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"Lakeway Bends Over for Bee Cave, Preps for Maximum Tax Reaming"

Lakeway City Council unanimously decides to stick their noses where they don't belong, meddling in Bee Cave’s beef with West Austin Business Park. Because, you know, why mind your own business when you can piss off your neighbors?

Published August 23, 2024 at 10:14am by

Breaking: Lakeway City Council Gives Middle Finger to Residents, Approves Tax Hike and Meddles in Lawsuit

Oh joy, Lakeway residents! Your beloved City Council just approved a maximum tax rate of 0.1625 for the 2025 fiscal year because apparently, they enjoy watching you squirm. Oh, and they're going to intervene in Bee Cave’s lawsuit against West Austin Business Park because who doesn't love a good legal brawl?

They'll finalize the 2025 tax rate and budget on Sep. 16, but not before they make you beg at public hearings on Sep. 3 and Sep. 16. Remind me, who voted for these clowns?

Last week, Bee Cave filed an injunction to stop construction at West Austin Business Park. Even though the land isn't theirs, they signed a development agreement back in 2015, because who cares about boundaries?

The new owners started building an industrial park with warehouses and docks for 18 wheelers. Bee Cave is upset because, surprise, industrial parks aren't ideal for residential areas. Shocking, right?

At the Lakeway City Council meeting, 35 residents couldn't contain their excitement and begged Lakeway to get involved in the lawsuit. Because why have a chill evening when you can have endless court drama?

And because Lakeway loves to nickel and dime its citizens, they voted to waive the $1,050 pool inspection fee for pool owners affected by ASR. Oh, the generosity! Only 85 out of 844 pools built between 2017 and 2023 have ASR, so it's not like it’s a big deal.

In a 4-1 vote, the council approved an updated future land use map for 5 acres at 300 Birrell Street. The Drenner Group, representing the owners, also requested a zoning change to a planned unit development (PUD). The PUD passed in a 3-2 vote, because who needs rational urban planning?

Kelly Brynteson, who voted against the PUD, warned that Lakeway might become too dense. "People are getting worried that we’re adding so much density that we’re not going to be able to traverse these new roads," Brynteson said.

Because the council previously didn't like the developer’s original plan of 30 single-family homes and 18 townhomes, they opted for 42-single family patio homes. Hey, at least they’ll have patios to cry on when they can’t afford their taxes.

Stay tuned for more groundbreaking news from Lakeway, where common sense goes to die.