Well, it’s hard to believe that Fall has arrived, even though the temperature doesn’t show it. We have had quite the year! Your city staff and City Council have been hard at work planning for the future, while paying attention to the everyday needs of the city. We had a lengthy budget process, with some six workshops and/or special called City Council meetings, to strive to be the best possible stewards of your tax dollars.
As many know, we have been working through our water infrastructure issues for several years and are deep into a half million-dollar engineering study. The need for this was highlighted by a significant water main break the end of August. Just in the past couple of weeks, we have experienced multiple minor leaks, which were immediately fixed by our Water Department. We also had a significant weather event the end of July, which resulted in tons of debris washing in from the lake and required the closing of our boat ramps due to dangerous conditions.
Agenda for the future includes revisiting and updating the 2018 City Plan, which includes a comprehensive review of our city parks. To that end, Councilmember Jeff Cook has spearheaded a citizen advisory panel to evaluate and recommend changes and upgrades to the five parks under City jurisdiction.
Let’s not forget the incredible work done by the Citizens Community Action Association in the opening of the Pickleball Courts at Timbercove Park. This is a wonderful example of the close partnership that is enjoyed between the CCAA and the City. We have recently been granted ownership of the area of Sandy Creek Park to the middle of the lakebed, so look for improvements to that beautiful park in the near future.
As always, please let me or any City Councilmember know if you have any concerns or questions.
Respectfully, Your Mayor
Rob Hardy
mayor@cityofsunrisebeachtx.gov
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