Highland Lakes News

By Jami Rash Highland Lakes Newspapers The Marble Falls Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night asked project developers of the Falling Waters Development and city staff to clarify a number of issues regarding the land south of Mustang Drive and Manzano Mile and east of Sixth Street that borders Lake Marble Falls. The planning board, [...]

From Staff Reports The Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation, which originally planned to spend $700,000 to get property at the Business and Technology Park ready for potential buyers, decided at Wednesday’s meeting to divide the project into two portions. No specifics were mentioned at the meting regarding what portion of the 329-acre tract of the [...]

AUSTIN—The Texas average rig count as of Aug. 13 was 717, representing about 45 percent of all active land rigs in the United States.  In the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 347 million barrels of oil and 7.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.  Texas natural gas production represents approximately 29 percent [...]

By Jami Rash Highland Lakes Newspapers A large tract of Lake Marble Falls waterfront land that was the center of a controversy two years ago has been resubmitted to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission for rezoning. The Falling Water development in Marble Falls consists of 356 acres, which stretches from RM 1431 East across [...]

From Staff Reports A 50-year-old Burnet woman was arrested Thursday after authorities said she sold her prescription Morphine to an undercover officer on two separate occasions. Linda Denise Bordier was arrested for delivery of a controlled substance, more than one gram but less than four grams, which is a 2nd degree felony, according to officials. [...]

By James Walker Highland Lakes Newspapers Turmoil has continued in the Bertram municipal government after Mayor Winnette Morris fired new city secretary Susan Hartline of Cottonwood Shores, then issued a news release that said information presented and discussed at Tuesday’s city council meeting regarding property tax rollback rates was “misrepresented.” In an interview Thursday, Morris [...]

By Glynis Crawford Smith Highland Lakes Newspapers One Granite Shoals Citizen learned Tuesday night that she will be the first to bear the cost of extending a water line into a new area of the city. Suzie Hardy, according to city estimates, will have to pay about $9,500 for pipe and labor to bring water [...]

The Cottonwood Shores City Council dissolved the membership of its Planning & Zoning Commission Thursday vowing to reconstruct the commission next year. The council voted 3-0 with one abstention (Councilman Stephen Sherry) at its Aug. 19 meeting to halt the activities of the Planning & Zoning Commission until January 2011. Councilman Brad Kline was absent. [...]

By Geoff West Highland Lakes Newspapers Residents of Country Place subdivision have taken a divided stance against the possibility of establishing a property owners’ association that would generate funds for road improvements and set rules to beautify the mobile home community. Property owners agreed Wednesday to hold a vote to be tabulated by the Burnet [...]

By Jami Rash Highland Lakes Newspapers Faced with a loss of $66,466,375 and attributing part of its financial problem to the passing of the Homestead Exemption Tax, the Marble Falls City Council voted in favor of a three cent tax increase Monday night. The vote was 5-1 with council member Sharon Pittard voting no; council [...]