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Parks director: $250,000 received so far from $3M Hays County allocation; Blue Hole Nature Center design moves forward, construction delayed to 2027
Summary
Parks Director Erica Flockey told the council the city has received $250,000 of a $3 million Hays County allocation and $750,000 from TPWD for the Blue Hole Nature Center; she said the city will pursue a $1.5 million grant (May–August window) and pushed the construction start to 2027 to secure additional funding.
Erica Flockey, Wimberley's parks director, updated the council on March 19 on parks revenue, ongoing projects and funding for the Blue Hole Nature Center.
Flockey said the city has a $3,000,000 allocation from Hays County, of which $250,000 has been received to date, and that the city has also received $750,000 through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to advance the Blue Hole Nature Center project. She said the city is pursuing an additional indoor‑facility grant of $1,500,000; that grant opens May 1 and closes in August, with awards expected the following January.
"We've received $250,000 of that so far," Flockey said of the Hays County allocation,…
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