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3 The developer of the proposed Colorado Bend residential subdivision asked the Bastrop City Council Tuesday night to consider digging a new water well to assist his project.
“We are going to need to get water to the site,” Austin developer Paul Linehan told the council concerning the 550-acre development that is planned for an area west of Lover’s Lane and adjacent to the “bend” in the Colorado River near River Meadows.
The projected development is within the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction.
Linehan also told the council that he would like his subdivision to eventually be annexed by the city.
Linehan said the residential development would be composed of lots averaging 20 acres in size.
He said the project has undergone several revisions and that he had been involved since 2006 in discussions with various city and county officials about the feasibility of the project.
On Wednesday Bastrop city planner Melissa McCollum said Linehan has yet to submit any initial plats to the city for Colorado Bend.
Council members and city manager Mike Talbot seemed to agree that what Linehan is asking for, concerning a newly dug water well and its infrastructure, would be an expensive project for the city to undertake and they would have to see how that request, plus the annexation request, would fit into the city’s long-range planning.
I want to see a non-partisan study/report of how this growth and other development will impact the water, safety, schools, roads, etc. in Bastrp County, and the cost increase to residents. It is my understanding that we are already struggling to maintain basic services in Bastrop county.
Lover’s Lane is a very congested one lane county road. There is an enormous amount of traffic at all times but some more that others. With the building in the Tahitian neighborhood, the dirt moving from construction, the bus barn, the BISD functions and normal resident traffic makes the road very dangerous. The road condition is deplorable, the road signs are questionable and the speed people are driving needs to be addressed.
Adding any traffic to the road with out the road being fixed is irresponsible at the least.
Who would buy 25 acre track of land this close to town in Bastrop to build high end homes and or estates with no way in and no way out. The entrance to HWY 71 would make the 969 Colony in Webberville look like a picnic.
Also, I would question the developer’s plan as to this being the highest and best use for this land, looking at the long term comprehensive plan. I don’t think so. As a resident on Lover’s Lane I can attest to the traffic situation and Mr. Linehan’s statement that 30 estate properties won’t ad to the traffic is ludicrous. The State of Texas, County and City of Bastrop need to worry about a bridge. When the current bridge is closed “WE HAVE A PROBLEM” look at the hurricane evacuation route from the Gulf coast. Look at the new Airport and the new Formula One. Traffic is not going to get better and we NEED a new bridge, not to drill a well for Mr. Linehan.
Why would any one buy 550 acres on a one lane, dead end road and expect a city or county to bail them out with a well, water, road and a bridge.
Colorado Bend needs to put the property back on the market for an investment group that has forsight and money to invest in the development of the property. Also who knows that it is on a dead end road backing up to the river. Goodness what a hoot.
What is waiting moderation.