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Mayor Tom Kilgore and City Manager Joseph Molise outlined the three parcels and their owners during the April 8 State of the City briefing. Kilgore described the project components as (1) the Square, developed by Legends Community Development and featuring a mix of single-family homes, apartments, townhomes and businesses; (2) The Oaks Phase 2, a project that requires a bridge to connect a dead-end road across a creek to the Square’s main street and is scheduled for zoning commission final approval, and (3) Tuscan Village Phase 2, a large apartment complex overlooking the police department.

Officials provided the following details drawn from the presentation and Q&A: Tuscan Village Phase 2 was described as having about 210 apartment units plus townhouses and multifamily units; city staff said the apartments are not age-restricted and that the city limited apartment parking to one space per unit and capped apartments at two bedrooms to limit household parking demand. Kilgore said The Oaks Phase 2 road connection that will join the Square is expected to be completed in May or June 2026.

Kilgore and Molise described the projects as a deliberate effort to create a retail-supporting population near the city core. Kilgore said the residential projects would provide “a density of a few thousand residents to support the businesses and retail there,” and city staff framed the parking and bedroom limits as tools to shape household size and parking demand.

Officials acknowledged community concerns raised in the question-and-answer session: residents asked about increased vehicle traffic, water supply capacity and neighborhood buffering. City staff reiterated that Lakeway does not itself provide water utility service in all areas and that water and wastewater capacity for new developments is determined by the local water-control and improvement district (WCID 17) or other providers. Officials also noted existing landscaping and buffering requirements for new commercial frontage while explaining that private landscaping and some tree species are subject to state law and landowner decisions.

Staff said the mixed-use and denser development in the City Center is intended to shift some tax revenue generation toward retail to relieve pressure on residential property tax burden; council members and staff said they view the City Center as the designated core area for higher-intensity development rather than spreading similar projects across other residential parts of Lakeway.

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Kilgore opened by saying the city’s population has risen since the 2020 U.S. Census and that the city’s estimate—based on new trash-service sign-ups—is “conservatively” about 22,000 residents, up from roughly 19,000 at the 2020 count. He said the growth has driven an increased focus on redevelopment as undeveloped land becomes scarce.

The briefing laid out why those changes matter: city officials said Lakeway’s fiscal health remains strong, but long-lived assets such as roads, buildings and fleet vehicles require sustained funding. Kilgore told attendees the city holds roughly $5.3 million in capital reserves, $1.9 million reserved for road maintenance and about $1.5 million in special revenue accounts. The city’s operating budget for the current year was presented as roughly $20.6 million in revenues and expenditures.

To increase transparency, City Manager Joseph Molise said the finance department plans to deploy an online budget transparency platform (Questica) this summer to allow residents to review real-time spending and budget comparisons. Molise also framed internal priorities such as workforce retention and a “culture of excellence,” saying the administration wants staff to be better equipped and more visible to the public.

Kilgore summarized seven charter amendments that will appear on a special election ballot, describing them in brief: renewal of a sales tax that must be reauthorized under state law, revisions to residency requirements for the city manager, elimination of the city treasurer, a change to the police department approval process, changes to appointments for certain boards and commissions, and elimination of the board of ethics and the city building commission. Kilgore reminded listeners that city property is a limited forum for advocacy and encouraged voters to research the measures online before voting.

Officials reiterated budget priorities in order of emphasis: public safety, parks and recreation, routine infrastructure maintenance and long-term capital replacement planning. Kilgore emphasized the city’s AA1 credit rating and several recent bonds to fund police, roads and parks projects. Molise described ongoing efforts to track performance indicators and to present budget data more clearly to residents.

The presentation closed with several near-term public engagement dates: a community dialogue on the comprehensive plan update scheduled for April 15 and a council meeting with an engineer’s Highlands Boulevard safety report on April 21. Molise said the comprehensive plan update and related future land-use and transportation maps will be available for in-person and online public comment.

Officials said the administration and council plan to continue outreach and small “micro town halls” in neighborhoods to gather resident input on land use, transportation and emergency planning.

Kilgore and Molise invited questions after the presentation and noted staff and department heads were available to discuss specific projects.

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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 and system commissioning — remains ongoing and controlled by the water district.

When asked whether the city could take ownership of tank sites for park use, Kilgore said the water district is a separate governmental entity and that some critical water infrastructure must be secured under federal and state directives; he added there are examples of cooperation where districts permit trails or irrigation but said security and regulatory constraints sometimes prevent shared recreational use.

Residents asked how the city will ensure adequate water supply for approximately 550 apartment units that residents estimated would be built in the City Center and nearby projects. Kilgore responded that Lakeway itself does not operate a city water utility for every area; water service and capacity are assigned by the local water-control and improvement district (WCID 17) and other providers, and developers secure water permits from those agencies. He said WCID 17 planned for the growth when project layouts were established and that the district previously reserved water and wastewater capacity for the developments.

On traffic concerns and the potential of a grocery store on the Chase Bank corner and across 71, residents asked whether the city could block development. Kilgore explained that landowners who hold approved site plans may be legally entitled to build under those plans; the city can regulate access and road connections, but it cannot unilaterally prevent a landowner from developing where zoning and site approvals already exist. Officials noted Serene Hills residents supported keeping Serene Hills from being widened to four lanes during the transportation-bond process and that any future development might trigger debate over road configurations.

Kilgore also addressed tree buffering and landscaping: the city enforces landscaping requirements for commercial frontage, but state law and private landowner decisions affect which trees remain; he said some local trees (juniper and ash) are susceptible to removal and certain species have environmental and maintenance trade-offs.

City staff offered to follow up with WCID 17 senior management and to provide updates to residents by email or in meeting footnotes; Kilgore asked residents to give staff contact information for follow-up.

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Chief Glenn Cohen (present in the audience during the briefing) and Molise said the police department has deployed license-plate readers across the city and will request additional cameras in the next fiscal-year budget; officials said the readers have helped locate people with outstanding warrants and a missing person. Molise told the audience that the department also is implementing a new CAD/RMS system over the summer to modernize dispatch, records and officer workflows.

Molise said the department has doubled the size of its victim services team to two full-time staff and described community policing efforts, badge-pinning ceremonies to introduce new staff at council meetings and recruitment advantages from Lakeway’s crime statistics. He identified three enforcement focus areas for the coming year: collisions, fraud and vehicle burglary, and said the department is studying drone use and bike patrols for Main Street and the forthcoming Square.

On emergency management, Molise described Wahida Yousafzai (emergency management director/coordinator) as the city’s emergency management coordinator and said she also coordinates emergency management across nearby jurisdictions including Bee Cave and the Village of The Hills. Molise reminded the audience that, under state law, the mayor is the director of emergency management but can designate a coordinator; he said the city’s top emergency-management focus this year is wildfire preparedness and that the city has formed a multi-agency task force.

Officials said municipal courts have launched a teen court program to divert juvenile cases and that parks and public works completed several bond-funded projects, including culvert replacements and road rehabilitations. Molise said a recently acquired generator will keep public-works operations running during outages and that traffic-signal and sidewalk projects are in progress.

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