Construction on the Agnes Street extension which will provide east to west connectivity south of Texas 71 could begin in summer 2022, Bastrop City Manager Paul Hofmann said Tuesday.
The city s proposed timeline was announced less than a week after the Texas General Land Office awarded Bastrop $4.2 million to fund the street extension.
The GLO approved more than $28 million to improve flood mitigation infrastructure in Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville, the state agency announced on May 21. The GLO approved the Agnes Street extension funding in an effort to help first responders reach rapidly-developing areas in southwest Bastrop.
During Tuesday’s Bastrop City Council meeting, Hofmann said the city is estimating it will take 10 months to design the project, before construction can begin
The Bastrop County Rotary Club will host a regionwide event June 5 in its efforts to help fight world hunger.
Rotarians from 18 clubs across Central Texas will gather in Bastrop to package and box meals for worldwide distribution.
The event is being held in conjunction with Rise Against Hunger, an international nonprofit hunger relief organization that helps coordinate the packaging and distribution of food to people in need worldwide.
Rise Against Hunger was founded in 1998 and has helped distribute hundreds of millions of meals and other critical aid to people in 78 countries.
Rise Against Hunger is a “growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies,” according to its website. Nearly 85,000 volunteers helped contribute to hunger-relief efforts last year despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The Texas General Land Office last week approved more than $28 million to improve flood mitigation infrastructure throughout Bastrop County.
The GLO announced the grant awards Friday morning to fund street and drainage improvements in the cities of Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville.
These flood mitigation projects are designed to “directly benefit thousands of residents in majority low-to-moderate income areas” where repetitive storm damage has occurred, including in 2017 as a result of Hurricane Harvey, the General Land Office said.
“Texas has led the nation in disaster declarations, and Bastrop County has had more than its fair share of repetitive flooding and destructive wildfires,” Land Commissioner George P. Bush said in a statement Friday. “Many of the areas hit hardest by natural disasters have never had access to funding for critical infrastructure projects to mitigate flooding and protect residents.
The school board is planning a public hearing and vote in early June to approve or reject a Chapter 313 application seeking tax breaks for a solar project.
The Commissioners Court’s decision to unanimously approve the development agreement comes two weeks after the court created the Double Eagle Ranch PID.