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City manager outlines seven priorities for Bastrop during State of the City
Summary
City Manager Sylvia presented seven priorities—historic preservation, fiscal restraint, parks and recreation, employer attraction, managing growth, infrastructure upgrades and resident engagement—highlighting $168 million in development valuations and steps to avoid tax or fee increases.
City Manager Sylvia laid out seven priorities for Bastrop in an address to residents and officials, saying the goal is to protect the city's historic character while accommodating growth. "This is the dream team," she said in opening remarks, thanking city and chamber staff for their work and framing the speech around preservation, finance, quality of life, employers, growth management, infrastructure and transparency.
Sylvia noted the scale of recent development, saying, "From January to September, it's a $168,000,000 of investment into Bastrop," and stressed fiscal restraint: the council adopted a no-new-revenue rate and did not raise water, sewer or trash fees. She also previewed initiatives ranging from a merged Discover Bastrop marketing group and convention-center repairs to park investments, wastewater upgrades and a feasibility study for a large mixed-use project called Bastrop West.
