“We’ll soon be finalizing the plan, which incorporates a lot of public input, and presenting it to the Commissioners Court for approval.”
Jeff Hauff, Hays County Grants Administrator
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FM 2325 road bond project to start end of June | Hays County press release – A Priority Road Bond project designed to improve safety and traffic flow on FM 2325 from Fischer Store Road (CR 181) to Carney Lane in Hays County Precinct 3 is scheduled to get underway by the end of June. Funding for the design and construction is from the 2008 voter-approved Road Bond Program and includes the addition of shoulders on FM 2325 from Fischer Store Road to Carney Lane as well as dedicated left turn lanes off of FM 2325 at Fischer Store Road, Jacob’s Well Elementary School, Jacob’s Well Road and Woodcreek Drive.
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Send your comments and news tips to roundup.editor@gmail.com, to Mr. Hauff (below), to Pct. 3 Commissioner Will Conley at will.conley@co.hays.tx.us, 512.847. 3159, or click on the "comments" below the storyHays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – The last of five scheduled public meetings to gather input from residents about the future of parks and open space development in Hays County will be Thursday, June 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hays County Extension Office, 1253 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos.
At the final meeting, the process used to create the Parks, Open Space & Natural Areas Master Plan will be reviewed, along with discussion of the final recommendations gathered through public input. The public will have the opportunity to provide comment on those projects determined through the planning process to be priorities for future consideration and development.
“Hays County has held four public meetings in various locations throughout the county and offered an online survey for residents to use to provide ideas and concerns about what they’d like to see happen in Hays County regarding parks, open space and natural areas,” Hays County Grants Administrator Jeff Hauff said. “We’ll soon be finalizing the plan, which incorporates a lot of public input, and presenting it to the Commissioners Court for approval.”
Hauff noted that the Hays County Parks & Open Space Advisory Board, appointed by the Commissioners Court, helped to provide direction for the planning process.
More information about the plan, the planning process and the results of previous public meetings is available at www.co.hays.tx.us/ParksMasterPlan. Questions should be directed to Jeff Hauff at Jeff.Hauff@co.hays.tx.us or 512.393.2209.
2 comments:
"A lot of public input"? Yeah from the same extreme minority of people.
Anyone who attended one of these meetings could witness that there was already an agenda for the county and taxpayers to be burdened with big debt in pursuit of acquiring large amounts of private property. Opposition to these plans was not permitted. The only permitted response was to select from one of a number of "purposes" for the property that would be acquired.
A number of the participants simply went from meeting to meeting to skew "results" towards their organization's agenda.
This survey isn't worth the paper it was printed on.
Part of the "plan" should be:
1) no conveyance of 100% of the value to dubious organizations such as the Texas Land Trust, SOS, Nature Conservancy, etc. If the taxpayer paid for it, the county keeps it, period. (see land purchases involving county and WVWA at "Jacobs Well", or some of the other projects)
2) no self-serving "maintenance agreements' for the entities sponsoring this land purchase bonanza. (WVWA)
3) no more mandating 'open space' in subdivision rules.
4) no more purchase with county taxpayer funds while allowing title to exist in private organization's hands. ( WVWA)
5) No more borrowing of money that has not been approved by taxpayers. ( WVWA deals). The taxpayers approved one package but the county commissioners circumvent the debt cap by "borrowing" more money at twice the market rate.
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