The 2011–12 Cedar Park tax rate will remain the same or lower than 2010–11 after City Council voted to set the maximum tax rate at .493501 per $100 valuation.
The city set two public hearings for the 2011–12 tax rate and budget for Aug. 25 and Sept. 8.
Other notes include, The City Council approved an agreement with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority that would allow the city to take over traffic signalization for four traffic lights along Toll 183A. Assistant City Manager Sam Roberts said the switch should improve repair response time and benefit the city and its residents.
Council members received a presentation update on plans to finish the new City Hall on Cypress Creek Road. Current plans call for a 115-seat council chamber, standalone buildings for high-traffic customer service areas and space for most of the city's departments to grow within the new offices.
Plans are 70 percent done and the project is on track to be finished by March 2012. After a presentation outlining the benefits and challenges of business incubators, council members directed city staff to seek proposals for opening a business incubator with performance-based standards. Business incubators help startup and fledgling businesses develop and grow in hopes of adding jobs to the community.
A representative with Ranch at Cypress Creek MUD said about 1,000 residents from the area signed a petition for voluntary annexation into Cedar Park. About 1,900 property owners reside in the area.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Cedar Park Changes Watering Fines
Cedar Park could fall into a mandatory watering schedule by Sept. 1 if current extreme drought conditions continue as expected, Utilities Program Manager Katherine Woerner said during the July 14 council meeting.
The mandatory watering schedule takes effect at Stage 2 of the city's drought contingency plan and requires watering to occur a maximum of twice per week, placing additional restrictions on certain nonessential watering.
An ancillary issue the council is working out with the potential mandatory restrictions are the cost for the enforcement along with the additional load to the municipal courts.
Texas is in the midst of the third-worst drought in state history. "Typically June is a relatively wet month for us," Woerner said. "If things continue to progress, it could become the first-worst [drought in Texas history]."
To find out more about homes in Cedar Park, click here.
The mandatory watering schedule takes effect at Stage 2 of the city's drought contingency plan and requires watering to occur a maximum of twice per week, placing additional restrictions on certain nonessential watering.
An ancillary issue the council is working out with the potential mandatory restrictions are the cost for the enforcement along with the additional load to the municipal courts.
Texas is in the midst of the third-worst drought in state history. "Typically June is a relatively wet month for us," Woerner said. "If things continue to progress, it could become the first-worst [drought in Texas history]."
To find out more about homes in Cedar Park, click here.
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