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Residents press city on Serene Hills water project, traffic and H-E-B site; officials explain limits of city authority
Summary
During Q&A, residents asked about the apparent delay at the Serene Hills water project, traffic and water capacity linked to new apartment projects, and the prospect of an H-E-B store; officials said the projects are under WCID 17 or private landowner control and that the city cannot compel independent districts but will seek updates.
Residents used the question-and-answer portion of the Lakeway State of the City briefing to press city officials for updates on a stalled water project in Serene Hills, the effect of new apartment clusters on traffic and water supply, and the potential for a grocery store at a commercially zoned site.
A Serene Hills resident asked whether the abandoned-looking water tanks project was finished. Mayor Tom Kilgore said the project is not abandoned: the water district (WCID 17) remains active on the work and must complete utility connections, regrading and certificate-of-occupancy steps before the district will declare the project finished. Kilgore said the larger visible construction elements were complete, but the “stuff you don't see” — piping, connections…
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