The allocations were made available based on 2020 hotel occupancy tax collections.Â
An example of lower hotel occupancy in the city in the pandemic year of 2020, the amount awarded to organizations by council members was $144,141 less than the previous year.
City ordinance requires 15% of hotel occupancy tax collections annually allocated to enhance city arts and cultural organizations and programs.
The Arts Commission met on April 6 and the Heritage Commission met on April 8 to review qualified applications and make recommendations to council members on the disbursement of their funding.
The councilâs action authorizes the city manager to execute contracts with the organizations for disbursement and use of funding.
New Braunfels City Council members approved three zoning change requests during Monday s nearly six-hour meeting, but not before a group of residents expressed irritation and anger with how members are presiding over the city s rapid growth and zoning for proposed multifamily housing projects.
Members took no action for lack of a motion on the second and final reading of an ordinance for a proposed rezoning of about 2.3 acres at 948 Broadway from M-2 Heavy Industrial District to MU-A Low-Intensity Mixed-Use District.
But among the allowed property uses of MU-A zoning is multifamily housing, which drew ire from some residents. Once we rezone it, the owner can sell, do whatever he wants, walk away, he s done with New Braunfels, said Timothy Davis, who has been a vocal opponent of multifamily housing over several council meetings, expressing concern over potential water, traffic and infrastructure problems. The growth is out of control.
and are less likely to commit crimes.Westend61/Getty Images
Millennials are an easy target, mocked for everything from their love of rosé (it s delicious!) to living with their parents (you try entering the job market during the Great Recession). But now, according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin, millennials can take the blame for something positive: lowering crime rates.
Crime has steadily declined since 1990, though not for reasons you might think. In a new study from UT s prestigious LBJ School of Public Affairs, and recently published in Journal of Quantitative Criminology, researchers found that it s not crime reduction efforts but millennials themselves who are responsible for the drop. Though there is some debate about what birth years define the millennial generation (the general consensus is 1980 to 1995), the UT study defines it as those born after 1985.
New Braunfels city leaders hope to take the first step soon toward constructing the Dry Comal Creek hike and bike trail, a project ranked as one of the city’s top
Mondayâs New Braunfels City Council meeting will feature some housekeeping items from the May 1 election and the swearing-in of the cityâs next police chief.
Council members are expected to canvass the election of two members of the council, which would make the results official.
Incumbent Harry Bowers and Lawrence Spradley captured races for council seats representing districts 3 and 4, respectively.
According to unofficial results, Bowers defeated challenger Kevin Robles, with 1,027 votes (84.25%) to Roblesâ 192 votes (15.75%). Spradley defeated Joy Harvey, 522 votes to 475, or 52.36% to 47.64%.
Council members will also canvass the results of the special election, where all 18 proposed city charter amendments were approved by voters.