Bastrop seeks artist designs for veterans memorial
The city of Bastrop will add a veterans memorial to its list of attractions.
The details: On Sept. 12, the Bastrop Cultural Arts Commission invited sculptors to submit designs for a veterans memorial sculpture.
“Our main request with this is that this sculpture somehow incorporates the image of Julius Thomas, who was the first Bastropian killed in the Vietnam War,” Michaela Joyce, the Main Street manager, said during a Sept. 9 Bastrop City Council meeting. “The location has not been determined.”
However, officials—who noted that the city has up to $500,000 for full completion of the project—identified three potential locations:
Learn more about a lane closure, and two road projects in Bastrop designed to enhance mobility for local residents.
Bastrop plans 'monumental' street reconstruction downtown Bastrop is nearing reconstruction for portions of Linden, Farm and Water streets as part of a “pipe bursting” project.
Bastrop aims to ensure street extensions with roadway impact fee update Bastrop City Council will consider an amendment to its roadway impact fees ordinance in October to fund infrastructure needed as the city continues to grow.
The roadway impact fee ordinance, established in 2023, allows the city to collect money from developers when plats are approved and applies to the construction of new streets.
Loop 150 bridge in Bastrop to close one lane for nearby project Motorists traveling through Bastrop can expect a new traffic pattern when crossing the Colorado River via the Loop 150 Bridge.
The move is necessary to accommodate the construction for the rehabilitation of the adjacent Old Iron Bridge, according to officials.
More notice required for public meetings under new Texas law
Cities, counties and school district boards across Texas are required to provide more notice for public meetings under a new state law aimed at increasing public participation in government affairs.
The details: Local government agencies must post meeting notices at least three business days in advance of the meeting, meaning weekends and holidays do not count toward the minimum posting period.
House Bill 1522, which became law Sept. 1, increases the notice requirement from 72 hours.
The law change is part of “an effort to promote government transparency and citizen participation,” Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said during a May 13 legislative hearing.
The local impact: Some city and county governments across Community Impact’s coverage areas are changing their meeting schedules to comply with the new law, including:
Bastrop City Council
Conroe City Council
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court
Montgomery County Commissioners Court
The Woodlands Township
The new law does not dictate when local governments hold meetings, as long as they meet the three-day posting requirement.
