accdistrict

Baylor Executive MBA and Executive Healthcare MBATuition/fees: $16,800 per semester ($84,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA program); $17,400 per semester ($87,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA-healthcare program)2014-16 enrollment: 16 (executive MBA), 8 (executive MBA-healthcare)Number of students accepted each year: no more than 30 students for combined executive cohorts for executive MBA and executive MBA-healthcareLength of programs: 21 months for both programsPrerequisites needed: none (executive MBA), experience in health care industry (executive MBA-healthcare)3107 Oak Creek Drive, Ste. 240, Austinwww.baylor.edu/austinemba Twitter: @bayloremba

Concordia University TexasTuition: $27,600 for traditional undergraduate enrollment plus $10,570 room and board; $520 per credit hour for Adult Degree Program; $455 per credit hour Adult Degree Program Online; $710 per credit hour for Masters of Business Administration evening program and $600 per credit hour for MBA (2015-16 fall and spring semesters). Online program: $540 per credit hour for Masters of Education and $540 per credit hour for M.Ed. online programFall 2014 enrollment: 2,500First-time freshmen accepted: 84 percent for traditional undergraduate programs (fall 2014)Most popular programs: Business administration, education, nursing and environmental scienceLength of programs: Four years

(undergraduate) Prerequisites: High school grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; SAT score of 1440 composite with a 480 verbal score, 480 math score and 480 writing score or ACT composite score of 20 11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin.www.concordia.edu. Twitter: @concordiatx

Southwestern UniversityTuition/fees: $37,560 (2015-16) 2014-15 enrollment: 1,538Percent/number of students accepted each year: about 50 percent Top intended majors: Biology, business, communication studies, education, psychologyLength of programs: 127 credit hours minimum Prerequisites needed: average SAT score of 1100-1300 for critical reading and math1001 E. University Ave., Georgetownwww.southwestern.edu Twitter: @southwesternu

St. Edward’s University Tuition per credit hour: $38,320 per academic year (for traditional undergraduates, does not include room and board or fees)Fall 2014 enrollment: 3,587 (total undergraduate traditional college), 416 (total undergraduate New College), 683 (total graduate).Percent/number of students accepted each year: NATop intended majors: biology, cusiness administration, psychologyTime required to complete degrees/certificates: varies per degreePrerequisites needed: varies per degree intended3001 S. Congress Ave.www.stedwards.eduTwitter: @stedwardsu

Temple College at East Williamson County Higher Education CenterTuition/fees per credit hour: $89 (in district), $159 (out of district) and $331 (out of state or foreign). Tuition includes the general, use and technology fees.Fall 2014 enrollment: 801 (includes both EWCHEC locations in Hutto and Taylor)Percent/number of students accepted: Temple College has open enrollment—all students who meet admissions requirements are accepted. Some technical programs have additional requirements.Top intended majors: associate of arts degree in general studies, business, computer information systems, criminal justice, emergency medical services and nursing Length of programs: One-, two- and four-year certificate and degree programs are available. The length of the award depends on specific program requirements.

Prerequisites needed: TSI requirements must be complete unless waived or exempt. TSI is the Texas Success Initiative, a state-legislated program that is designed to improve a student’s success in college.1600 Innovation Blvd., Huttowww.templejc.edu Twitter: @templecollege

Texas A&M Central TexasTuition/fees per credit hour: $265 (undergraduate resident), $643.33 (undergraduate non-resident), $286 (graduate resident), $643.33 (graduate nonresident)Spring 2015 enrollment: 2,540 (total)Percent/number of students accepted each year: 95 percent (spring 2015)Top intended majors: bachelor of business administration, management; bachelor of science, psychology; bachelor of science, criminal justiceLength of programs: By Texas Law, maximum attempted hours for a degree are determined by the number of required credit hours plus 30 credit hours if a student enrolled in a Texas public institution of higher education Fall of 2006 or later (If a student enrolled prior to fall 2006, maximum hours are determined by the number of required credit hours plus 45 credit hours). Hours for completion vary by degree. Prerequisites needed: This varies by major; and as the institution is an upper-level university, freshman and sophomore coursework must be transferred in.1600 Innovation Blvd., Huttowww.tamuct.edu • Twitter: @tamuct

Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round RockTuition/fees: $16,432/$29,532 annual resident/nonresident (MD program 2014), $282.25/$652.90 per credit hour part-time resident/nonresident (second degree BSN program 2015-16)Fall 2014 enrollment: 200 students (medicine MD program)Percent of students accepted each year: 7.02 percent (MD program 2014), 22 percent (second degree BSN, including Bryan and College Station campus applications 2015-16)Most popular programs: College of Medicine MD program, College of Nursing second-degree BSN programLength of programs: four years (MD program), 15 months (second degree BSN program)Prerequisites needed/admission criteria considered: passage of MCAT and 47 semester hours in various core curriculum (MD program); passage HESI Admissions Assessment Exam, Nursing CAS Application and completed core curricula with a minimum grade of C (second degree BSN program)3950 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Ste. S211A, Round Rock

www.tamhsc.edu • Twitter: @tamhsc

Texas State Technical College at East Williamson County Higher Education CenterTuition/fees per credit hour: $89 per

semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (academic courses for Texas residents); $105 per semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (technical courses for Texas residents); $276 per semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (for non-Texas residents)Fall 2014 enrollment: 154Number of students accepted each year: 100 percentTop intended majors: Welding; industrial maintenance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (2014)Length of programs: Associate of Applied Science degree: 60 credit hours (four semesters); certificate: 19 to 45 credit hours (two to four semesters)Prerequisites needed: high school diploma, or, if transferring, college transcripts, or State of Texas Official Certificate of High School Equivalency or GED. Unless exempt or waived, students must take the Texas Success Initiative assessment before enrolling at TSTC. High school transcripts with STAAR, TAKS, SAT and ACT scores and/or college transcripts can be evaluated by the testing office to determine if students meet TSI requirements.1600 Innovation Blvd., Huttowww.tstc.edu • Twitter: @tstcproud

Texas State UniversityTuition/fees per credit hour: $251.21 (tuition); $720.95 (tuition and fees) (fall 2015)Fall 2014 enrollment: 36,739Percent of students accepted each year: 55.42 percent (2014-15)Top intended majors: curriculum and instruction, health and human performance, journalism and mass communication, psychology, art and design, nursing at Round Rock campus (2014-15)Time required to complete degrees/certificates: four yearsPrerequisites needed: SAT 1270, ACT 29601 University Drive, San Marcos; 1555 University Blvd., Round Rockwww.txstate.edu • Twitter: @txst

University of Texas at AustinTuition/fees per credit hour: $1,406-$1,615Fall 2014 enrollment: 51,313Percent of students accepted each year: 49 percent (2014)Top intended majors: biology, business, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and undeclaredLength of programs: four yearsPrerequisites needed: Application fee, two essays, high school transcript (if applicable), college transcripts, high school coursework information, expected family contribution, SAT or ACT test scores; further prerequisites vary by department.www.utexas.edu • Twitter: @utaustin

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University gets funds to create archive library

Softball stadium set to open this fallNew sports fields will help team recruit, CEO says

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission awarded funding to the Concordia University Texas Library on June 2 to provide a program that allows access to online archives, including local photo-graphs, letters and scrapbooks.

The commission, created in 1909, offers historical and genealogical search assistance, documents and research services to Texans.

Users of the new program can access early campus photographs, German language materials and cor-respondence regarding Concordia’s founding in 1926.

The TexTreasures Grant Program is available for fiscal year 2014-15.

“TSLAC [and grantor U.S. Insti-tute of Museum and Library Ser-vices] know that the future growth of any institution is based on understanding its roots,” Director of Library Services Mikail McIn-tosh-Doty said. “Getting ‘old, dusty things’ out of back storage areas and onto the Internet where they can be found allows institutions like [Con-cordia University Texas] to see more easily the richness of our heritage, challenge our past decisions and go more confidently into our promising future.”

Concordia University Texas is anticipating the return of its men’s and women’s tennis programs—sports that were last offered by the university during its 2008-09 season on a former campus in downtown Austin— during the 2015-16 academic year.

“In the early 2000s,the Concordia University Texas tennis program dis-banded on the old campus as the space

was needed for academic buildings,” said Beth Atherton, vice president of external relations and chief advance-ment officer. “As a result of the move to the new campus, Concordia University Texas has been seeking partnerships to rebuild and restart the program, which [we] will be able to do this fall.”

The tennis program will be coached by Daniel Whitehead, a former

player and coach at the University of Houston, CEO and president Donald Christian said. The Tornados tennis team will utilize the courts at the nearby River Place Country Club for its practice facility, he said. Currently, the school’s golf team practices at the western Travis County club as well.

“Recruiting has started for the upcoming season and is going well,” Christian said. “Concordia’s growth in academic programs, athletics and enrollment is very exciting. As we build on these successes and look ahead to next steps in our long-term strategic plan, we will begin to focus more intentionally on reaching out into the

Four Points community and to serving as a destination for our neighbors here on campus.”

Both tennis programs will compete as part of the American Southwest Conference in Division III of the NCAA and will face Belhaven Uni-versity, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau Uni-versity, Louisiana College, McMurry University, Sul Ross State University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, University of the Ozarks, University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Tyler.

Concordia University Texas’ new softball fields opening appears to be only weeks away, CEO and president Don Christian said. Construction of the softball stadium began in March and is on target to be complete before the 2015-16 school year begins.

“The team will be able to practice in the fall and compete in the spring on the field, which has helped tre-mendously with recruiting,” Chris-tian said.

Previously, the women’s softball team practiced at other facilities in the area.

“Our new state-of-the-art softball field is more than just a field for my athletes, coaches and myself—it’s a home. It is a place where Concordia University Texas softball can lay its foundation and grow and compete at the highest level,” women’s softball head coach Rachel Reekstin said. “With the caliber of athletes we have right now and the facilities to accommodate [them], I see a bright and promising future ahead for these young ladies and all potential recruits.”

New leadership starts service at local university

Donald Chris-tian, Concor-dia University Texas CEO and president, hired a new slate of executive leaders effective July 1.

“Our new executive leader-ship team brings expertise and expe-rience not only in higher education, but also in leading large organiza-tions,” he said. “I am excited to work with a team that will bring new ideas to help the university grow in size, programs, reputation and more.”

The executive leadership team oversees the university’s strategic planning, development, functions and activities such as academic services, admissions and student services.

The team includes Erik Anker-berg, provost and chief academic officer; Beth Atherton, vice presi-dent of external relations and chief advancement officer; Brad Johnston, vice president of administration and chief financial officer; Kristi Kirk, executive vice president and chief mission officer; and Chief Strategy Officer Shane Sokoll.

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9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $60 (members), $75 (nonmembers). Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-261-1010. www.lakeway-tx.gov

21 Friday Family Films: ‘Big Hero 6’Attendees are encouraged to bring pillows and

blankets, and snack on provided popcorn during this family-friendly movie evening. 4 p.m. Free. Laura’s Library, 9411 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-327-3045. www.westbanklibrary.com

22 Paula Poundstone performanceEmmy Award-winner Paula Poundstone,

the first woman to perform at the White House’s Correspondent dinner, presents a comedy show. Dinner is available for an additional cost. 7-9:30 p.m. $25-$65. One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-330-9500. www.oneworldtheatre.org

23 Piano concertKiyoshi Tamagawa, the 2014 featured soloist

for the Austin Symphony, performs pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Miyake. 4-5 p.m. Free. Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-314-7500. www.lakeway-tx.gov

Through Aug. 31 Derrick Dixon art exhibitAttendees can view the work of Derrick Dixon, a Lakeway resident and Austin firefighter. His paintings are filled with bold colors and graphic shapes. Mon.-Tues. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Free. Lake Travis Community Library, 1938 Lohmans Crossing, Austin. 512-263-2885. www.laketravislibrary.org

25 Health starts here schoolAdults learn how to make healthy sweets and

treats in this demonstration. 6-7 p.m. Free. Whole Foods Market, 12601 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave. 512-206-2730. www.wholefoodsmarket.com

29 Bee Cave Police Benevolent Foundation annual gala

The gala benefits local police officers and their families. It features live and silent auctions, cocktails, dinner and

17 through 21 Watercolor Techniques on Silk

Children ages 5-10 explore watercolor tools and techniques creating a variety of items and paintings. 9 a.m.-noon. $120 (member), $140 (nonmember), plus a $20 supply fee. Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-261-1010. www.lakeway-tx.gov

18 Community Luncheon with Gilbert Tuhabonye

Gilbert Tuhabonye, founder of Gilbert’s Gazelles running group, is the featured speaker for the Westlake Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Reservations are due by Aug. 14. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $30. Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Drive, Austin. 512-327-3088. www.westlakechamber.com

18 Toddler and child dance classesChildren learn basic ballet techniques (ages 18

months-3 years old) or cheer and tumbling (ages 3-5). 10:30 a.m. (ballet), 11 a.m. (cheer). Free. Bee Cave Public Library, 4000 Galleria Parkway, Bee Cave. 512-291-2179. www.beecavetexas.gov

18 Open question session for iPhone, iPad Attendees are encouraged to bring their devices

and questions to this hands-on workshop. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Lake Travis Community Library, 1938 Lohmans Crossing, Austin. 512-263-2885. www.laketravislibrary.org

18 Fiction Writers’ WorkshopSeasoned novelists and new writers alike

brainstorm with and support other local writers. Attendees are encouraged to bring a few pages of their writing. 7-9 p.m. Free. Old Bee Cave Schoolhouse, 13333 W. Hwy. 71, Bee Cave. 512-767-6620. www.beecavetexas.gov

19 Lakeway Men’s Breakfast Club meetingThe breakfast club, available to men in the

Greater Lakeway area, features Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin, with a legislative update. No reservations are necessary. 7 a.m. (breakfast), 8 a.m. (speaker). $1 (continental breakfast). Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-363-5793. [email protected]

19 College Planning WorkshopParents and students learn how to choose the

right college and get the lowest tuition costs at the workshop, presented by College InRoads. 6 p.m. Free. Lake Travis Community Library, 1938 Lohmans Crossing, Austin. 512-263-2885. www.laketravislibrary.org

21 X-plore ArcheryArchers age 8 and older can learn skills such as

range safety and proper shooting form with coach Ron Dallseif, USA Archery Instructor. All skill levels are invited.

August

13 through 14 LTlov Back to School Supplies Drive

Lake Travis Labor of Love is collecting school supplies such as backpacks, flash drives and paper, at several locations throughout the LTISD area, including the Lake Travis Community Library and Prosperity Bank. Free. See website for full list of locations. 512-415-7739. www.ltlov.org

14 Lakeway Police Foundation Bingo NightThe Lakeway Police Department benefit offers

bingo, with pizza available for purchase. Attendees can bring their own drinks, including beer. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first game at 7:30 p.m. Free. Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-337-9720. www.lakewaypolicefoundation.org

14 through 16, 21-23 Guys and DollsThe Broadway musical comedy features a cast of

“gamblers, gals and gangsters” performing classic songs such as “Luck Be A Lady.” 7:30 p.m. (Fri. and Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.). Tickets start at $40. Kam and James Morris Theatre, 2300 Lohmans Spur, Lakeway. 512-852-9079. ext. 104. www.tex-arts.org

15 How to Build a WebsiteThe introductory course for guests age 10 and

older provides step-by-step instructions for building basic websites using three different programs. Laptops are optional. 10:30 a.m. Free. Laura’s Library, 9411 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-327-3045. www.westbanklibrary.com

15 Free day of dance and acting TexARTS hosts a day of free performances

and dance and acting classes. Attendees tour the studios and meet the instructors. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. TexARTS studios, 2300 Lohmans Spur, Ste. 160, Lakeway. 512-852-9079. ext. 104. www.tex-arts.org

16 Rocco’s Benefit BrunchRocco’s Grill hosts a brunch for local nonprofit

The Flatwater Foundation which provides support to cancer patients and their families. Price varies. 10:30 a.m. -2 p.m. Rocco’s Grill, 12432 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-263-8204. www.roccosgrill.com

17 through 20 Summer Block Party Cooking

Children ages 7-9 learn how to make patriotic-themed foods, sleepover recipes and baked goods. Parents may attend a reception on the last day of the event. 9 a.m.-noon. $220 (members), $240 (nonmembers). Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway. 512-261-1010. www.lakeway-tx.gov

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29 Zonta Club author’s luncheonGuests hear a presentation by best-seller and

local author Susan Wittig Albert whose works include “A Wilder Rose” and the “China Bayles” series. The funds raised at the luncheon go toward scholarships and advocacy for young women. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. Lakeway Resort and Spa, 101 Lakeway Drive, Austin. 512-261-2326. www.zontaaustin.org

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01 Business Builder BreakfastAttendees practice networking skills during an

intensive networking session with local business people. Breakfast is included. 7:15-9 a.m. $12. Waterloo 360, 6203 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin. 512-327-3088. www.westlakechamber.com

04 Westlake Leadership AcademyGuests hear a presentation on innovation,

collaboration and building relationships by instructor Jamie Bihl. 9 a.m.-noon. $95 (members), $135 (nonmembers). Sente Mortgage Training Room, 901 S. MoPac, Bldg. IV, Ste. 125, Austin. 512-327-3088. www.westlakechamber.com

05 Madrone Canyon trail hike The hike helps attendees identify Madrone

Canyon blooms and learn tips for botanical photography. The nature walk begins at the trailhead by the parking area. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Laura’s Library, 9411 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-327-3045. www.westbanklibrary.com

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Bob Mayberry Foundation Chef’s TableThe next “Food Network Star” finalist

Dzintra Dzenis serves smoked salmon, goat cheese, duck breast and creme brulee at this fundraiser for the MD Anderson Cancer Network. Each course is paired with wine. Reservations are required for the 16 available seats. 6:30-9 p.m. $250. Faraday’s Kitchen Store, 12918 Shops Parkway, Ste. 540, Bee Cave. 512-748-9891. www.bobmayberryfoundation.org

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Through Oct. 5 Jack Reed’s pet portrait exhibitGuests view Jack Reed’s acrylic painted and penciled artwork featuring pet portraits and other subjects. Reed has used his paintings to raise money for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals animal research. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Mon.-Thu.), 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri.). Free. Wall Street Gallery in Prosperity Bank, 1415 S. RR 620, Lakeway. 512-261-1122. www.lakeway-tx.gov

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Lexus of Lakeway, 108 S. RR 620, Lakeway, officially opened July 16 to not only customers but also to the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce, community members and neighbors for a ribbon cutting.

The event included tours of the second Lexus dealership in Central Texas, food trucks and an opportunity to shop in the facility’s retail boutique.

1 Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce officials join dealer principal Vicki Roberts (holding scissors) to cut the celebratory ribbon at the dealership’s opening.

2 A fleet of Lexus automobiles lines the rooftop of the new Lakeway dealership.

3 Jams, foods, accessories and clothing are available to shoppers at the boutique in the Lakeway location.

4 The new dealership includes an automotive repair facility.

Adrian Overstreet, president of the Bee Cave Chamber of Commerce, led the July 15 member social and program including a recap of the 84th session of the Texas Legislature. The meeting was held at the Sonesta Bee Cave, 12525 Bee Cave Parkway, Bee Cave.

Featured guest Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin, said the Legislature passed a $209 billion budget for the biennium, a 3.6 percent increase from the previous session. The budget included more than $800 million allocated to border security, he said.

1 Workman, a Spicewood resident, addresses members of the Bee Cave Chamber of Commerce during their July meeting.

2 From left: Chamber members Rochelle Storen, Claudete Gunsalus and Lise Horeff-Grillo socialize before the program.

3 From left: Billy Leavings and David Sheehan join John Dallas, Sonesta Bee Cave General Manager, for drinks and appetizers at the Bee Cave Chamber of Commerce meeting.

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Additionally, JAK has donated $75,000 over the past six years to the nonprofit organization by allocating proceeds from the sale of its Carl Miller’s Queso and Tequila Bash profits.

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Scott GerdesWest Lake Hills police chiefBy Cara White Lowrimore

Scott Gerdes became West Lake Hills police chief in March. He previously worked for the Dallas Police Department for 26 years in information technology department, auto impound, crime scene unit and training academy roles before retiring as a lieutenant in 2011.

He is married and a father of four grown children. Gerdes said he is enjoying the Austin culture and the intimate scale of the

West Lake Hills Police Department.

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Coming here was great for me because the city is small enough that I can know all of the officers in a very personal way as opposed to being in a big city where I probably knew 10 percent of the officers. Since I’ve been here we’ve been under-staffed. I’ve been happy to see how the officers have really stepped up and volunteered to help. That makes my job easier.

Your predecessor, Cliff Spratlan, was West Lake Hills chief of police for two decades. Has it been hard for you to fill his shoes?

That’s one of the reasons I wanted this job. When you see a department where the chief has been there a long time, that means there’s not a lot of internal strife. Everyone I’ve talked to says, ‘Oh, yeah, I knew Cliff.’ That’s kind of difficult trying to fill his shoes, but I think it’s nice for people to have someone new look-ing at things a little bit differently. Everybody here—from the citizens

to the mayor to City Council—has been very friendly and supportive.

Do you plan to makes some changes?

I think so. I’m trying to tem-per what I want with the need to take incremental steps. Cops hate change—that’s how we’re wired. But I think they’re beginning to see that I’m trying to make things better for the department. So far we’ve made some changes to some of our policies—we’re trying to get some technological updates [including a computer-aided dispatch system], and I’ve gotten shift differential pay for the officers.

What are your favorite aspects of police work?

We’re in a unique position to really have an impact on a specific person’s life. Maybe we can’t affect the world as a whole, but we have an opportunity on a daily basis to affect an individual or a family. There are people who have things happen that are absolutely devastating, and if we can be supportive, we can make that

person’s life better for that day.What are the more difficult aspects of the job?

There are good officers, and there are bad officers just like in any other profession. And when someone does something that negatively impacts law enforcement as a whole, we all suffer the repercussions of that. And when another officer gets killed it’s difficult to keep your bearings. It’s a hard slap in the face to realize how close that edge is.

What types of crimes have you seen since moving to West Lake Hills?

A lot of it has been financial—credit card abuse, debit card abuse—[and] also some burglaries. I think we can do better about educating people. Coming from where I came from, we locked our doors all the time. A lot of people here don’t think that way, and it’s our job to educate them.

What portion of West Lake Hills police work is traffic control?

If you take writing citations and

working crashes, it’s probably 50 or 60 percent. We also do a lot of close patrols—checking on houses for vacationing residents—and answer several dozen calls for service every day, such as 911 calls or someone needing us to check something.

Is it a difficult time to be a police officer?

We talk about it on occasion. I think Westlake is a community that is very supportive of its officers. I think the officers understand that and realize that the only way to have that support is to do the right thing.

Can you explain the purpose of the new dark-colored patrol car?

We call it the ghost car. Part of the reason council decided to add it was because of the Bee Caves Road expansion. We’re probably going to have a lot more cut-through traffic, and they wanted something to give us an advantage. It’s been well-re-ceived. Even those who have been ticketed say, “I don’t like the ticket, but I’m glad you’re out here.”

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Keeping music in Austin alive and well is the focus of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, Executive Director Reenie Collins said.

HAAM provides access to afford-able health care services for Austin’s low-income and uninsured musicians.

Members range from rock and hip-hop musicians to music teachers and symphony members, Collins said.

“Most of our musicians don’t make the kind of income that you would think they might, and so they can’t afford to purchase insurance,” Collins said. “That’s where HAAM [comes] in. HAAM is not insurance; we are a community collaborative where we provide access to services [and] other organizations.”

The nonprofit, founded in 2005 by local philanthropist Robin Shivers, works with partners including Seton Healthcare Family, St. David’s Foun-dation and the SIMS Foundation to provide members health care, Collins said. It is more economical to be pro-active about health care rather than using more costly forms of medicine and allowing chronic issues to become crises, she said. Many services HAAM provides are preventive, she said.

Singer/songwriter Kalu James, originally from Nigeria, moved to Austin’s 78704 ZIP code from New York in 2007. As a HAAM member he has received everything from physical checkups to custom earplugs, he said.

“My hearing is one of the most important resources I have,” he said. Access to HAAM helps lengthen the span of musicians’ careers, he said.

Northwest Austin resident Britny Lobas, a rock ’n’ roll singer/song-writer, said she was grateful to find HAAM because she has bad allergies that sometimes affect her voice.

“HAAM really allows musicians to be able to play music and not have to worry [whether we are] going to be able to afford to go to the doctor this month and not be able to pay rent because [health care is] so expensive.”

Money mattersFunding comes from events, grants

and foundation support, donations and in-kind professional services, Collins said. Annual fundraisers include HAAM Benefit Day in Sep-tember and a Corporate Battle of the Bands event in May.

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Our Cookout Guide includes tips and best practices from local chefs and experts as well as suggestions for where to buy ingredients so readers can grill their favorite meats, vegetables and other foods. For those without grills, a

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Grilling preparationThe grill should be hot and well-oiled, said Robert Randolph, assistant general manager at Stuffed Cajun Meat Market.

“It gives you those good grill marks on your meat,” he said. “[Oil] prevents sticking and makes it a lot easier to cook and clean up.”

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items, such as baby portobello mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and bell peppers, and combine them with

meats or fish to make their own kebabs to grill. Vegetables used in grilling should be firm. Zucchini,

squash, thick-sliced onions and portobello mushroom caps work well on the grill, Randolph said.

“You don’t need to get all crazy with them,” he said, noting a little salt and pepper go a long way.

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Sliced cabbage and cauliflower can be grilled in the same style of steaks as a side dish or option for vegetarians, Whole Foods Market

spokesperson Rachel Dunlap said.

BEE CAVE B-B-Q8414 Bee Caves Road, Austin (food trailer)512-306-9040Options include: brisket, sausage, ribsCHEW CHEW BBQ3595 S. RR 620, Bee Cave (food trailer)512-573-8646Options include: chopped barbecue sandwich, pork ribs, smoked sausage

www.chewchewbbq.comTHE COUNTY LINE ON THE HILL6500 W. Bee Caves Road, Austin512-327-1742www.countyline.comOptions include: fish, chicken, steaks

THE COUNTY LINE ON THE LAKE5204 RR 2222, Austin512-346-3664www.countyline.comOptions include: fish, chicken, prime ribDICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT11416 N. RR 620, Austin512-250-8844www.dickeys.comOptions include: beef brisket, pulled

pork, ham, polish sausage, turkeyDONN’S TEXAS BBQ7001 Oak Meadow Drive, Austin512-288-4060www.donns-bbq.comOptions include: brisket, sausage, turkey, beef and pork ribsHUDSON’S ON THE BEND3509 N. RR 620, Austin

For those who do not own a grill, there are a number of restaurants and food trailers in the Lake Travis and Westlake areas making barbecue, grilled meats and other provisions. Hours of operation and prices vary. This list is not comprehensive.

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H-E-BFour locations in Lake Travis and Westlakewww.heb.comOptions include: charcoal, meats, chicken

HUDSON’S BEND MEAT MARKET5000 Hudson Bend Road, Austin512-266-6333Options include: jalapeno sausage, bacon sausage, fajita steak, marinated chicken

LAKEWAY MARKET AND DELI2114 Lakeway Blvd., Ste. 100, Lakeway512-261-5091Options include: steak, barbecued pork, chicken

RANDALLS5145 N. RR 620, Ste. A, Austin • 512-266-31682301 S. RR 620, Lakeway • 512-263-64203300 Bee Caves Road, West Lake Hills 512-327-1881 www.randalls.com Options include: carving station with seasoned and marinated meats, fish, organic produce

STUFFED CAJUN MEAT MARKET12226 N. RR 620, Austin512-918-1600 • www.stuffedfoodstores.com Options include: sausage, bacon-wrapped stuffed pork tenderloin, deboned stuffed chicken

TRADER JOE’S2805 Bee Caves Road, rollingwood512-306-1032 • www.traderjoes.com Options include: baby back ribs, seasoned carne asada beef sirloin, uncured turkey hot dogs

WHOLE FOODS MARKET12601 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave512-206-2730 • www.wholefoodsmarket.comOptions include: salmon burgers, tofu burgers, vegan fish fillets

Ingredients for grilling and barbecuing are available for sale at various establishments in the Lake Travis and Westlake areas. Hours of operation and prices vary. This list is not comprehensive.

Using a grillWhen grilling meats, Jack Gilmore, owner and chef at Jack Allen’s Kitchen, said he uses direct heat for anything he wants to eat within the next 20-30 minutes, such as steaks, fajitas, burgers or fish. He uses indirect heat for a “less than favorable” cut of meat—such as brisket or ribs—to enhance the flavor.

Sauces v. spice rubs Rubs and sauces can both be used for grilling. “If you’re going to use a sauce it’s best to cook the meat first, and then right before the meat is cooked you add a fine layer of sauce,” Randolph said. “Most [sauces] are going to have a high sugar content in them, and sugar tends to burn. So the less [time] you can keep it on the grill with sauce on it, the better it will come out.”

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Ask a butcher or fishmonger for grilling tips and tricks. If you are purchasing chicken

or beef for kebabs, a team member can cube the meat for you, Dunlap said.

512-266-1369www.hudsonsonthebend.comOptions include: pecan-grilled venison chops, smoked duck breast, smoked elk back strapIT’S ALL GOOD BBQ22112 Hwy. 71 , Spicewood512-264-1744www.itsallgoodbbq.comOptions include: smoked brisket, pork

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REGIONALAbridged stories from our other editions

Higher education coming to LeanderLEANDER The 100-acre parcel of land for the Austin Community College Lean-der campus near Toll 183A and Hero Way has sat undeveloped since 2010 when it was purchased, but ACC’s plans for the campus are now moving forward.

At their July 6 meeting, ACC trust-ees approved Pfluger Architects as the architect and engineering firm for the campus. In the coming year, ACC will seek community input for what should be included on campus and could break ground by July 2016.

Building a campus in Leander has been a passion project for ACC board Chairman Vic Villarreal for nearly a decade. He first championed the project in 2006 when he was a Leander City Council member and wrote a report detailing the higher educa-tion gap between western and east-ern Williamson County. The report included a survey to which more than 500 residents in Leander responded

and shared their thoughts about what academic and workforce resources were needed.

The report also includes projected Leander ISD enrollment growth and a population estimate for Leander of more than 160,000 residents by 2025. LISD is the largest school district in Williamson County, and the city has an estimated population of more than 30,000, according to the city of Leander.

“This [report] is really the instru-ment that we used to try to get the attention of institutions of higher edu-cation to look at Leander and under-stand that there is a gap in western Williamson County for higher ed,” Villarreal said.

In 2010, Villarreal gave up his job as an ACC adjunct faculty member to run for a position on ACC’s board of trustees and was elected as the first board chairman from outside

of Travis County, he said. Having a Leander voice on ACC’s bond com-mittee was crucial to keeping the cam-pus a priority project, Villarreal said.

Historically the college’s trustees had not made suburban areas of ACC’s region a priority, ACC board Vice Chairman Allen Kaplan said.

In November 2014 voters passed a $386 million ACC bond, allocating

about $60 million in funds to build a campus in Leander.

“Leander ISD was growing. The pipeline was exploding—that [was] our market; those are the people com-ing to college,” Kaplan said. “[Capital] Metro [built] the Red Line, and it just seemed really logical that Leander was going to be our next step.”Full story by Lyndsey Taylor

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Developers: Hwy. 290 corridor to undergo suburban makeover SOUTHWEST AUSTIN In five to 10 years, Hwy. 290, from Dripping Springs to the Y at Oak Hill intersec-tion, will look completely different and move away from its rural, Hill Country roots, according to several people involved with development on the corridor.

“The [Hwy.] 290 corridor as a whole, from Southwest Austin to Dripping Springs, will really be the growth engine for Austin over the next five years,” said Daniel Campbell, Endeavor Real Estate Group principal.

The new development along Hwy. 290 will be retail-driven, Campbell said.

Tommy Tucker, Crescent Commu-nities residential vice president for Central Texas, echoed the sentiment. He said there will be more small offices and retail centers as opposed to large subdivisions along Hwy. 290

because the infrastructure needed for large housing is going to be difficult to attain.

“From the Y to [Belterra], I don’t expect to see any major subdivisions popping up soon,” Tucker said.

From 2009 to 2013, the average daily traffic on Hwy. 290 at the Fitzhugh Road intersection grew from 28,000 to 31,054 vehicles, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Belterra is a 1,600-acre mas-ter-planned community on Hwy. 290 that will have 2,000 homes. The com-munity began development in 2003 and now has more than 1,400 homes.

“Hwy. 290 has always been poised for significant growth because it is a major highway,” Tucker said.

Campbell said people are becoming attracted to Hwy. 290 because of the availability of “move-up” homes, or

houses that offer upgraded features and amenities compared with one’s current home.

Gray Butterfield, owner of Goin’ Postal, a mail services store that opened on Hwy. 290 in February, said half his customer base is longtime Hwy. 290 residents who want the

rural lifestyle, and the other half is newcomers to the area who want the suburban lifestyle.

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REGIONALAbridged stories from our other editions

Dulce Vida Spirits Inc.

Austin Aqua-DomeCENTRAL AUSTIN Gary Coff-man says he brings more than four decades of experience handling tropical fish to Austin Aqua-Dome.

The fish sold in Coffman’s South Austin shop originate from areas throughout the world, the owner said. Most saltwater fish are caught in the wild, and many freshwater fish are raised in farms, he said.

“People have been keeping aquari-ums since the Romans, so it’s always been a hobby and a learning experi-ence,” Coffman said. “The more we learn about the husbandry of these fish the better we’re able to keep them alive and potentially breed them.”

Keeping and rearing fish becomes increasingly important to the survival of fish, Coffman said, as wild habi-tats shrink and fish species become endangered.

Austin Aqua-Dome sells a variety of freshwater and saltwater fish as well as various corals. Coffman does not

SOUTHWEST AUSTIN Along Hwy. 290, past the Austin city limits, is a warehouse full of barrels that were once filled to the brim with organic, aged tequila. But no tequila is actually made there.

And while some drivers on Hwy. 290 might not even know that Dulce Vida Spirits Inc. is headquartered on the road, they can easily find the company’s organic tequila at just about every liquor store in the Austin area, founder and CEO Richard Sorenson said.

The business celebrated its fifth anniversary of selling its first bottle in September 2014.

The process for making Dulce Vida tequila begins and ends in Mexico.

It is then sent to stores in 20 states, including Texas, countries as far as China, and to the company headquar-ters. At the headquarters, Sorenson

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NORTHWEST AUSTIN A local restaurant with Central Texas roots is offering residents near Mesa Drive a new way to enjoy its signature dishes.

The newest DoubleDave’s Pizza-works at 8108 Mesa Drive opened May 15 featuring a lounge area with a fireplace, a patio and a bar. Co-owner Joshua Smith said business is getting better every day.

For the past five years Smith has

operated the DoubleDave’s site at 11900 Metric Blvd., Austin, which is owned by franchise CEO Chuck Thorp and Director of Operations Joey Bramwell.

“This is the only DoubleDave’s in Austin that has a bar,” Smith said. Full story by Kara Nuzback

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Now OpenCENTRAL AUSTIN New Italian restaurant Juliet opened July 1 at 1500 Barton Springs Road. Juliet is led by chef Jacob Weaver, who previously worked with ASTI Trattoria in Hyde Park. The menu includes wood-fired pizza, pasta, seafood, steak and a rotating selection of daily specials. Patrons can dine on meals, cocktails and wine indoors or outside. 512-479-1800. www.juliet-austin.com

CEDAR PARK Drop-in day care facility Oak Haven Kids Club, located next door to Oak Haven Massage at 12809 N. RM 620, Ste. 100, opened June 22. The facility has an indoor treehouse and can accommodate children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. 512-284-7042. www.oakhavenkidsclub.com

LEANDER After their first business venture, Luigi’s Italian Restaurant, Luke and Genc Kransniqi decided to open a bar and restaurant to provide an affordable place to hang out.

Leander Beer Market, located across the street from City Hall, opened in September 2014 and offers wine, food,

coffee and entertainment. The menu is filled with Italian-inspired items and a variety of fried appetizers. Entrees include an array of pizzas, salads and New York-style sandwiches.

“It’s a beer garden where you can tour the world from the bar seat,” Genc Kransniqi said. Full story by Matt Southall

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TOP RANKED METRO AREAS for women-owned businesses

In 2015, San Antonio was the top metro area in the U.S. in terms of growth in the number of women-owned firms, according to The 2015 State of Women-owned Businesses Report. The city also ranked tops in the growth of how much those firms were employed by others and 11th in the revenue they brought in.

Source: The 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report/Community Impact Newspaper

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Government helpAccording to their website, the city of Austin’s Small & Minority Business Resources department aims to promote minority, women, and disadvantaged business owners to participate in business opportunities with the city. The agency provides a certification process that allows these businesses to compete for contracts for city projects, it states.

However, women-owned businesses applying for the certification must adhere to certain limitations, including documenting that at least 51 percent of the business is owned by a woman, the business is a small business as defined by the Small Business Administration, the owner’s personal net worth does not exceed $1.45 million, and the business facility is located in Texas, the website provides.

The SMBR administers the Small Business Development Center as a local resource for women in business.

The SBA Women’s Business Center provides help to women entrepreneurs

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who seek business loans or advice. The center, funded by small-business development organization BigAUSTIN and the SBA, provides training, one-on-one counseling and networking opportunities for women business owners.

The center’s lending program allows startup companies—in operation for at least three months—to apply for up to $2,500 without having a comprehensive business plan and up to $15,000 with a comprehensive plan. Established businesses—with at least one year of sales and a filed business income tax return—can apply for up to a $50,000 loan.

Resources

The SBA Women’s Business Center5407 N. I-35, Ste. 200, Austin 512-928-8010

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Service Corps Of Retired Executives, or SCORE, is a national mentoring organization with a local chapter, SCORE Austin, located at 5524 Bee Caves Road, Bldg. M, Ste. 100, Austin. The volunteer group composed of former business owners, executives and managers provides confidential business counseling and advice to entrepreneurs wanting to start a business and also to existing business owners seeking expertise in specific problem areas. There is no charge for counseling, but there are fees for some workshops.

Women@Austin was created in the fall of 2013 by local female entrepreneurs and executives to increase the number of women leading Austin businesses. The group provides mentoring, access to role models and help to obtain

business funding.

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas, focuses on economic empowerment for women and holds monthly meetings with keynote speakers. Most members are professional, college graduates, between 25 and 55 years old, and earn at least $70,000 annually.

The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Women in Business program was founded in early 2015 and provides mixers and speakers for female business owners in the Lake Travis area.

“We noticed an increasing number of women-owned businesses in the area and thought it would be beneficial to start the group,” President Laura Mitchell said. “We founded [Women in Business] for members to share ideas, network and learn from one another.”

The Monkey Mat

For West Lake Hills entrepreneurs Christie Barany and Courtney Turich, the Monkey Mat was created out of necessity.

In 2012, Barany said she was waiting with her family during a layover at a Denver airport. Her children had nothing to do but crawl on the airport floor, treading

alongside other travelers, she said.

Turich said she had searched for a similar device to sit on during concerts. Together, the friends created The Monkey Mat, a portable, washable fabric mat that is easy to carry.

In July 2013 the entrepreneurs found themselves winning the admiration and partnership of Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner, judges on the “Shark Tank” television show that awards business owners with funding in exchange for a percentage of the company. They also found two partners in their manufacturing process.

Following the April 2014 episode airing, Monkey Mat sales rose from 120,000 units sold at airing to 600,000 units sold after airing, Turich said.

“We have an entrepreneurial spirit, and

we are both driven individuals,” Barany said.

She said the women had been “giving it their all” in their workplaces—the male-dominated fields of medical device and biotech industries.

“We took a leap of faith and put that drive and energy into our own baby, Monkey Mat,” Turich said.

Becker Wright Consultants

Entrepreneur Jennifer Wright said she decided to enter a career in executive recruiting after reading the results of a high school aptitude test.

Now in its 12th year, her firm, Becker Wright Consultants, has added four employees since January—a trend the Lakeway resident expects to continue.

“For years I put a lid on [adding to my business],” Wright said. “I wasn’t ready. Personally, my kids were little, and I wanted to be there with them. Now, my increased time at work has helped, and I’ve developed more clients.”

Wright said she is self-motivated and, while her children were toddlers, relied on that to work from home.

“I report to myself,” Wright said. “All the risk [of this business] is in my hands.”

Nonprofit DiscoverHope is a forum for local entrepreneurs to give back to a community in need following their success.

About half of the program’s donors are women who provide funding for small loans and business training for Latin American women in poverty wishing to start their own business, founder Maggie Miller said.

“It’s a tool to give them a hand up mentality rather than a handout,” she said of the Austin-based program begun in 2007.

Miller said the women receiving the first round of loans—about $150 each—are part of a social circle of women receiving the same amount. Although the loans must be repaid in four to eight months, the in-need entrepreneurs have no collateral to use for their investment and learn to rely on each other to proceed to the next round of loans in the event of a missed payment, she said. The loan also comes with an education component to help teach the entrepreneurs what they need to know in order to succeed in their

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Bend resident. The request included a statement that the residents are seeking incor-poration so Hudson Bend can serve as its own municipality.

“We’ve got a real sense of community [in Hudson Bend],” Moore said. “People live on 1 to 5 acres in sin-gle-family residences. As con-dos and apartments go up, they will drive all of that out.”

As its own municipality, he said Hudson Bend could pass ordinances to determine res-idential zoning areas, forcing commercial developers to peti-tion the proposed new entity’s staff for an exemption.

Although city of AustinSe-nior Planner Virginia Collier said the city declined the Hud-son Bend request, Moore said he is leading the charge for the area to become a munici-pality. He said the HBIC hired municipal law attorney Monty Akers and is determined to take further action to avoid being annexed into Austin’s borders.

Hudson Bend on its ownHudson Bend, with its

approximately 1,200 homes, receives water and wastewater service from Travis County Water Control and Improve-ment District 17, Moore said.

If the area incorporates—becomes a municipality—it may continue to receive WCID 17 services and electricity from the city of Austin. Travis County provides police and fire services, he said.

However, road maintenance, currently provided by Travis County, would end, and the new entity would be required to keep its roads in order, an expensive proposition that may cost about $300,000 per year, Moore said.

The neighborhood has already met twice to consider incorporation and individu-als who are coordinating the movement have imformed res-idents about meetings, he said.

“Our preference is to not have property taxes,” he said. “If we are approved to get out of Austin, we will keep our

sales and alcohol taxes. When you drive to the end of Hil-ine Drive, there are huge boat sales and maintenance centers as well as marinas to generate sales tax.”

Support and oppositionMoore said the neighbor-

hood’s movement to incorpo-rate has the support of Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman.

“I am in support of chang-ing the state annexation law so communities have a vote to join a city or not,” Zimmerman said. “People came up with creative strategies to avoid annexation because they have no right to vote on the matter.”

Rob Reynolds, Lakewind Estates Homeowners Asso-ciation board president, said he disagrees with the idea of Hudson Bend incorporating as it would be too costly and unnecessary at this time since annexation may not take place for more than a decade, and the area is not listed in Austin’s five-year annexation plan.

Lakewind Estates, a gated community in Hudson Bend, has deed restrictions that gov-ern what residents can do with their properties.

“Informally I have spoken with a number of residents,” Reynolds said. “They are not for it because it is going to cost us more.”

He said Hudson Bend, if incorporated, would need to elect commissioners, a mayor, perform tax collection, do road repairs and contract with a police department.

“I don’t know what that means in terms of cost, but somebody has to go out and do that,” Reynolds said. “And that somebody is not going to do that for free.”

Navigating the lawCollier said a neighborhood

located within the city’s juris-diction must request to be incorporated to start the pro-ceeding to become a city.

“For properties located in the city [of Austin’s] ETJ, at some point, the city will be inter-ested in annexing the area,” she said. “That’s our future growth area and tax base.”

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If City Council denies theat request, the neighborhood must put together a petition requesting to be annexed by the city, Collier said. The city has six months to annex the area, decline to annex the area or do nothing, in which case its residents can pursue incorpo-ration proceedings, she said. However, if the city agrees to annex the area, the proceed-ings toward annexation will begin immediately as opposed to the city not even consider-ing the area for its annexation plan for years, she said.

Hudson Bend attempted to incorporate more than 10 years ago, but did not move forward, Akers said.

He said he did not believe the city would annex Hudson Bend, citing a requirement that an area must be adjacent to a city’s boundaries in order to be annexed.

“Hudson Bend is not contiguous to Austin’s city limits,” he said. “Austin can unilaterally annex the prop-erty between the city of Austin and Hudson Bend, but that is one more set of challenges.”

Austin also has to consider the cost to provide municipal services to Hudson Bend since most of the area is on septic or private sewer systems, he said.

“[Annexation] is a big deci-sion [for Austin],” Akers said. “They have a comprehensive plan and know what areas they want to move toward annex-ing. [Incorporation] throws a monkey wrench into things.”

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Incorporation: A community can incorporate—become a town or village—to govern itself.

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REAL ESTATE

Spanish Oaks is located in the city of Bee Cave on approximately 900 acres. The neighborhood has preserve areas, scenic views, hike and bike trails, a fish camp with a bait shop and dock, a lake, the Spanish Oaks Golf Club and the Austin Tennis Academy.

The development is about 20 minutes from downtown Austin near Hill Country Galleria’s retail establishments and within the Lake Travis ISD.

Spanish Oaks

4701 Malaquita Branch $1,399,500

5 Bedroom / 5 Bath 3,973 sq. ft. Agent: Scott Michaels Spanish Oaks Realty 512-533-2372

5221 Musket Cove $4,950,000

4 Bedroom / 9 Bath 6,260 sq. ft. Agent: Monica Fabbio, Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty 512-825-8891

4805 Paraiso Parkway $1,875,000

5 Bedroom / 6 Bath 5,319 sq. ft. Agent: Bryan Anderson RE/MAX River City 512-731-4400

5216 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd. $2,375,000

5 Bedroom / 6 Bath 6,621 sq. ft. Agent: Robin Wright Banister, Gottesman Residential Real Estate 512-589-6090

Recent listings

FEATURED NEIGHBORHOOD

*As of 8/3/2015

Build-out year: not built out

Square footage: 2,447-9,085

Home values: $799,500-$4.95 million

HOA dues (estimated): $3,000 annually

Amenities: Spanish Oaks Golf Club, Austin Tennis Academy, hike and bike trails, fishing

Schools: Lake Pointe Elementary School, Lake Travis Middle School, Lake Travis High School

Property taxes (in dollars):

Travis County 0.4563 Lake Travis ISD 1.4075 Travis Co. Hospital Dist. 0.1264 West Travis Co. MUD 6 0.4500 Travis Co. ESD 6 0.1000

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Recent Property ListingsZIP code Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Price Sq. ft. Agent Agency Phone

78726 Canyon Creek 10904 Chestnut Ridge Road 4br/3ba $417,000 2,865 Debra Groom Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-825-6980

78726 Versante Canyon 12117 Terraza Circle, Unit 64 3br/3ba $326,274 1,707 Sarah McAloon Sisu Realty & Associates 512-791-7776

78726 Villas at Canyon Creek 9550 Savannah Ridge Drive, Unit 42 3br/2ba $350,000 1,688 Doreen Dillard Coldwell Banker United Realtor 512-346-1799

78730 River Place 5704 Brittlyns Court 4br/4ba $699,900 3,867 Andy Allen Keller Williams Realty 512-785-0496

78730 River Place 10300 Treasure Island Drive 4br/4ba $699,900 4,088 Terry Curtis Berkshire Hathaway TX Realty 512-694-1331

78732 Comanche Trail 13807 Skyline Drive 4br/3ba $585,000 3,583 Ginger Zanetti Moreland Properties 512-293-3236

78732 Steiner Ranch 1102 Merlene Drive 4br/5ba $525,000 3,475 Gene Arant Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-261-1000

78732 Steiner Ranch 13013 Brigham Drive 3br/2ba $385,000 2,480 Diana Thomas Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-970-4489

78732 Steiner Ranch 12617 Uvalde Creek Drive 5br/4ba $415,000 3,321 Gene Arant Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-261-1000

78732 Steiner Ranch 2909 Centennial Olympic Park 4br/4ba $420,000 2,557 Greg Walling Moreland Properties 512-633-3787

78732 Steiner Ranch 3117 Burks Lane 4br/3ba $450,000 2,913 Lisa Nauert Avalar Austin 512-217-3762

78732 Steiner Ranch 11700 Shadestone Terrace 3br/2ba $459,900 2,222 Crete Carey Avalar Austin 512-213-7131

78732 Steiner Ranch 1516 Austrina Pass 6br/4ba $565,000 3,772 Barbara Erker Moreland Properties 512-750-3866

78732 Steiner Ranch 12620 Capella Trail 5br/5ba $595,000 3,786 Craig Smyser RE/MAX Capital City 512-735-7200

78732 Steiner Ranch 1008 Lakewood Hills Terrace 4br/4ba $850,000 4,737 Gene Arant Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-261-1000

78732 Steiner Ranch 11503 Shoreview Overlook 5br/4ba $859,000 4,522 Todd Hower Private Label Realty 512-636-3970

78733 Aqua Monte 1608 Ski Slope Drive 2br/2ba $749,000 2,222 Shaunna Terry JB Goodwin, Realtors 512-922-3003

78733 Austin Lake Estates 2203 Bahama Road 4br/4ba $750,000 3,744 Glenn Smith Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-771-6371

78733 Austin Lake Hills 9300 Caracas Drive 4br/4ba $498,900 2,907 Kathryn Scarborough Engel & Volkers Austin 512-970-1355

78733 Austin Lake Hills 1100 Ogden Drive 4br/4ba $615,000 3,186 Douglas Byron Realty Austin 512-431-1217

78733 Barton Creek West 9304 Scenic Bluff 4br/3ba $550,000 2,831 Amani Wang Keller Williams Realty 512-762-7253

78733 Rio Robles 2205 Lauranne Lane 3br/2ba $1,795,000 2,658 Eric Moreland Moreland Properties 512-924-8442

78733 Westbank 307 N. Cuernavaca Drive, Unit M 3br/2ba $325,000 1,428 Brian Fahey Coldwell Banker United Realtor 512-970-8772

78734 Apache Shores 14809 Foy Drive 3br/4ba $315,000 2,516 Dawn McKim Coldwell Banker United Realtor 512-300-1187

78734 Lakeway 36 Prestonwood Circle 3br/3ba $345,000 1,808 Larry Bishop Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-426-1718

78734 Cardinal Hills 15003 General Williamson Drive 4br/4ba $400,000 2,606 Denise Dyke Realty Austin 512-656-9277

78734 Cardinal Hills 15105 N. Flamingo Drive 3br/3ba $299,900 2,347 Amber Hart Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-415-9023

78734 Courtyard at Preserve 15 Juniper Berry Way 4br/3ba $290,000 2,133 Yusuf Johnson Realty Austin 512-419-8020

78734 Estates of Lakeway Hills 105 Lakeway Hills Cove 4br/4ba $750,000 4,131 Cyndi Cummings Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-423-6782

78734 Lakeway 922 Vanguard St. 3br/2ba $319,000 1,803 Greg Saunders Realty Austin 512-547-7297

78734 Lakeway 306 Comet 3br/2ba $338,000 1,879 Kimberly McLaughlin Austin City Living 512-652-8132

78734 Lakeway 105 Scorpion Drive 4br/3ba $399,500 2,566 Carolyn Loran Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-809-2182

78734 Lakeway 101 Firebird St. 3br/4ba $435,000 2,750 Gene Arant Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-261-1000

78734 Lakeway 525 Sunfish St. 4br/4ba $465,000 2,825 Dianne Johnson Moreland Properties 512-699-0619

78734 Lakeway 1606 Lakeway Blvd. 4br/6ba $595,500 2,978 Deborah Crowe Coldwell Banker United Realtor 512-925-1886

78734 Lakeway 116 Clubhouse Drive 4br/4ba $650,000 3,826 Larry Bishop Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-426-1718

78734 Lakeway 110 Rocket St. 3br/3ba $875,000 3,812 Cory Culpepper Realty Austin 512-619-6009

78734 Lakeway 127 Lakeway Drive 4br/4ba $899,000 3,560 Rebecca Shahan Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-261-4422

78734 Lakeway 206 Sailors Run 3br/3ba $339,000 2,521 April Womack Moreland Properties 512-970-1031

78734 Lakeway 338 Sailmaster St. 3br/3ba $364,500 2,298 Joe Jarusinsky Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-497-0105

78734 Pinnacle at Lakeway 183 Roberto, Unit 17F 3br/3ba $324,900 2,025 Jean Phillips Moreland Properties 512-924-0175

78734 Pinnacle at Lakeway 335 Lombardia Drive, Unit 19B 3br/3ba $329,000 2,423 Vicki Potts JB Goodwin, Realtors 512-589-1117

78734 Preserve at Lakeway 15402 Joseph Drive 4br/4ba $500,000 3,547 Kristen Williams Keller Williams Realty 512-699-2984

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Price Range 78669 78726 78730 78732 78733 78734 78735 78738 78746

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$200,000-$299,999 25/178 - - 2/281 - 17/48 5/44 1/21 -

$300,000-$399,999 25/104 16/59 - 21/57 - 36/69 5/21 22/71 -

$400,000-$499,999 27/77 14/109 2/89 17/73 6/44 38/88 11/44 63/109 1/77

$500,000-$599,999 22/188 11/118 7/87 28/87 4/41 28/118 5/45 61/94 6/31

$600,000-$799,999 29/180 1/74 13/65 29/87 7/48 30/98 - 72/142 24/60

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Residential real estate listings added to the market between 07/21/15 and 08/03/15 were provided by the Austin Board of Realtors. Although every effort has been made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of this listing, Community Impact Newspaper assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Contact the property’s agent or seller for the most current information.

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78734 Travis Landing 5011 Mccormick Mountain Drive 3br/3ba $427,500 2,485 Eileen Depew Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-567-9915

78734 Travis Landing 5021 McIntyre Circle 4br/5ba $1,400,000 4,000 Alex Landry Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-994-7989

78734 Travis Oak Trails 15203 Mettle Drive 3br/4ba $350,000 2,265 Sherry Ellenbogen Realty Austin 512-294-4488

78734 Villas on Travis 2918 RR 620, Unit O-282 2br/3ba $285,000 1,395 Gabi Spreitzhofer Realty Austin 512-496-9354

78734 Vista Grande 4204 Hudson Bend Road, Unit C 2br/2ba $149,990 1,086 John Miller Realty Austin 512-626-4556

78734 Vistas at Lakeway 113 Perpetuation Drive, Unit 403 3br/3ba $299,000 1,900 Sharon Siebert Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-751-2655

78735 Barton Creek 3210 Cupid Drive 3br/2ba $314,900 1,421 Tom Polk Stanberry & Associates 512-914-6200

78735 Barton Creek 8837 Chalk Knoll Drive 4br/4ba $1,090,000 4,690 Laura De Haro Keller Williams Realty 512-484-5919

78735 Barton Creek 8734 Chalk Knoll Drive 4br/5ba $1,299,900 4,766 Annette Ramey Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-413-0159

78735 Barton Creek 2620 Ravello Ridge Drive 5br/6ba $2,450,000 7,681 Lisa Sexton Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-751-7321

78735 Barton Creek North Rim 1700 Barton Creek Blvd. 4br/4ba $2,500,000 5,067 Lisa Sexton Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-751-7321

78735 Barton Creek North Rim 1704 Barton Creek Blvd. 5br/7ba $3,249,900 7,558 Michael Said Realty Austin 512-789-6543

78735 Bond 7500 Old Bee Caves Road 3br/1ba $324,000 1,082 Bryan Greenleaf Realty Austin 512-695-8739

78735 Vista Hills 7701 Rialto Blvd., Unit 33 2br/2ba $249,000 1,723 Sheri Davis Coldwell Banker United Realtor 512-413-1280

78735 Vista Hills 7701 Rialto Blvd., Unit 42 2br/2ba $255,000 1,723 Jordan Johnson Realty Austin 512-468-5520

78738 Belvedere 18309 Flagler Drive 4br/6ba $1,294,500 4,173 Jana Birdwell Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-784-8600

78738 Hills Lakeway 5 Valhalla Court 3br/3ba $357,500 2,500 Gerrie Richardson Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-970-0618

78738 Hills Lakeway 6 Sunview 3br/4ba $359,000 2,754 Warren Chirhart Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-925-9182

78738 Hills Lakeway 31 Lost Meadow Trail 4br/3ba $469,900 2,953 Warren Chirhart Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-925-9182

78738 Hills Lakeway 11 Monarch Oaks Lane 3br/2ba $487,500 3,100 Larry Bishop Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-426-1718

78738 Hills Lakeway 405 Luna Vista Drive 4br/4ba $549,900 3,598 Joe Keenan Realty Austin 512-415-7653

78738 Lake Pointe 1618 Sundown Drive 4br/2ba $389,000 2,235 Michael Scheffe Keller Williams Realty 512-532-5562

78738 Lake Pointe 11500 Emerald Falls Drive 3br/3ba $399,000 2,356 Mary Hickey Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-796-4245

78738 Lake Pointe 2307 Lake Stone Cove 4br/3ba $454,950 2,971 Bambi Kaminski Moreland Properties 512-784-6261

78738 Lakeway Highlands 215 Tavish Trail 4br/4ba $559,000 3,091 Donna Fullerton Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-809-5593

78738 Lakeway World Tennis Condo 204 World Of Tennis Square, Unit C15 4br/4ba $224,500 2,192 April Womack Moreland Properties 512-970-1031

78738 Rough Hollow 201 Tavish Trail 5br/4ba $569,000 3,548 Wes Womack JB Goodwin, Realtors 512-626-0621

78738 Rough Hollow 302 Dolcetto Court 5br/5ba $838,900 4,572 Sandy Cary Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-589-1002

78738 Serene Hills 1005 Crestone Stream Drive 5br/5ba $840,000 5,109 David Brodsky Keller Williams Realty 512-657-6694

78738 Spillman Ranch 3700 Broadwinged Hawk Cove 4br/3ba $414,900 3,146 Delilah Fuentes Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-415-5364

78738 Spillman Ranch 16316 Spillman Ranch Loop 4br/3ba $474,900 2,950 Sam Hasty Keller Williams Realty 512-736-6623

78738 Spillman Ranch 14413 Heron Bay Cove 5br/4ba $925,000 4,784 Kimberly McCormick Keller Williams-Lake Travis 512-573-8416

78738 Sweetwater 6709 Davenport Divide 5br/5ba $758,900 4,190 Sandy Cary Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-589-1002

78746 Davenport Ranch 2809 Waymaker Way 4br/4ba $780,000 3,284 Dephanie Cates Horizon Realty 512-970-2627

78746 Habidad 1707 Spyglass Drive, Unit 120 3br/2ba $449,000 1,576 Bradley Zamzow Keller Williams Realty 512-656-5110

78746 Hills Lost Creek 2009 Port Royal Drive 4br/4ba $775,000 3,165 Bill Flood Stanberry & Associates 512-914-6392

78746 Hills Lost Creek 2103 Key West Cove 4br/5ba $895,000 3,462 Bill Flood Stanberry & Associates 512-914-6392

78746 Los Altos Village Condo 1821 Westlake Drive, Unit 114 2br/2ba $400,000 1,584 Carol Strickland Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-426-2381

78746 Lost Creek Hill Top 1305 Wilson Heights Drive 4br/3ba $515,000 2,239 Crystal Reininger Gaston & Sheehan Realty 512-773-4842

78746 Rob Roy 31 St. Stephens School Road 4br/3ba $1,800,000 3,504 Bill Flood Stanberry & Associates 512-914-6392

78746 Rocky River Cove 7 Rocky River Cove 3br/3ba $800,000 1,980 Dave Bair Berkshire Hathaway TX Realty 512-423-0456

78746 Stonehedge Estates 802 Canyon Creek Drive 3br/2ba $850,000 1,790 Doatsy Shrake Kuper Sotheby's Itl. Rlty. 512-565-3336

78746 Timberline Terrace 4816 Rollingwood Drive 3br/2ba $855,000 2,664 Jennifer Turney Stanberry & Associates 512-698-7371

78746 West Rim 2700 Berenson Lane 4br/4ba $1,650,000 3,680 Theresa Brotzman Private Label Realty 512-203-8803

78746 Westview on Lake Austin 3701 Soaring Eagle Cove 5br/6ba $1,949,000 6,565 Jennifer Templeton Engel & Volkers Austin 512-797-0353

78746 Woods of Westlake 1300 Shannon Oaks Trail 4br/3ba $675,000 2,310 Douglas Byron Realty Austin 512-431-1217

78746 Woods of Westlake 1500 Surrey Hill Drive 4br/3ba $695,000 2,286 Vivian Robinson JB Goodwin, Realtors 512-415-1061

78746 Woods of Westlake 4512 Heights Drive 5br/4ba $799,000 3,699 Jan Moreland Moreland Properties 512-694-0494


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Westlake3201 Bee Cave Rd

512-328-2114

Four Points6920 FM 620 (near 2222)

512-335-3663

Lakeway2300 Lohman’s Spur

512-263-1620

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Bee CaveBee Cave Rd at SH71

(In HEB Center near Starbucks)

512-428-4629

City of

Expires 9/10/15


12432 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78738 | roccosgrill.comFor reservations call (512) 263-8204

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countryside now in

Bee Cave


Oak Grove Plaza, 1607 Ranch Rd. 620 North, Lakeway • www.beneFITby.com

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Welcome to the neighborhood

Let CraigO's buy you dinner tonight!

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Professional and organic fertilization • Weed control • Top dressingGrub preventative • Disease preventative • Fire ant control • Lawn core aeration

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$75Regularly $125.Expires 9/09/15.

$29.95 FERTILIZATION AND

BROADLEAF WEED CONTROLPlus tax. Up to 5,000 sq. ft. Additional charges

may apply for larger areas. New customers only. Expires 9/09/15.

AERATION

3801 N. Capital Of Texas Hwy., Suite C-200Austin, TX 78746 | Located in Davenport Village 328-0110

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Monday – Thursday 11am – 9pmFriday 11am – 10pmSaturday 5pm – 10pmSunday Closed

Book your next event or custom wine dinner in our private party room or patio with incredible Hill Country views.

Upcoming Wine Specials• Join us every Wednesday for ½ off bottle of sparkling wine all day long! #BubblesWednesday• Luxury Blend Wine Tasting & Tapas Pairing (3 courses for $25) September 12th 5-6pm

Come in for our

Nightly Happy Hour Specials Mon–Fri 3pm to 6pm

$3 off small plates$2 off cocktails and beer

$11 off all bottles of wine under $100

(Space is limited so reservations are required.)

SALES ★ REPAIR ★ INSTALLATION

The Residential Perimeter Security Specialists

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SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

• Automatic Gates• Telephone Entry• Radio Controls• Video Security• Ornamental Iron

• Wood Fencing• Rails• Refurbishing• Powerwashing• Replacement Remotes


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open Monday thru Saturday 11am - 7pm

Enjoy our unique menu

Souvlaki Pita Bread Sandwiches

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Homemade Italian Sausage Sandwiches

Charbroiled Salmon Salad

Souvlaki Pita Bread SandwichesSouvlaki Pita Bread SandwichesSouvlaki Pita Bread Sandwichesincluding option� like...

20%off

Purchase of

one entree.

Valid Mon.–Thurs. Exp. 9/9/15.

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FIRST WAX FREE*AUSTIN - FOUR POINTS8300 N FM 620 Building K-202Austin, TX 78726512-336-9291

BEE CAVE12701 Hill Country Blvd O-104Bee Cave, TX 78738512-402-9291


LAKEWAY | 1200 LAKEWAY DR. (BY CAFE LAGO) • WESTLAKE | 3636 BEE CAVES RD. www.lifekido.com | 512-327-2900

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eat greek.

Mon – Sat 10:30AM - 9PM | Sun – 11AM - 6PM

2422 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite A-120, LakewayCall in orders – 512-276-2519

Buy One EntréeGet the 2nd Half O�Must present coupon. One coupon per visit.

Expires September 8, 2015.

Steakhouse - Café Galleria13500 Galleria Circle 512.441.9000

Catering & Events512.994.0662

www.buenosairescafe.com

LUNCH HAPPY HOUR DINNER BRUNCH Beat the heat with half priced wines by the bo�le of our Select List

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grill or daily specials. Never expires. Accepted at

Hill Country Galleria location only.

The Trails at 620 8300 620 N • Bldg. D, Ste. 500 • Austin, TX 78726

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Jewelry Wedding Watches

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7900 N RM 620, STE 105

512-336-2000

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PRODUCTWhen you present this coupon.

HALF PRICE Jalapeno Lime

Chicken Parmesan One coupon per person.

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Locally owned & family operated

AUSTIN ORIGINAL | EST. 2012

NEXT TO HOME DEPOT ON 620

Love it or it is Free

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK | 11AM BRUNCH SAT. & SUN.


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Mosquito ControlCompare at $99

$69.99Barrier treatment for mosquitoes, fleas, ticks and 31 other insects. Dunks for

standing water. Special event sprays. No Contracts. Up to 5k sq. ft. Call for details.

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INTRODUCTORY ONE-HOUR

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Services Available! Face, Back, Chest, Arms,

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Hand & Stone Corp. ME2473/740158.

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BEE CAVE 512-643-3381 Hill Country Galleria

Adjacent to Amphitheater

Expires: 9/9/2015

• New Brunch Menu • Sundays 11am - 3pm •

We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867 690 Center Point Rd #209, San Marcos, TX 78666 (across from the outlet malls next to Starbucks)We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867

APPETIZERSCaprese SaladHeirloom tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella,basil, balsamic reduction, and olive oil. 11Eggs in PurgatoryEgg, marinara, soppressata, parmesan reggiano,served in a cast-iron skillet. 8Sweet BagelBagel with butter and brown sugar, seasonalfruit, whipped cream. 6

SALADSAll dressings made fresh in house: Cilantro Ranch, Greek, Blue Cheese, Champagne Vinai-grette, and Pear Gorgonzola Vinaigrette.Field GreenFresh greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onions, parmesan reggiano Sm 4 Lg 9SpinachFresh spinach, mushrooms, red onions, driedcranberries, walnuts, feta cheese Sm 4 Lg 9Cobb SaladGem honey lettuce, hard egg, avocado, cherrytomato, chicken, red onion, bacon, blue cheese crumbles 14

SIDESHome fries 2, Fruit 2, Bacon 2

SOUPSausage & Shrimp Gumbo Cup 5 | Bowl 7Tomato Basil Cup 4 | Bowl 6

We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867We are open 7 days a week • Call for Reservations 512.393.2867

SANDWICHESSubstitute: Soup Cup 2 | Spinach Salad 2 | Field Green 2Akaushi BurgerServed with soft egg, pickled shallots, pickled jalapeños,provolone, and bacon served with home fries. 13Breakfast SandwichFried green tomato, bacon, pepper jack cheese, cilantro aioli, soft egg on croissant. Served with side of fruit. 12Chicken SaladHomemade chicken salad with celery, pecans, and red grapes on a croissant served with lettuce and tomato. Served with a side of fruit. 11

CLASSICSLox & BagelCold-smoked salmon, bagel, cream cheese, tomato,pickled shallots, pickled jalapeño, pickled capers. 11Shrimp & Polenta4 tiger shrimp, jalapeno-cheddar polenta, tabasco-braised collard greens 16Chicken & Waffl esBelgian-style waffl e, fried chicken thigh served with bourbon molasses sauce. 12Biscuit & Sausage Gravy2 buttermilk biscuits, sausage cream gravy, shoe-string potatoes, green onions. 9Crème Brulee French ToastServed with seasonal fruit, whipped cream. 10

DESSERTSChocolate Brownie topped w/candied bacon & ice cream 7Crème Brulee 7Black Cherry Ricotta Cheesecake 7

Present this coupon for a FreeWhipped Jalapeño spread

w/purchase of an entree


BABY-SAFE PRODUCTS

ALL OF OUR CLEANING SPECIALS INCLUDE DEEP CLEANING

C ARPET CLEANING SPEC IALS

AIR DUCTCLEANINGWHOLE HOUSERegularly $279, NOW $179,for the � rst eight vents and one air return. Each vent after eight is $10 each.

$100 OFF

Expires 9/27/15

Expires 9/27/15(Reg. $.80)$.40 Just per sq.ft.

50% OFFTILE & GROUT CLEANING

$955 ROOMS CLEANED

$95 SOFA AND LOVESEAT COMBO

$129$199

WHOLE HOUSEup to 2,000 SQ. FT.Homes over 2,000 sq. ft. may have additional charges. Stairs $20 extraWe move most furniture

WHOLE HOUSEup to 3,000 SQ. FT.Homes over 3,000 sq. ft. may have additional charges. Stairs $20 extraWe move most furniture

Expires 9/27/15

Expires 9/27/15Expires 9/27/15

FREE Deodorizer and Pre-treatment included

FREE

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Deodorizer and Pre-treatment included

Deodorizer and Pre-treatment included


BEST VALUEAverage Room Size 15’ X 17’Add a hallway for $8We move most furnitureExpires 9/27/15

Average Room Size 15’ X 17’Add a hallway for $8We move most furniture

3 ROOMS CLEANED

Expires 9/27/15


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LOVESEAT COMBO

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after photos of recently completed jobs on our website!

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PET ODOR SPECIALISTS

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At Dell Children’s Medical Center, our team works hard to make sure our patients receive expert care—physically and emotionally. We’ve also been known to bring in cakes on kids’ birthdays and dress up as superheroes because it’s a Tuesday. It’s not just about having a good bedside manner. It’s about being leaders in our fi eld who genuinely care.

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