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What’s News 

Water conservation is important 

as the summer months approach, 

despite wet conditions of spring. | 39 

The Ranch at Cypress Creek was 

recently taken off the City of Cedar 

Park’s three-year annexation plan. | 13 

Brushy Creek at Cougar Avenue in 

Cedar Park is being reconstructed to 

help prepare the road for emergency 

vehicles when the new fire station 

opens. | 17 

Da Vinci Surgical System, a robot 

operated by surgeons, is helping 

revolutionize surgery at Cedar Park 

Regional Medical Center. | 23 

Hill Country Community Ministries 

in Leander, a nonprofit coalition, is 

experiencing a shortage in its food 

pantry and needs help restocking the 

shelves. | 5 

What’s Inside 

Courtesy Chris Caselli 

Courtesy Dennis Markwadt 

The parks 

and pools 

guide 

provides 

families places for local 

summer fun in the area. | 24 

The Autism Project, a nonprofit 

initiative by The University of Texas, 

is hosting educational programs 

to teach life skills to children with 

autism. | 29 

What’s Online 


The wildflowers seen along Texas 

roadways create a scenic trip, but 

they also reduce the amount of 

maintenance needed, which is why 

TxDOT buys and sows 30,000 pounds 

of wildflower seeds each year. 

more.impactnews.com/8051 

Courtesy Fred Deal 

Jenn Rains 

Before 

When Mike Elmore of MPE Realty first bought the former Aquatic 

Industries campus, the buildings were aluminum warehouses, but 

Elmore had a vision to reconstruct empty buildings into a small 

business and warehouse complex. 

After 

By Joseph M. de Leon and Kathryn Eakens 

With a state unemployment rate of 7.4 

percent in 2009—in contrast to a national rate 

of 9.3 percent—Texans have fared moderately 

well during the economic downturn. 

Cities in Williamson County performed 

even better. Leander’s unemployment rate 

for 2009 came in at 5.7 percent, with Cedar 

Park at a close 5.8 percent, according to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Despite comparatively low job 

losses, there are still residents who 

have found themselves looking for employment. 

Kirk Clennan, economic development 

director for City of Leander, said a rise in the 

number of unemployed people with highlevel 

skills has helped boost entrepreneurship 

in Williamson County. 

“People who have lost their jobs can either 

wait around and see if a job appears or they 

CONTINUED ON | 27 

By Jenn Rains 

Leander’s plan for economic 

development centers on sustainable 

prosperity, or creating a 

place where residents can live, 

work and play. 

2243 “We want everyone to work in 

Leander, regardless of their education 

level,” said Kirk Clennan, 

Leander’s economic development 

director. “To do that we must 

have a variety of manufacturing, 

office, service, retail and public 

employment options available to 

residents.” 

The plan has been years in the 

making, but businesses are dot- 

ting 183 the horizon of Leander. Busi- 

ness complexes opening along 

Crystal Falls Parkway, the upcoming 

groundbreaking of Joule Biotechnologies 

and the popularity 

of Business Park 2243 are helping 

to make the plan a reality. 

Other projects, such as 

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Developments breaking 

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Developers’ visions transform growing community 

Bill Hinckley’s Crystal Falls CONTINUED ON | 34 

Wilco Entrepreneurs Community provides a boost to local businesses 

Story Highlights 

Nameless Rd. 

Building One of Business Park 2243, which houses the office of Seth Tanner’s Farmers Insurance 

Agency and is the future location of Smokey Mo’s Bar-B-Q, shows the stone work, awnings and other 

details added to the buildings during the renovation of the former Aquatic Industries campus. 

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1431 

2243 

Bagdad Rd. 

Lakeline Blvd. 

New Hope Dr. 

1431 

2243 

183 

Crystal Falls Pkwy. 

Leander Cedar Park 

There are 

430 businesses 

in the 78641 ZIP code. 

New Hope Dr. 

Small businesses (less than 100 people) 

account for 99 percent of all 

businesses in the area. 

66 percent of the 

businesses in Leander have between 

one and four employees. 

The largest industry in the 

area is construction, 

which accounts for 28 

percent of all businesses. 

Source: 2007 U.S. Economic Census 

Ronald W. Reagan Blvd. 

development, the transit-oriented 

development (TOD) and The 

Vision of Leander, will continue 

development trends in the city. 

“All of the public and private 

investment that is taking place in 

Leander is contributing to sustainable 

prosperity by diversifying our 

tax base,” Clennan said. “These are 

incremental steps in our overall 

endeavor to increase the employment 

and service opportunities to 

the community.” 

Implementing the city’s economic 

plan takes a lot of work 

and planning. Clennan said several 

ways Leander is working to 

achieve its goal is through fostering 

entrepreneurism, undertaking 

a significant business retention 

and expansion program, 

attracting businesses to relocate 

to the city and trying to pursue 

destination tourism. 

There are 

1,174 businesses 

in the 78613 ZIP code. 

Small businesses (less than 100 

people) account for 

98 percent of all 

businesses in the area. 

54 percent of the 

businesses in Cedar Park 

have between one and 

four employees. 

The largest industry 

in the area is retail, 

which accounts for 

21 percent of all 

businesses.

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General Manager’s Note Contents 

Up and to the right. It is 

the goal on Main Street as 

well as on Wall Street. The 

business owner strives 

for year-over-year growth 

and regular revenue increases. 

It is really all about perspective. We 

love when we see growth happening to 

our stock portfolio, and we hate it when 

we see it in our taxes. We cheer the high 

number if it is the score of our favorite 

sports team, yet high numbers cause us 

disappointment when it is the unemployment 

rate in our city. 

Albeit slower than anticipated, Cedar 

Park and Leander have continued to 

move up and to the right throughout the 

economic problems that have plagued the 

rest of the nation. Our communities have 

been blessed. 

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What types of development do Cedar 

Park and Leander need most right now? 

Residential 

2.9% 

Retail 

25.7% 

Industrial 

21.9% 

Results from an unscientific web survey, collected 

4/16/10–5/7/10 

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A mixture of residential/retail/industrial 

24.8% 

No more development is needed 

21.9% 

Some other type 

2.9% 

Thanks for this article! I’ve always been under 

the impression that the wildflowers were wild 

and not planted. It good to know that Texas is 

working to keep our natural environment alive. 

—Cassie Ladd 

512.360.2222 

“WE DON’T MIND IF YOU WALK ALL OVER US!” 

Because time is our x-axis, we are 

always moving to the right: sometimes up 

and sometimes down. We may not like 

the vertical movement, or lack thereof, in 

our lives at this moment, but this is where 

we can decide to ignore the graph and 

plot our own course. 

Numerous new businesses have started 

up in the past two years as entrepreneurs 

have taken the opportunity to start over, 

some by choice and some by circumstance. 

Our outlook can change the outcome 

as we choose to make the most of a situation. 

Life is really about our up-and-tothe-right 

mentality. 

Community Impact Newspaper • impactnews.com May 2010 | 3 

Laura Wickett 

lwickett@impactnews.com 

Local jobs 

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March employment trends 

Central Texas unemployment—7.1% 

Down from 7.3% in February 

State unemployment—8.2% 

Same for five consecutive months 

National unemployment—9.7% 

In Central Texas from February to March the hospitality 

industry added 2,100 jobs, the government sector 

added 1,400 jobs, and construction and professional 

industries lost 600 jobs each. 

Source: Charla Lovelace, Jobing.com 

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4 Community Impacts 

6 Business Profiles 

FKuR Plastics Corp. 

Mr. Tankless 

9 Community Events 

11 Neighborhood Dining 

Thai Bowl 

13 City and County Notes 

15 Local History 

Leander founder’s rock 

16 Transportation Report 

County Glen drainage improvements 

Brushy Creek Road 

18 Community Corridor 

FM 1431: Toll 183A to Cottonwood 

Creek Trail 

21 From the Web 

22 Community Icon 

Ron LaFevers 

23 Community Close-up 

Da Vinci Surgical System 

24 Parks and pools guide 

29 Nonprofit Profile 

The Autism Project 

30 Regional Report 

33 News Report 

Fusion center 

37 Inside Information 

Local men’s professional sports teams 

38 Vote 2010 

Williamson County 

precinct 2 commissioners 

39 Environmental Report 

Water conservation 

41 Inside Information 

Community Supported Agriculture 

42 Education Focus 

Project Graduation 

43 Arts and Entertainment Profile 

Betrayed By Sorrow 

44 Residential Real Estate 

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Community Impacts | Cedar Park & Leander 

CR 279 

18 19 

Old 2243 

Bagdad Rd. 

Cedar Park 

Now Open 


17 

New Hope Dr. 

South St. 

21 

1431 

Anderson Mill Rd. 

183 

Sonny Dr. 

Lacy Dr. 

Osage Dr. 

Bagdad Rd. 

1 Drs. Virginia Bougher and Larry 

Smith opened Cedar Park Optometry, 

715 Discovery Blvd., Bldg. 1, Ste. 111, in 

early April. The doctors, who each have 

more than 30 years of experience 

specializing in therapeutic and glaucoma 

care, offer a full line of contact lenses and 

eyewear. Open Tue.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. and 

Sat. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Call 260-2100 or visit 

www.cedarparkoptometry.com. 

2 June and David Housman opened 

The Big Bounce, 1754 Bagdad Road, in late 

April. The 12,000-sq.-ft. party center 

features inflatable playgrounds for children 

of all ages, a theater and snack bar. The 

store will also offer inflatable playground 

rentals and private party rooms on-site. 

Open Mon.–Thu. 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Fri.–Sat. 

10 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Call 965-9559 or visit 

www.thebigbouncetx.com. 

9 

16 

2243 

20 

2 

Leander Dr. 

183 


Walton 

Way 

4 

CR 273 


15 

W. Park St. 

New Hope Dr. 

Buttercup Creek Blvd. 

El Salido 

Pkwy. 

5 

6 

Cypress Creek Rd. 

Little Elm Trl. 

2243 

183 

Bell Blvd. 


Medical Pkwy. 

Brushy 

Creek 

Rd. 

Ridgeline 

Blvd. 

14 

11 13 

Cottonwood 

Creek Trl. 

Pecan Park 

Blvd. 

3 University Federal Credit Union, 

which opened April 12 at 3200 E. 

Whitestone Blvd., plans to hold a ribbon 

cutting 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. June 5. The 

University of Texas football coach Mack 

Brown will be present 10–11:30 a.m. for 

photos and autographs. Lobby open 

Mon. –Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sat. 

10 a.m.–2 p.m.; drive-thru open Mon.–Fri. 

7:30 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 

Call 467-8080 or visit www.ufcu.org. 

4 Dave Cottle reopened Palm Beach 

Grill, 2051 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. E, 

April 19. The upscale sandwich shop can 

seat 28 patrons and offers breakfast, 

including tacos and fruit parfait, and 

gourmet sandwiches for lunch. Open 

Mon.–Fri. 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m. with plans to 

open weekends. Call 331-6754 or visit 

www.palmbeachgrill.net. 

5 Maggiore’s Pizza & Wings, 

1420 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 1000, 

opened recently to serve pizza, wings, 

pasta, salad and sandwiches. A sports bar 

and patio seating are also part of the 

183 

CR 180 

Arrow Point Dr. 

Whitestone Blvd. 

E. Park St. 

Brushy Creek Rd. 

Vista Ridge Blvd. 

1431 

Discovery Blvd. Quest Pkwy. 

Avery Ranch Blvd. 

Lakeline Mall Dr. 

Colonial Pkwy. 


45 

1431 

Parmer Ln. 

Map not to scale 

Neenah 

Ave. 

dining experience. The restaurant has a 

second location in Hutto. Open Sun.–Thu. 

11 a.m.–midnight and Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.– 

2 a.m. Call 291-6065 or visit 

www.maggioresonline.com. 

6 Melanie Barker and son Chris Barker 

opened A+ Office Solutions, 251 N. Bell 

Blvd., Ste. 114A, on April 5 and plan to 

serve refreshments at a grand opening 

celebration 9 a.m.–noon May 22. The store 

offers shipping, photo copies, fax, notary 

service, gift wrapping, greeting cards, mail 

box rentals, office supplies and on-site 

computer rentals. Open Mon.–Fri. 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sat. 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 

Call 579-0203. 

7 Cedar Park resident Vickie 

Menchhofer launched FitDog Austin in 

late April to encourage people to work out 

while spending time with their dogs. The 

exercise boot camp meets Tuesday, 

Thursday and Saturday mornings at 

Brushy Creek Sports Park, 2310 Brushy 

Creek Road. To sign up, call 751-9359 or 

visit www.fitdogaustin.com. 

7 

10 8 

12 

3 

1 

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Mike Hall, owner of 360 Digital Systems, 

became the only Austin-area dealer of a 

video verification security system in early 

May. The silent-alarm system uses cellular 

technology and batteries rated to last up 

to two years to send video to a control 

center when a motion sensor is tripped. 

Operators alert police with a description 

of suspects. Hall’s home-based business 

offers the sale, installation and service of 

residential and commercial electronics. 

Open Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and by 

appointment. Call 786-3126 or visit 

www.360digitalsystems.com. 

Coming Soon 

8 Brothers John Berenjy and Jesse 

Berenji expect to open El Patrón 

Restaurant and Cantina at 700 E. 

Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 206 in late June. The 

chain’s first location opened in 

Georgetown in 2008 and offers recipes 

drawn from Mexican flavors blended with 

Persian cooking techniques and 

presentation. Open Sun.–Thu. 11 a.m.– 

9 p.m. and Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; bar 

open late Fri.–Sat. 10 p.m.–2 a.m. Call 

425-0868 or visit 

www.elpatronrestaurants.com. 

9 Owner Cheryl Sheriff plans to open 

Hatch House School at 125 S. Lakeline 

Blvd. mid-June to teach and care for 

children 6 weeks to 12 years old. 

Construction is nearing completion on the 

early childhood education and care center 

that will offer dance, cooking, martial arts, 

gardening and ethnically diverse programs 

for attendees. Open Mon.–Fri. 6:30 a.m.– 

6:30 p.m. and Sat. 5–9 p.m. Call 336-1500 

or visit www.hatchhouseschool.com. 

10 State Farm Insurance agent Jarrodd 

Little is scheduled to open an office at 

700 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 101 on June 1. 

The agency will offer home, auto and life 

insurance and financial services. Open 

Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.– 

1 p.m. and by appointment. Call 259-0202 

or visit www.jlittleinsurance.com. 

11 Tower Car Wash, a tunnel express car 

wash, is under development and is 

expected to open at 1350 E. Whitestone in 

early September. The facility will feature a 

structure inspired by The University of 

Texas tower. Patrons will be able to choose 

from three types of washes and may use a 

free self-service vacuum. Interior detailing 

will also be available. Call 259-5880. 

Relocating 

12 Yen Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic 

moved in April to a larger space at 715 

Discovery Blvd., Ste. 112. The clinic, which 

opened in 2007, specializes in pain 

management, women’s health and 

digestive care. Open Mon., Wed., Fri. 

9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. and Tue., Thu. 9 a.m.– 

7:30 p.m. Call 260-1710 or visit 

www.yenacupuncture.com. 

13 Miller, Ross & Goldman plans to 

move its office from South Austin to 

1460 E. Whitestone Blvd, Ste. 110 in early 

June. The business-to-business operation 

specializes in commercial debt collection, 

has many international clients and moved 

from Houston to Austin in 2004. Open 

Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Call 275-6412 or 

visit www.mrgpartners.com. 

In the News 

14 Dr. Carl Bischoff performed the first 

removal of an entire kidney and adrenal 

gland, known as a radical nephrectomy, in 

Central Texas April 26 at Cedar Park 

Regional Medical Center using a 

procedure called single-incision 

laparoscopic surgery. The procedure uses 

the patient’s belly button to enter the body, 

leaving no visible scar and reducing pain. 


www.cedarparkregional.com. 

A new American Legion Post is forming 

in Cedar Park and will be called the 

Hunter-Morris Post #911. Annual dues 

are $30. All members must be eligible 

active duty military or veterans, and new 

members are encouraged to join. For 

details, e-mail Cmdr. James Crabtree at 

crabtreeusmc@hotmail.com. 

Closing the Doors 

15 Hollywood Video closed its store at 

1201 N. Bell Blvd. in early May. Earlier this 

year, Movie Gallery Inc. filed Chapter 11 

bankruptcy, which enables the company to 

restructure its debt. The restructuring 

includes closing some of its Movie Gallery, 

Hollywood Video and Game Crazy store 

locations. Visit www.hollywoodvideo.com. 

Leander 

Now Open 

16 Dr. Jason Prescott started accepting 

patients at Leander Eye Care, 1395 S. 

US 183, Ste. 130, April 26. The doctor 

specializes in therapeutic optometry and 

the treatment of glaucoma and also offers a 

selection of eyewear. The doctor is available 

for appointments Mon. 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and 

Fri.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eyeglass center is 

open Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Call 259-8484. 

Coming Soon 

17 Family First Healthcare, which is 

under construction, plans to open at 651 N. 

US 183, Ste. 110 sometime in July. The 

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center 

affiliate, led by Dr. Luis Egelsee, will offer 

primary care services, diabetes 

management, treatment for hypertension 

and childhood obesity care. Open 

Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Call 528-0432. 

18 A CVS Pharmacy has broken ground 

at 400 N. Bagdad Road. Construction on 

the full-service pharmacy is under way and 

is expected to be completed by October. 

The 13,000-square-foot store will include 

health and beauty products, general 

merchandise and a digital photo 

processing service. Visit www.cvs.com. 

Relocating 

19 Founders Sonya Dixon and Terry 

McKinney plan to move Sterling Classical 

School from its current location in First 

Baptist Church of Leander to Business 

Park 2243, 11880 FM 2243, on July 1. 

Students attend classes two to three days 

per week, pursue home study and follow a 

college preparatory curriculum. The school 

is open to preschool through seventh 

grade. A grade level will be added every 

year until the school reaches 12th grade. 


www.sterlingclassicalschool.com. 

In the News 

20 Applications are being accepted for the 

2010 Citizen’s Police Academy to be held 

at the Leander Police Department, 705 

Leander Drive which will start June 9 and 

continue every Wednesday through Aug. 

4. Class will also be held July 29. Residents 

18 years and older will learn about 

criminal law, use of force, officer survival, 

criminal investigation and firearms. 

Applications are available at the 

department. Call 528-2832. 

21 Hill Country Community Ministries, 

a nonprofit coalition of churches aided by 

businesses, civic organizations and 

members of the community, is 

experiencing a shortage in its food pantry, 

which serves areas surrounding Leander. 

The pantry is located at 1005 Lacy Drive 

and is accepting donations of 

nonperishable food items. Call 259-0360 or 

visit www.hccm.org. 

Community 

In the News 

International Experience wants host 

homes for high school exchange students 

mostly from Germany and a few from 

other nations for the 2010–11 school year. 

The program is open to couples, singles 

and families who are willing to welcome a 

student to their home for one semester or 

an entire school year. Call 751-0723. 

School Notes 

State Farm Youth Advisory Board 

recently awarded Concordia University 

Texas an $85,000 grant for its commitment 

to environmental responsibility. The 

money will be used for Concordia and 

Leander Independent School District 

students to map Concordia’s 250-acre 

preserve and to begin a recycling program 

at the school district. Visit 

www.leanderisd.org. 

News or questions about Cedar Park or Leander? 

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Photos by Jenn Rains 

Joseph M. de Leon 

2 

The Big Bounce, a 12,000-sq.-ft. facility on Bagdad Road, is 

an inflatable playground for children that opened in April. 

3 

Lisa Barrientes, left, and Dania Dakour are the assistant 

branch manager and branch manager, respectively, for the 

new University Federal Credit Union in Cedar Park. 

5 

Maggiore’s Pizza & Wings, which opened in Cedar Park, 

offers pizza, wings, pasta, salad and sandwiches, and has a 

sports bar and patio seating. 

9 

Hatch House School is under construction on Lakeline 

Boulevard and is expected to open mid-June with an early 

childhood education and care center. 

13 

Dr. Jason Prescott, left, and Janice Gandt are part of Leander 

Eye Care, which opened April 26 and offers a therapeutic 

optometrist, a glaucoma specialist and an eyeglass center.

K. Jenney 


Business Profile | FKuR Plastics Corp. Cedar Park 

FKuR Plastics Corp. President Patrick Zimmermann shows off a small sampling of the products created 

with his company’s resins. 

By K. Jenney 

One of the easiest decisions 

executives made at Germanbased 

FKuR Kunststoff GmbH 

was to locate its North America 

subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corp., 

in Cedar Park. Texas’ proximity 

to both U.S. coasts and Mexico, 

coupled with an abundance of 

potential warehouse space in 

Central Texas, is positioning the 

maker of biodegradable plastics 

for a sustainable future, said Patrick 

Zimmermann, FKuR Plastics 

Corp. president. It also didn’t 

hurt that its North America salesperson 

resides in Leander. 

FKuR’s dedication to sustainability 

is making users of plastic 

resins take note of FKuR’s products, 

Zimmermann said. That 

dedication is even reflected in the 

company’s name. Pronounced 

F-K-u-R, the acronym stands 

for the German words “development,” 

“plastic,” (“and”) “recycling.” 

Its tag line, “plastics— 

made by nature,” is a guiding 

principle in all it does. 

FKuR’s wide range of biodegradable 

plastics can be used on 

conventional plastics processing 

machinery. According to Zimmermann, 

FKuR’s bioplastics 

are a class of materials based on 

renewable resources. 

“Our products are compostable 

and biodegradable, 

according to local standards,” 

he said. “When products made 

from our resins are discarded, 

they will actually break down 

into CO 2 , water and biomass. 

They are essentially eaten by 

microorganisms.” 

That process is in contrast to 

today’s photodegradable plastics, 

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which fall apart as opposed to 

being organically eliminated. 

FKuR uses renewable resources 

like corn and plants to reduce the 

content of crude oil in its resins. 

The company currently has three 

categories of biocompounds 

that are used to make products 

including flower wrapping, 

cosmetic packaging, deep freeze 

packaging, fruit netting, shopping 

bags, bubble wrap, agricultural 

mulch film and furniture. 

FKuR has been selling its 

biocompounds in Europe since 

2003. The company partners 

with the Fraunhofer Institute for 

Environmental, Safety and Energy 

Technology in Oberhausen, 

Germany, to create tailor-made 

biopolymers. 

With a target eventually to 

make its resins from 100 percent 

renewable resources, Zimmermann 

said he is excited about the 

possibilities for his company. 

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Business Profile | Mr. Tankless Leander 

Bob Lemons, owner of Mr. Tankless in Leander, one of the premier installers of tankless water heaters 

By K. Jenney 

Bob Lemons of Mr. Tankless in 

Leander was one of hundreds of plumbers 

in the Austin area who received an 

invitation about 10 years ago to attend 

an informational seminar at the Renaissance 

Hotel to learn more about something 

called tankless water heaters. 

Lemons was, however, the only plumber 

to attend the event. 

“I remember walking into these two 

huge ballrooms equipped with projectors 

and filled with sample systems,” 

Lemons said. “Nobody else showed up, 

so I was able to secure some very valuable 

face time with representatives from 

Bosch [Home Appliances] to learn more 

about how these new systems worked. I 

immediately saw the green opportunity 

for folks in Austin.” 

That curiosity ultimately secured Lemons 

his spot as one of the premier installers 

and service providers for tankless 

water heaters in Central Texas. He went 

on to work with Bosch to help develop its 

marketing strategy in Texas. 

In addition to the installation and 

maintenance of tankless water heaters, 

Mr. Tankless also provides services 

including complete bath and kitchen 

remodeling, leak detection, sewer line 

replacement, traditional water heater 

repairs and replacement, drain cleaning 

and faucet repairs, and commode repairs 

and replacement. 

Lemons, who has a background in new 

home construction, came to Texas from 

Vermont almost 30 years ago. 

“I was tired of being unemployed during 

the winter months and really wanted 

to secure a position that would allow me 

to work more with people,” he said. 

He came across a plumbing company 

that was looking for help and, over the 

course of the next two decades, learned 

his trade from the ground up while 

securing his master and journeyman 

plumbing licenses. Lemons’ knowledge 

of new construction was a huge asset 

when he made the decision to strike out 

on his own. 

The plumbing industry has evolved 

over the past 20 years, and includes a 

heightened emphasis on continuing 

education, especially classes dedicated to 

environmental and sustainable products 

and technologies. Lemons has seen all 

the change take place. 

“Take the tankless water heater, for 

example,” he said. “It’s about 99 percent 

fuel efficient, lasts longer than traditional 

water heater units and isn’t emitting a lot 

of gases into the atmosphere.” 

Lemons is certified by four tankless 

water heater manufacturers to install and 

service their products. In addition, he also 

installs AirGenerates’ AirTap, a unit that 

affixes to a regular water heater and works 

much like a reverse air conditioner. 

According to Lemons, the unit takes 

heat from the surrounding air and uses 

it to heat the water within the tank. In 

summer months, it boasts a 366 percent 

efficiency rate and can actually expel cool 

air into the area—such as the garage or 

attic—where the water tank is located. 

“It’s advances like this which make me 

love my job,” Lemons said. “I love being 

able to help people run a more efficient 

household. Let’s face it: A call to the 

plumber is usually one of those unexpected 

financial circumstances. So I can either 

be the hero or the villain, but I welcome 

the opportunity to educate my customers 

and hopefully help them out of a spot 

with reliable, quality services.” 

How a tankless water heater works 

Tankless water heaters work by heating water on 

demand instead of relying on a tank of stored 

hot water. When hot water is needed, water flows 

from the supply source through the tankless 

heater and flow sensors fire a burner. Water lines 

around a heat exchanger then warm the water 

to the desired temperature instantly without any 

wait time. When the hot-water valve is not open, 

the flow sensor turns off, disabling the burner. 

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When Rose Torres came to the Cedar Park 

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pain. As the single mother of a five-year-old, she 

was also worried about being away from her 

son. So when she learned she needed complex 

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May 

21RBFCU Movies in the Park: “Cloudy with a 

Chance of Meatballs” 

Bring a blanket or lawn chairs; concessions available 

Robin Bledsoe Park, 601 S. Bagdad Road, Leander • 8 p.m. 

Free • 528-9909 • www.leandertx.org 

Williamson County A&M Foundation Fish Fry 

All-you-can-eat dinner includes catfish, beans and 

dessert; sponsorships are $50 each and include two 

tickets; proceeds benefit scholarships for Williamson 

County students 

San Gabriel Community Center, 101 N. College St., 

Georgetown • 5–8 p.m. • $10 (adults), $5 (children) 

470-9392 • www.wcamc.com 

22 Westside 1K Fun Run 

The inaugural fundraiser benefits Mobile Loaves and 

Fishes and Leander ISD Backpack Program. 

Westside Elementary, 300 Ryan Jordan Lane, 

Cedar Park • 9 a.m.–noon • $10 donation per participant 

570-7000 

“Nathan the Nervous” 

Way Off Broadway Community Players presents a comedy 

about a meek prince, his overbearing mother and their 

search for a proper princess for him. 

Robin Bledsoe Park Amphitheater, 601 S. Bagdad Road, 

Leander • 7 p.m. • Free • 259-5878 • www.wobcp.org 

28 Suddenlink Full Moon Concert Series: 

“Aimless Gun” 

Bring a blanket or lawn chairs; concessions available 

Robin Bledsoe Park Amphitheater, 601 S. Bagdad Road, 

Leander • 7:30–9:30 p.m. • Free • 528-9909 

www.leandertx.org 

29 Pirates of Lake Travis Festival 

Austin Yacht Club Turnback Canyon Regatta, live music, 

food, drinks and games 

Bar-K Park, 6608 Bar-K Clubhouse, Lago Vista 

2–10 p.m. • Free • 267-7952 • www.lagovista.org 

Steven Kincaid Memorial Benefit Golf 

Tournament 

Proceeds benefit scholarship fund for graduating LISD 

seniors who plan to pursue a career as a first responder 

Crystal Falls Golf Course, 3400 Crystal Falls, Leander 

8 a.m. • $75 (individual); $280 (four-person team) 

426-5308 • www.stevenkincaid.com 

29–31 2010 Austin Wine & Music Festival 

Merchants including 20 wineries, seven gourmet food 

vendors and dozens of artisans; 13 bands scheduled to 

perform; proceeds benefit Texas National Guard Family 

Support Foundation and Sustainable Food Center 

The Domain, 11600 Century Oaks Terrace, Austin 

Sat. 1–10:30 p.m., Sun. 2–9 p.m., Mon. 1–6 p.m. 

$12 (general admission), $35 (21 and older day pass), 

free (children 15 and younger) • 719-3400 

www.austinwineandmusicfestival.com 

30 Cars and Coffee Cruise-in 

Hundreds of classic, customized and exotic cars along with 

coffee; sponsored by John Eagle European, City of Leander 

and Greater Leander Chamber of Commerce 

Old Town Leander, 200 W. Willis St., Leander • 11 a.m.– 

2 p.m. • Free • 528-2852 • http://usa.carsandcoffee.info 

31 2nd Annual Poolapalooza 

Live music, pool contests and swimming 

Veterans Memorial Pool, 2525 W. New Hope Drive, 

Cedar Park • noon–8 p.m. • $2–$5 • 401-5500 

www.cedarparktx.us 

June 

5 Bass Fishing Tournament 

Proceeds benefit Texas Aquatic Professionals Education 

Council 

Jones Brothers Park, 10611 Lakeside Drive, Jonestown 

6 a.m.–2 p.m. • $100 per boat • 260-7800 

www.apspaustin.org 

11–26 The Boys Next Door 

Comedy about four mentally challenged men who live 

together under the care of a well-meaning social worker 

Crystal Falls Playhouse, 10960 E. Crystal Falls Parkway, 

Leander • Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.; June 13 matinee 3 p.m. 

$15 (adults), $12 (seniors and students), $8 (children) 

259-5878 • www.wobcp.org 

12 Operation Honor Our Heroes 

Fun run that includes a skydiving demonstration, food, games 

and music to benefit wounded veterans and their families 

Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, 3005 

CR 175, Leander • 9 a.m.–noon • $10 (Family Mile), $25 

(5K), $35 (10K) • 567-3939 • www.honorheroes5k.org 

13 Summer Health and Safety for Kids 

Fair includes a nutritionist, firefighter and doctor covering 

diabetes, water safety and easy nutritious recipes for children 

Cedar Park Regional Medial Center, 1401 Medical 

Parkway, Cedar Park • 3–5 p.m. • Free • 528-7100 

www.cedarparkregional.com 

19 Austin Steam Train: 

Murder Mystery Twilight Flyer 

Capital City Ghostbusters present a whodunit. Event 

includes meal and drinks. 

Cedar Park Depot, 401 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park 

7-10 p.m. • $50–$75 (adults), $35–$60 (under 21) 

477-8468 • www.austinsteamtrain.org 

Calendar events must be submitted by the first Friday 

of the month. Submit events to calendar@impactnews.com 

and find our Central Texas calendar online at 

www.impactnews.com/calendar. 

WHO’S IN YOUR BACKYARD? 

AUSTIN’S BEST BES 

EDUCATED & TRAINED 

PROFESSIONALS FOR 

YOUR POOL 

www.IPSSAaustin.com 

Visit our website for a calendar of events and contact information. 

May is Drowning 

Prevention Month 

Jenn Rains 

Courtesy United Way of Williamson County 

Recent Highlights 

Sara Tittizer, left, spins yarn at the Cedar Park Heritage Festival 

while mother Pat explains the process to Dijana and Clayton 

Harker. The festival took place April 10 at Elizabeth Milburn Park. 

Volunteers gather in the conference room of the Cedar Park 

Public Library to prepare materials for the library’s Summer 

Reading Program as part of United Way of Williamson County 

Day of Caring on April 17. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


CEDAR PARK 

CENTER 

Music 

s c e n e 

Cedar Park Farms to Market: acoustic sets, singer/songwriters; 

Saturdays rain or shine 9 a.m.–1 p.m. • 1890 Ranch Shopping 

Center, 1455 E. Whitestone Blvd. • 363-5700 

May 22 | Jamie O’Toole 

& Sarah Temple 

29 | Karen Chisholm 

& Friends 

The Dig Pub: singer/songwriter sets, cover bands, jazz; Fridays and 

Thursdays 7 p.m.; Saturdays 8 p.m.; some Sundays • 401 Cypress 

Creek Road, Ste. 600, Cedar Park • 996-9900 • www.thedigpub.com 

May 22 | Marc Craven 

27 | Voyces 

Hayashi Modern Japanese Cuisine: cover bands, karaoke, 

comedy; Thursdays and Fridays 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays 9 p.m. 

1335 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. T-140, Cedar Park • 986-7176 

www.hayashigrill.com • Capital Suspects every Saturday 

9 p.m.–2 a.m. 

It’s a Grind: acoustic sets, singer/songwriters, jazz; Fridays and 

Saturdays 8:30 p.m. • 700 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park 

259-2220 • www.itsagrind.com 

May 21 | Karen Chisholm 

22 | Deann Rene’ 

28 | Ulrich Ellison 

29 | Band of Hope 

Moonie’s Burger House: Jimmy Simms Trio performs classic 

country and old rock ‘n’ roll; every Thursday 6–9 p.m. 

200 S. Bell Blvd., Cedar Park • 249-5214 

Post Beer Bar: live music, including country and Motown; 

Saturdays 9 p.m.–1 a.m. • 601 W. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park 

258-2434 

May 22 | 8Ball Down 

29 | Sonny Wolf 

Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar: live music Fridays 9 p.m.– 

1 a.m., Tuesdays 9 p.m.–midnight • 11416 RR 620 N., Austin 

401-2060 • www.shootersbilliards.net • Every Tuesday, Ember, 

9 p.m.–midnight 

May 21 | LC Rocks 

28 | Ember 

The Tap Room: live music Thursday–Saturday 9 p.m.–1 a.m. 

2011 Little Elm Trail, Ste. 100 • 331-7466 

EVENTS 

Multipurpose sports and entertainment venue 

2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park 

467-8277 • www.cedarparkcenter.com 

June 22 | Tool in concert, 8 p.m., 

tickets start at $45 

June 5 | Chris Smith & Friends 

12 | Liz Morphis 

19 | Ulrich Ellison & Friends 

June 4 | The Detentions 

10 | Voyces 

12 | Marc Craven 

June 4 | Woody Russell 

11 | Ulrich Ellison 

18 | Karen Chisholm 

June 5 | Paul Mattox 

12 | The Kay’s 

19 | Movin Target 

June 4 | LC Rocks 

18 | Suede 

Visit www.texasstarshockey.com for Texas Stars Hockey 

playoff game schedule. 

CEDAR PARK FARMS TO MARKET 

Texas Fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meat, 

cheese, fresh seafood, live music and 

fabulous prepared foods! 

A Texas Farmers Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm, RAIN OR SHINE! 

Please check our website for details on location. 

www.cedarparkfarmersmarket.org


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Neighborhood Dining | Thai Bowl Cedar Park 

The tofu pad thai lunch special, right, and the Massaman curry lunch special, left, are $6.95 at Thai Bowl and include an egg roll 

and choice of soups of the day, with options for vegetarian diners. 

By Kelsey Wilkinson 

Thai Bowl was not what I expected. It 

was better. The quaint Thai restaurant, 

which opened in 2009, is located in a strip 

center on Walton Way, and though it is 

not an upscale dining establishment, it 

had a great atmosphere to go along with 

the customer service. 

Even upon entering, I expected counter 

service and was surprised when my guests 

and I were immediately greeted and 

seated by the owner, Suwit Kaedsomya. 

Some faint background music made for 

a tranquil ambience. However, we came to 

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learn that the beauty of Thai Bowl was in 

the food. 

The menu wasn’t expansive, but it was 

more than sufficient for a lunch crowd and 

included all of the signature dishes one 

would hope to find at a Thai eatery. 

Much like chips and salsa can be 

indicators of the food quality at Mexican 

restaurants, I have heard that pad thai, a 

traditional dish of stir-fried rice noodles, 

is an indicator of what’s to come with 

Thai establishments. If true, then Thai 

Bowl ranks high. The pad thai lunch 

special ($6.95) comes with the soup of the 


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day, an egg roll and a giant serving of the 

dish, with a choice of meat or tofu. The 

dish was plentiful and fairly priced. 

The stir-fried rice noodles and ground 

peanuts were infused with an exotic and 

savory blend of spices. The texture was 

sublime and not chewy or overcooked. 

The table came equipped with four 

foreign (to me) sauces and spices, which 

when added to the pad thai, made for a 

dish that seemed customized to taste, but 

didn’t lose its Thai authenticity. 

Authenticity is a big player at Thai 

Bowl. Kaedsomya grew up in Thailand 

and said he tries to keep the recipes in 

line with traditional Thai cuisines, rather 

than making them more Americanized. 

“A lot of people don’t know Thai food, 

but they try it here and they like it,” 

Kaedsomya said. “They say it’s more tasty 

than spicy.” 

Extra spice can be added for customers 

who prefer a kick to their meal. 

Also good to try is the curry of the day 

($6.95). Every day the restaurant offers 

two curries to choose from and, like the 

pad thai, they are available as part of the 

lunch special. The Massaman curry is 

definitely worth a taste. The Southernstyle 

curry is served with steamed white 

rice and combines coconut milk, potatoes, 

onions, carrots, peanuts and a choice of 

meat or tofu. The coconut milk brings 

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a sweet taste to the spicy dish. Though 

made of seemingly contrasting ingredients, 

when blended together, they create a 

savory meal that bursts of flavor. 

For the novice Thai restaurateur, I recommend 

the sesame chicken bowl ($4.95). 

The Americanized Chinese dish consists of 

fried chicken covered in a sweet red glaze 

and topped with sesame seeds. The batter 

was a terrific consistency that wasn’t overly 

chewy or crunchy, and the glaze tasted a 

bit sweeter and more flavorful than what I 

am accustomed to. The portion was generous, 

and it was served with a bowl of moist 

fried rice mixed with egg. 

For Cedar Park residents, and those a 

little farther out, Thai Bowl is an excellent 

choice for lunch or dinner. It wins not 

only for its good prices and large quantities, 

but also the quality of the food itself. 

Walton Way 

1431 

183 

Thai Bowl 

202 Walton Way, Ste. 152 

260-5333 • www.thaibowltx.com 

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ANdERSON MILL Rd. 

ZAMBIA dR. 

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Ranch at Cypress Creek MUD 

ZEPPELIN dR. 

KIMRA LN. 

SHAdY CREEK TRL. 

SUN CHASE BLVd. 

HEATHER dR. 

FALL CREEK dR. 

IRIS LN. 

Group seeks donations to pay for K-9 

A new police dog joined the Cedar Park 

Police Department in early April, but the 

department could not pay the bill. 

The police department’s dog, 5-year-old 

Scout, unexpectedly died Jan. 21 from 

complications from surgery related to an 

intestinal disorder. To fill the need for a 

replacement, Cedar Park officials agreed 

to allow the department to use money to 

cover the $12,500 cost of a new dog. 

To take the burden off the city’s budget, 

members of the Cedar Park Citizen’s Police 

Academy Alumni Association helped 

raise about $7,800 in the past two months. 

Group members hope to raise the balance 

as soon as possible. 

Dean Young, president of the 

association, said the group has worked 

with several Cedar Park organizations, 

including chaplains from the Cedar Park 

Police Department, to collect money. 

Of the $12,500, about $10,000 went 

toward paying for the K-9, named Rekon. 

The remaining $2,500 covered the cost to 

send Officer Erik Detlefsen to San Antonio 

for the handler–K-9 bonding process. 

Handlers work with several dogs and over 

time form a strong bond with one dog 

that becomes the foundation of the team’s 

relationship while on duty. 

Rekon, who is 3 years old, is on active 

patrols in Cedar Park and will continue 

to be evaluated and trained over the next 

six months to make sure he and Officer 

Detlefsen are a good match. 

PAGEdALE dR. 

CYPRESS CREEK Rd. 

EL SALIdO PKWY. 

Courtesy Cedar Park Police Department 

SUN CHASE BLVd. 

deer Creek HOA 

Ranch at Cypress 

Creek HOA 

City of Cedar Park 

ETJ 

LAKELINE BLVd. 

Source: City of Cedar Park 

Money from the fundraiser will go to the 

police department’s budget used to care for 

officer dogs. Two K-9s serve the Cedar Park 

Police Department to protect officers, help 

with search and rescue, and find drugs or 

explosive devices. Officer Jason Schmidt is 

the handler for 6-year-old K-9 Ory. 

A police dog can take the place of 12 or 

more officers during a search, Capt. Jeff 

Hayes said. The canines help neighboring 

police departments during operations and 

receive up to a year of training before being 

released into law enforcement service. 

Contributions can be mailed to 

CPCPAAA, P.O. Box 1535, Cedar Park, 

TX, 78613. Donors can also call 260-7475 

or visit www.cpcpa.net. 

Officer Erik Detlefsen worked with Scout from August 

2007 until February 2009, when the K-9 officer died. 

Annexation process ends 

The Ranch at Cypress Creek 

was placed on Cedar Park’s 

annexation plan in 2008, but 

the neighborhood was removed 

from the plan at the April 22 City 

Council meeting. 

The Municipal Utility District, 

MUD, board wanted time to 

create a homeowners association. 

The financial burden of debts 

to the city and MUD were also 

concerns. 

Landscaping and covenants 

The Ranch at Cypress Creek 

has 16 sections; seven sections 

are part of an HOA. Other 

sections have different rules. The 

MUD board, in charge of deed 

restrictions and landscaping, 

would be abolished if annexed. 

The subdivision would need 

an HOA in place; otherwise, 

landscaping is done on the city’s 

schedule—29 times a year— 

compared to the subdivision’s 

once-a-week schedule. 

Jose Madrigal, assistant 

city manager, said enhanced 

landscaping is not provided by 


the city anywhere else, while the 

city cannot legally enforce deed 

restrictions. 

Two elections are required to 

create an HOA: one by property 

owners within the HOA to allow 

other property owners in and 

the other by non-HOA property 

owners to join the HOA. Both 

require two-thirds approval. 

If that fails, a limited purpose 

district (LPD), a taxing district, 

could be created, but if it fails, 

annexation will still take place. 

“Without any mechanism in 

place to maintain our current 

landscaping standards and 

enforce our deed restrictions, 

there is no question whatsoever 

that we will see a substantial 

degradation in the quality of 

life that we all enjoy in our 

neighborhood,” said Max Moss, 

president of the MUD board. 

Financial burden 

Money is a factor for the city 

and MUD, as the subdivision 

pays the cost—about $212,500— 

to operate an HOA or LPD. 

Moss said the MUD would 

Leander quiet zone 

Residents in a neighborhood near 

FM 2243 and US 183 asked the Leander 

City Council to establish a “quiet zone” at 

the intersection because of the disturbance 

of Capital Metro’s Red Line commuter rail 

blowing its horn early in the morning. 

The neighborhood presented a petition 

requesting the quiet zone to the council at 

the April 15 meeting. 

A quiet zone, which can only be 

established at intersections that have a 

quad gate or a raised concrete median, 

keeps the trains from blowing their horn 

at the intersection. A quad gate was 

installed at the intersection in 2009. 

“I will work on this personally,” Mayor 

John Cowman said. “Thank you for 

alerting us to this situation.” 

Leander designated Crystal Falls 

Parkway and US 183 as a quiet zone in 

2005, but the crossing at FM 2243 and 

US 183 was not designated a quiet zone 

because it did not meet the standards then. 

This is the only intersection that meets 

the requirements for a quiet zone, but it 

does not have one in place. 

Erica McKewen, communications 

specialist for Capital Metro, said the 

process to establish a quiet zone is lengthy. 

The Federal Railroad Administration 

requires a public comment period and a 

notification period, making the process 

take about 90 days to complete. 


Compiled by Joseph M. de Leon and Jenn Rains 

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OLd 2243 

need funding from the city to 

establish either mechanism since 

no funds would be available until 

the beginning of 2012. 

An analysis in November 2007 

determined the city’s annual cost 

for annexing the subdivision 

would be about $178,631, 

the difference between the 

subdivision’s debt and the taxes 

received by the city. 

The MUD debt is $8.29 

million and comes from bonds 

that paid for the subdivision’s 

infrastructure. 

“We knew the costs when we 

started this process, but now 

these last two years have been 

serious budget years for us and 

we don’t have the funding we 

thought we had,” Councilman 

Scott Mitchell said. 

Maintenance costs for 

repairing the roads in the MUD 

also adds to the city’s bill, he said. 

Moss said the subdivision 

wants to be annexed and plans 

to establish an HOA and manage 

the debt to prepare for voluntary 

annexation later. 

SOUTH WEST dR. 

SONNY dR. 

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Local History | Leander founder’s rock 

A slab of limestone found in 2008 welcomes The Highlands of Crystal Falls residents to a recreation area. Some of Leander’s 

founding family names are etched into the rock, which is dated 1871. 

By Joseph M. de Leon 

About 150 years ago, outdoor recreation 

near what is now Crystal Falls Parkway 

and Lakeline Boulevard was not so different 

from today. 

After residents worked, many spent 

time lounging and playing near a cool 

body of water. Back then, some of the 

area’s founders sought relief from the 

scorching heat and harsh terrain in a 

limestone gully near what is now The 

Highlands at Crystal Falls neighborhood 

in Leander. 

People with last names such as Bittick 

and Murray carved their names and 

scratched drawings into a roughly 3-by-5foot 

slab of limestone that cleaved from an 

overhang near the swimming hole. Other 

scratches take the form of a bird and two 

hearts encircling names. Someone carved 

the date 1871 near the edge. 

In August 2008, City Engineer Wayne 

Watts was exploring the undeveloped 

tract of land to become familiar with its 

geography ahead of construction of the 

neighborhood. He did not expect to find a 

piece of history scratched into limestone. 

“When I realized what it was, it just 

amazed me,” he said. “I just thought about 

those people sitting there memorializing 

their names. In those days, it wasn’t the 

friendliest place to live.” 

Life in Central Texas during the 1870s 

was often perilous. The Civil War ended 

five years earlier, and many battle-hardened 

settlers picked Texas to build their 

homesteads. Clashes between settlers and 

Native Americans were widespread. 

Bill Hinckley, president of Houstonbased 

The Lookout Group, is developing 

the Crystal Falls area. He likes to call 

the stone “the original guest registry for 

Crystal Falls.” 

Recent construction has changed the 

way water flows through the area. What 

used to be a rainwater-fed pool looks 

more like a dry channel today. A trail may 

someday connect residents with the area. 

“When you look back, you can imagine 

stagecoaches going through and people 

stopping off to take a dip,” Hinckley said. 

“Back then, you were a pretty hardy soul 

to be hanging around that water hole.” 

The limestone block with names carved 

in it now welcomes the area’s residents to 

a modern-day watering hole—a junior 

Olympic swimming pool, which is part of 

the amenities for The Highlands residents. 

“This is a way to pay homage to the 

past, and we want people to show pride 

in their community and its heritage,” 

Hinckley said. “We’re not trying to build 

another cookie-cutter development—we 

want a surprise around every corner, and 

this rock helps us do just that.” 

For more pictures, a video and an extended version of the story, 

visit more.impactnews.com/8394 

Names carved in limestone 

The rock that weights about 2 tons was found 

broken in two pieces. Work crews used rocks 

from the surrounding area to build a support to 

display the limestone slab. A sheet of Plexiglas 

protects the rock’s etched surface from damage. 

In addition to a bird and heart shapes, some of the 

engravings include names and initials: 

• J.B. Bittick • HHA 

• J.R. Garner • JC 

• John Hampton • JLA 

• Arthur Jennings • MF 

• Murray 

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Transportation Report | County Glen drainage improvements Leander 

Nov. 7, 2006 

- Voters authorized project 

during special bond 

elections 

January 2007 

- City council authorized 

the sale of bonds without 

raising taxes 

May 15, 2008 

- City authorized K. Friese & 

Associates to start preparing 

and designing plan 

September 2009 

- City Council reviewed and 

commented on the plans, 

which were 70 percent 

complete at the time 

March 18, 2010 

- Hernando’s Loop added to 

the project 

April 2010 

- 90 percent of the 

County Glen drainage 

improvements’ design 

complete (excluding 

Hernando’s Loop) 

August 2010 

- Projected date for 

completion of project 

design 

September 2010 

- Projected date for 

acquiring site for the water 

detention/water quality 

facility and project bid 

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October 2010 

- Construction begins 

By Samantha Bryant 

The Leander City Council approved the 

addition of Hernando’s Loop March 18 to 

a project focused on improving drainage 

in County Glen. The first phase is planned 

to start in October. 

The project calls for improvements 

such as storm sewers and new streets 

with curbs, gutters and a water detention 

facility to address the issue of flooding in 

County Glen and nearby neighborhoods. 

“Every couple of years we get storm 

Samantha Bryant 

Bagdad Rd. 

Ireland Dr. 

Shamrock Rd. 

County Glen Dr. 

County Cork Ln. 

Newcastle Ln. 

Dublin Dr. 

Darby Ln. 

Ruby Isle Dr. 

Improvement area will include 

storm sewers, curbs, gutters and 

water detention facilty 

Open drainage vs. underground drainage system 

The current open ditch drainage system in the 

County Glen neighborhood: 

Culverts 

Open ditches 

Grass-filtered 

water 


County Glen 

Emerald Isle Dr. 

Wicklow Dr. 

Londonberry Dr. 

Emerald Isle Dr. 

Erin Cir. 

Tyrone Dr. 

Killarney Dr. 

events large enough to cause a problem,” 

said Wayne Watts, Leander city engineer. 

Watts said flooding has been an issue in 

County Glen in recent years—2004, 2007 

and 2009. The underground storm water 

system would increase the water runoff 

rate during heavy rainfall. 

The neighborhoods are some of the oldest 

in Leander, with Hernando’s Hideaway 

established in 1968 and County Glen in 

1976. Leander was not incorporated as 

a city until 1978, so the neighborhoods 

S. West Dr. 

County Glen Dr. 

Proposed first phase includes 

reconstruction on portions of 

these roads 

The proposed new underground 

drainage system for County Glen: 

2 

3 4 

1 

Limerick Ln. 

Tipperary 

Hernando’s Loop 

Hernando’s Hideaway 

Hernando’s Loop 

Block House 

Creek Tributary 2 

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Proposed water quality and 

detention facility location to 

filter the water 

were built to Williamson County standards 

at the time. 

Right now the neighborhoods have an 

open ditch drainage system, and Watts 

said many of the floors in the houses are 

level with their front yards. 

“It [the open ditch drainage system] 

doesn’t have the capacity to handle large 

storms,” Watts said. 

The area is part of the Edwards Aquifer 

contributing zone, so the project would 

also call for a water quality and detention 

Loan Oak Dr. 


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facility on property south of Hernando’s 

Loop to filter the water. This would 

include a levy and water detention pond 

on a 15-acre tract of land the city would 

purchase by September. 

The city also has an alternate plan for 

the water detention facility that would 

allow for improvements along the property 

fronting US 183. If negotiations with 

the property owner are successful, the 

project would remove that portion of the 

land from the 100-year flood plain and 

reduce flooding on the highway. 

Watts said the issue has been important 

to the city for years. Voters approved 

drainage improvements for the project in 

the November 2006 special bond election. 

Watts said the first phase of the project is 

anticipated to take $3 million to complete, 

but the exact amount of money available 

is contingent on two other projects 

the city is working on that would also be 

funded through the sale of the remainder 

of the voter-authorized bonds. 

He said the City Council has waited 

for the tax base to increase instead of 

raising taxes to fund the project in 

County Glen. The balance of the project 

will have to be funded through the sale 

of additional bonds. 

“I think the council is being responsible 

and responsive to the citizens on this 

issue,” he said. 

The first phase would include reconstruction 

on portions of County Cork 

Lane, Emerald Isle Drive, Erin Circle and 

possibly Wicklow Drive and Newcastle 

Lane. It would also include the construction 

of the water detention facility and 

installation of storm sewers, a 2-foot wide 

curb and gutters. Construction would 

begin in October 2010 and would finish 

by August 2011, weather allowing. 

Watts said the city anticipates two 

additional phases to finish the project, 

which the city will complete as funding 

becomes available. 

“I think this is a great thing for County 

Glen, and it’s going to improve the city as 

a whole,” he said. 

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1 Two-foot-wide curbs 

with gutters 

2 Inlets 

3 Underground storm 

sewers 

4 Water directed to 

water detention/water 

quality facility 

5 Water detention pond 

6 Levy 

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South Mustang Avenue to 

South Cougar Avenue 

183 

S. Mustang Ave. 

Buttercup 

Creek 

Blvd. 

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Work on the 

9,000-sq.-ft. fire 

station located at 

503 Brushy Creek 

Road started March 1. 

The station will help 

Cedar Park maintain 

its Insurance Services 

Office rating of Class 

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the effectiveness 

of fire services in 

a city taking into 

account such factors 

as staff, equipment 

and location of fire 

stations. 

The station is 

scheduled to open 

sometime this fall and 

will include: 

• Two response units 

• One rescue truck 

• A community room 

Park St. 

W. Cypress 

Creek Rd. 

Construction of Fire Station No. 1 

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Mustang Ave. 

Cougar Ave. 


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E. Cypress 

Creek Rd. 

E. Cypress Creek Rd. 

S. Cougar Ave. 

Road 

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Brushy Creek Road from South Mustang 

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in anticipation of the opening of the new 

Fire Station No. 1. 

The road project, which will include a 

full reconstruction of the stretch of pavement, 

will improve the street to handle 

the additional stress related to large 

rescue truck traffic. 

The improvement, which includes adding 

a new waterline and drainage culverts, 

will extend up South Cougar Avenue to 

the north property line of the fire station 

at 503 Brushy Creek Road. 

Work crews will detour traffic as 

needed, and construction on the $500,000 

project is expected to be finished by 

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Community Corridor | FM 1431: Toll 183A to Cottonwood Creek Trail 

N Aerial photo courtesy Capital 

Imagining FM 1431 as anything 

different from the hub of activity 

that encompasses this corridor today 

may be difficult. However, until 

1987, the roadway was paved from 

IH 35 in Round Rock and stopped at 

Cottonwood Creek Trail. Winding gravel 

roads led the way to large acreage 

neighborhoods to the north and west. 

Today, FM 1431 in Cedar Park is marked 

by a large retail development and 

healthcare facility, with more projects 

lined up for the coming months. 

Development 

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and -operated business established in 

1978 in Phoenix. The Cedar Park location 

is the third store in Texas and is 

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from, and patrons may use the free 

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break ground in the next six months. The 

120-room hotel will include a conference 

room and sports bar and grill, in addition 

to a pool and fitness center. 

4 Brake Check is in the city permitting 

process. Once open, the store will offer 

brake jobs for all vehicles. 

5 Newk’s Express Café is a casual 

restaurant that serves gourmet salads, 

soups, toasted sandwiches and Californiastyle 

pizzas. Newk’s will anchor the 

specialty retail center, with an additional 

3,000 sq. ft. of space available for lease. 

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The restaurant plans to open by the end 

of the year. www.newkscafe.com 

6 Developers have proposed to build a 

Logan’s Roadhouse on this site. The 

restaurant could be open for business by 

the fall. www.logansroadhouse.com 

7 Spanish Oaks Professional Park 

includes plans for multiple buildings with 

a total of 35,000 sq. ft. of office space. The 

builder specializes in custom facilities for 

professional and medical offices. Units are 

for sale or lease and range from 2,000 to 

15,000 sq. ft. 651-3005, 

www.huffmanbuilders.com 

8 A Signature brand gas station and 

convenience store is expected to open 

the first week of July. The store will 

include a Church’s Chicken with a 

drive-thru. 

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9 A proposed Rosa’s Café Tortilla 

Factory is looking to build at this location. 

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Future Land Use 

10 This corner is planned for future retail 

development. The timing for the project 

is unknown. 482-0094, 

www.weitzmangroup.com 

11 A gas station with a convenience 

store is looking to build on this property, 

but the timeline for the project has not 

been determined. 

12 A credit union is in the beginning 

stages of due diligence on this site. No 

development plans have been 

announced. 

13 Frost Bank anticipates building a 

Cedar Park branch on this site. 

Construction plans are to be determined. 

www.frostbank.com 

History 

14 The ranchland now known as the 

1890 Ranch shopping center was the 

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home of Bill and Katherine Carssow prior 

to its development. The Carssows 

purchased the 166-acre ranch in 1970 and 

named it for the small cabin built in 1890 

that sat on the land. They remodeled and 

modernized the cabin and spent the 

weekends in it until they built a house 

and retired in 1979. In 2004–05, the 

majority of the ranch was sold for the 

development of Cedar Park Regional 

Medical Center and the 1890 Ranch 

shopping center. Both the cabin and the 

house still stand on the remaining 15 

acres of family-owned land today. 


Transportation 

15 Starwood Drive will be reconstructed 

at the corner of FM 1431. The construction 

is part of the developers’ plans for the 

adjacent commercial lots that front FM 

1431. The 300-ft. roadway project is 

expected to be complete by fall. 

16 Road construction on 0.6 miles of 

FM 1431 from Toll 183A to Cottonwood 

Creek Trail is expected to be complete 

June 2011. The TxDOT project will widen 

FM 1431 to a four-lane divided roadway 

with a raised concrete median, curbs and 

drainage. The $5.54 million construction 

is funded by federal stimulus money, 

applied for by the City of Cedar Park in 

March 2009. 

17 Cottonwood Creek Trail and New 

Hope Drive will both be widened to 

four-lane divided roadways. New Hope 

Drive will be widened from Toll 183A to 

Cottonwood Creek Trail. The project is 

funded by the City of Cedar Park and 

Williamson County. Construction will 

begin once TxDOT completes the current 

improvements to FM 1431 between Toll 

183A and Cottonwood Creek Trail. The 

project is expected to take 12 months to 

complete, and the roads will be worked 

on simultaneously. Construction costs are 

estimated at $5.1 million. 

18 C-Bar Ranch Trail will eventually 

extend southward to the Forest Oaks 

subdivision, connecting with Lynwood 

183 

Trail. This roadway will be built by 

developers; no timeframe has been set. 

Businesses 

19 Dr. Thomas C. Vinson (Round Rock 

Cardiology) and Dr. Henry S. Lucid (Heart 

and Vascular of Central Texas) share a 

Cedar Park satellite office. The practice 

offers the same services as the main 

Round Rock location, including nuclear 

cardiology, stress echocardiogram, CT 

scan and vascular ultrasound. Plans to 

build a stand-alone office on Cottonwood 

Creek Trail have been temporarily put on 

hold. www.roundrockcardiology.com, 

www.heartvasculartexas.com 

20 The Cedar Park Chamber of 

Commerce was established in 1977 and 

boasts 665 members. The chamber 

provides networking opportunities for 

business members to participate in. The 

Cedar Park Convention and Visitors 

Bureau, which is open for tourists to stop 

by for information on the city, is located 

within the chamber office. 260-7800, 

www.cedarparkchamber.org, 

www.cedarparkfun.com 

21 Jayne Gaddy is a licensed 

professional counselor and licensed 

marriage and family therapist, specializing 

in children, teens and families along with 

women’s issues for all ages. 260-2200 

22 Texas Medical Aesthetics opened in 

2008. Dr. Malissia Zapata aids patients in 

weight loss with procedures including the 

hCG diet and performs aesthetic 

procedures including Botox. 260-2270, 

www.texasmedicalaesthetics.com 

23 Miller, Ross & Goldman is a 

commercial collections agency with a 

focus on business-to-business clients. The 

company has been in operation for 10 

years and will relocate to Cedar Park from 

south Austin June 15. 275-6412, 

www.mrgpartners.com 

24 Living Well Chiropractic, owned by 

Tim and Sara Langan, offers family-based 

chiropractic care with an emphasis on 

E New Hope Dr. E New Hope Dr. 

Discovery Blvd. 

183A 

Medical 

Pkwy 

1431 

C-Bar Ranch Trail 

CR-185 

whole body health including nutrition, 

wellness and lifestyle choices. 986-7255, 

www.livingwellcedarpark.com 

25 Vitalogy Skincare specializes in 

cosmetic and medical skincare 

procedures. This office is a full medical 

and cosmetic dermatology office, 

including med spa treatments such as 

facials, microdermabrasion and laser 

rejuvenation. Vitalogy has an additional 

Cedar Park location at 901 Cypress Creek 

Road, Ste 101 that specializes in pediatric 

dermatology, including treatment of birth 

marks, acne, eczema and rashes. 

930-3909, www.vitalogyskincare.com 

26 Advanced Pain Care was established 

in 2003 and now has five offices serving 

Cedar Park and the surrounding areas. All 

physicians are board certified in pain 

management and anesthesiology. Adult 

patients can be treated for most types of 

chronic pain including headaches, 

degenerative disc/joint disease, spinal 

stenosis, neuralgia/neuropathy, and back, 

neck and post-surgery pain. 244-4272, 

www.austinpaindoctor.com 

27 Texas Psychological Association is a 

professional organization of psychologists 

in Texas with 21 chapters around the 

state. The association represents 

psychologists at the capital regarding 

legislative issues, provides continuing 

education opportunities and compiles 

professional publications. 528-8400, 

www.texaspsyc.org 

28 Seniors Financial Solutions Inc. is a 

financial planning company that 

specializes in estate preserving strategies. 

The business helps families with Medicaid 

planning and asset protection for elderly 

loved ones who need nursing home care. 

Free consultations are available to families 

anywhere in Texas. Other services include 

helping veterans coordinate financial aid 

benefits for home care and assisted living 

facility care with the VA. 260-5110, 

www.seniorsfinancialsolutions.com 

29 The Law Office of Kim Kernodle 


Compiled by Laura Wickett 

focuses on estate planning and elder law. 

Since 2002, the office has coordinated 

Medicaid planning and asset protection 

services with Seniors Financial Solutions 

for families throughout Texas. 423-6536 

30 Williamson Pulmonary & Sleep 

Associates opened a medical clinic and 

sleep center in 2009. Pulmonary 

physicians diagnose and treat diseases of 

the lungs including asthma, tumors and 

cancer. The sleep services provide a 

multidisciplinary approach to 

management of all sleep disorders, 

evaluation of sleep apnea and 

polysomnography (overnight sleep 

study). 986-7765, www.wpsaclinic.com 

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Education 

Two new LISD schools 

expected to open in 2011 

Cedar Park New elementary 

and middle schools are expected 

to open in fall 2011, according to 

a Leander Independent School 

District press release. 

The LISD board of trustees 

approved construction on the 

two schools April 7. 

Elementary school No. 24 

will be built near the intersection 

of Orchard Falls and Little 

Elm Trail in the Red Oaks subdivision. 

LISD voters approved 

the estimated $21.4 million for 

the school during a bond election 

in 2007. 

Middle school No. 8 will be 

located near CR 179 between 

Ronald Reagan Boulevard and 

Sam Bass Road. The $39.6 million 

for the school was approved 

in the 2007 bond election. 

A construction timeline has 

not been determined. 

Full story at more.impactnews.com/7924 

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Parks & Recreation 

A Tyrannosaurus rex skull is part of a new play area at Champion Park in Cedar Park. 

New fossil playscape installed as Dinosaur Day nears 

Cedar Park Children climb, 

run and squeal near the remnants 

of a Tyrannosaurus rex 

while a trio of dinosaur eggs 

hatch. This is not the latest 

summer sci-fi blockbuster—it 

will be the scene at the latest 

attraction in a Williamson 

County park that pays homage 

to the area’s prehistoric roots. 

On April 9, work crews 

began installing the first three 

segments of a playscape that 

Cedar Park City Council Place 6 to have runoff election 

Cedar Park A runoff 

election looms for Place 

6 on the Cedar Park 

City Council as Maria 

Talamo and Don Tracy 

accounted for 83.7 percent 

of the total vote. 

The seat is open after 

incumbent Cobby 

Caputo chose not to 

run for re-election. 

Talamo and Tracy are two 

of four candidates who ran 

for the seat. Eddie Hurst 

and Wayne Ruark were the 

other two candidates with 

7.64 percent and 4.9 percent, 

respectively. 

Talamo, who is currently 

part of the Cedar Park 4B 

Community Development 

Corporation Board, obtained 

42.5 percent of the votes. 

An 11-year resident of 

Cedar Park, she has the campaign 

slogan “Remember the 

Talamo.” 

“I’m running for City 

Council Place 6 because I 

love Cedar Park,” Talamo 

said at an April 5 Cedar Park 

candidate forum. “I want to 

Don Tracy Maria Talamo 

make Cedar Park a great place 

to live, work, play, raise a family 

and do business.” 

Tracy is part of the Cedar 

Park 4A Economic Development 

Sales Tax Corporation 

and had 41.2 percent. 

Tracy has lived in Cedar 

Park for eight years. Being a 

workforce professional will be 

beneficial to the City Council, 

he said. 

“This is the type of workforce 

experience our city 

needs in this crucial time as 

we prepare for future growth, 

and it would make me an 

excellent fit for City Council,” 

Tracy said at the forum. 

The runoff election will take 

place Saturday, June 12. 


will eventually depict a fossilized 

T-rex and nearby nest at 

Champion Park, 3830 Brushy 

Creek Road in Cedar Park. 

“We think it’s the perfect 

addition for the park and will 

give kids an interesting place to 

play,” said Jim Rodgers, director 

of parks and recreation for 

Williamson County. “It’s going 

to go well with our inland sea 

theme for Champion Park.” 



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Government 


Leander goes live with Internet Broadcast Network 

Leander The City of Leander 

Economic Development 

Department added a new 

feature to the city’s website 

with the launch of the 

Leander Internet Broadcast 

Network Thursday, April 15. 

LIBN will be the latest way 

to provide the residents of 

Leander with on-demand 

programming, including 

business, real estate and 

technology happenings 

within the city, said Kirk 

Clennan, Leander economic 

development director. 

The network started live at 

9 a.m. from the downtown 

station of Capital Metro, 401 

E. Fourth St., Austin. Clennan 

said city officials plan to 

broadcast from the different 

commuter rail stations, 

showcasing the station itself 

and what is around them. 

While City Council meetings 

will not be broadcast on 

Cedar Park farmers market to stay at 1890 Ranch for now 

Anthony Michel, a grower for Hillside Farms, makes change for a customer. 

Cedar Park Cedar Park 

Farms to Market has come to 

an agreement to stay in the 

parking lot of the 1890 Ranch 

shopping center for the foreseeable 

future; however, market 

organizers will continue to 

search for a larger location. 

As of May 8, the market 

will now be held directly 

behind Cinemark. 

Endeavor Real Estate Group, 

which manages the shopping 

center, terminated a verbal 

agreement May 4 with nonprofit 

F2M Texas that allowed 

a farmers market to operate in the 

parking lot 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every 

week as long as the market did 

not interfere with tenants. 

The termination notice was 

to be effective immediately and 

stated the market makes the 

parking lot too crowded and 

vendors might be selling products 

that compete with leaseholders. 

Phil Brewer, economic development 

director for Cedar Park, 

negotiated a two-week extension 

for the farmers market for a final 

date at 1890 Ranch of May 15. 

On May 6, Carla Jenkins, 

LIBN, Clennan said city news 

relevant to residents will be 

found on the network along 

with any upcoming information 

about municipal and 

community issues. 

Special interest stories will 

also be part of the programming 

and could include interviews 

with local businesses 

on how day-to-day operations 

are run and what is involved 

in the store, Clennan said. 

LIBN can be found by 

going on the city’s website, 

www.leandertx.gov, clicking 

on the economic development 

department home page 

and scrolling to the bottom. 

Clennan said the city does 

have plans to add a button 

to different pages on the site, 

making it easier and more 

convenient to find the broadcast 

channel. 


market organizer for F2M 

Texas, joined city officials and 

Charlie Northington, principal 

of Endeavor, to negotiate 

the terms of the market’s 

future at 1890 Ranch. 

The market has met at 1890 

Ranch since March 27. On 

opening day, 20 vendors sold 

products and more than 3,000 

shoppers attended. 

Jenkins said about 50 

vendors sold goods May 1 and 

about 4,000 people shop there 

every week. 

During negotiations, F2M 

Texas and Endeavor entered 

a new verbal agreement that 

states the farmers market will 

move directly behind Cinemark 

Theater and Endeavor 

will not terminate the agreement 

without notice. The new 

space will hold up to 65 vendors 

and is expected to help 

alleviate parking problems. 

Market visitors are encouraged 

to park away from storefronts, 

and vendors are barred 

from selling products that 

directly compete with those 

offered by 1890 Ranch tenants. 

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Community Icon | Ron LaFevers 

Ron LaFevers spent time as a principal and an administrator for Leander ISD before he retired late last year. 

By K. Jenney 

With a brand-new degree in marketing, 

Ron LaFevers sat in an executive leadership 

training program for a major department 

store and thought, “This is not what 

I want to do with the rest of my life.” 

During his college years, he had 

volunteered in East Austin schools and 

even helped develop a couple of programs 

for students, so he returned to school, 

obtained a second degree in education 

and never looked back. 

His impact on countless children’s lives 

began in the same school district where he 

had volunteered. His first teaching job was 

as a sixth-grade physical education teacher 

at Pearce Middle School in Austin. It was 

Pearce’s principal for whom he worked for 

five years who showed him how rewarding 

being an educator could be. 

After two years as an assistant principal 

at a middle school in Angleton, LaFevers 

longed to return to Central Texas. The 

opportunity came in the form of a principal’s 

position in Leander ISD. 

“Leander did not have a very good 

reputation at the time,” LaFevers said. 

“But during my interview it was obvious 

they were committed to putting children 

first and held a philosophy that status quo 

wasn’t good enough. They wanted the 

most creative and best practices out there 

to be part of their district.” 

During his second year as principal of 

Leander Junior High School, LaFevers’ 

creativity in space and time management 

was tested. Construction of Leander High 

School was delayed, so the junior high 

inherited the sixth-grade students from 

Leander’s two elementary schools. 

“The original junior high facility had 

been built in the Roosevelt era, so space 

was at a premium,” LaFevers said. “We 

ended up placing all the extra students in 

the school’s cafeteria, separating the space 

into five makeshift classrooms using portable 

chalk boards. Even the stage served 

as a classroom. I gave one of the teachers 

a whistle and she blew it every time the 

classes needed to rotate to a new subject.” 

During his first 15 years as a principal—which 

included stints at Cedar 

Park’s middle and high schools— 

LaFevers spent as much time supporting 

children in the community as he did in 

the classrooms. His three children were 

attending Leander ISD schools. He was 

active playing recreational sports in addition 

to coaching Little League Baseball. 

While serving on the board of the 

Leander Cedar Park Youth League, 

LaFevers helped the organization obtain 

the land and build the complex currently 

located on Cypress Creek Road. 

“It was a busy time,” he remembered. 

As busy as it was, he still found time to 

support community outreach efforts at his 

church, Leander United Methodist, as well 

as undergo a major expansion at his home. 

When his mother was diagnosed with 

cancer, LaFevers and his wife made the 

decision to move his parents from Dallas to 

Cedar Park. To ensure they were well-taken 

care of, the LaFeverses added on to their 

home, creating a dedicated living space. 

A few years later, they duplicated 

their efforts on the opposite end of their 

home to care for LaFevers’ wife’s parents; 

her mother had been diagnosed with 

Alzheimer’s disease. Today, LaFevers’ 

father, age 93, still resides with them. 

LaFevers officially retired from the 

school district late last year, but his legacy 

continues. His daughter is a Leander ISD 

employee and just received her principal’s 

certification. 

What’s next for LaFevers? 

Ron LaFevers remains as busy in retirement as he 

was professionally. He is: 

Renovating his son’s duplex in Anchorage, Alaska; 

he flies up for several weeks at a time. 

Renovating, along with Leander ISD educator Tony 

Rouse, the building that will house “Kiss My Glass,” 

a glass jewelry business that will open in June and 

be operated by LaFevers’ and Rouse’s wives. 

Hiking the Brushy Creek Regional Trail (he has 

logged more than 1,000 miles since last July) and 

eventually, the Appalachian Trail.


Community Close-up | da Vinci Surgical System Cedar Park 

By Jenn Rains 

In September 2009, Cedar 

Park Regional Medical Center 

got a helping hand for 

surgeries—the da Vinci Surgical 

System. This $1.3 million system 

is a robotic-assisted technology 

that aids surgeons in performing 

complex procedures without 

using large incisions. The use of 

da Vinci helps reduce pain levels 

and recovery times for patients. 

Since the first operation 

using the technique on 

Clinic and Sleep Center 

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Oct. 15, 2009, CPRMC has had 

42 operations using the system, 

which allows the surgeon to use 

finger controls on a console to 

maneuver instruments on the 

surgical table while looking at a 

3-D image provided by a highdefinition 

camera. 

Dr. Carl Bischoff, a urologist 

at CPRMC, is just one of 

many doctors trained on the da 

Vinci Surgical System. Bischoff 

has used the da Vinci robot to 

remove cancer from kidneys, 

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the bladder and prostate. He has 

also used the system to perform 

urinary and pelvic organ reconstructive 

surgery. 

“Historically, robotic surgery 

has mainly been used in 

the field of urology,” he said. 

“Recently, however, there has 

been adoption of this technology 

in other surgical disciplines 

as well. This is a very exciting 

time for robotic-assisted 

surgery.” 

Three instrument arms, left, contain surgical 

tools, including forceps, needle drivers, 

graspers, scissors and bisectors, that are 

switched out for each operation. The robotic 

arms replicate the surgeon’s movements in real 

time, and a high-definition camera with two 

lenses records the operation. The tools, above, 

are narrower than a fingertip, allowing them to 

enter the body through small incisions. 


A technician who trains surgeons on the device demonstrates how the 

surgeon views the operation as a 3-D image within a scope, top, at the 

console. The surgeon controls the robotic instrument arms with a set 

of stabilized finger grips, center, allowing for smoother, more precise 

movements. The high-definition camera is adjusted with foot pedals.


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Do your part for Cedar Park’s water 

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1 Brushy Creek Splash Pad 


The splash pad opened in 2003 and 

provides a cooling relief to children 

during the hot summer months. The water 

playscape uses recirculated and chemically 

treated water. Rentable shade structures 

along with picnic tables are available. 

2 Buttercup Pool 

411 Twin Oaks Trail 

Buttercup Pool is Cedar Park’s oldest 

aquatic facility. The facility has a small 

water slide and a 1-meter diving board. 

It also features lap swim lanes. The Cedar 

Park Typhoons, a local swim team, uses 

the pool during the mornings in the 

summer. Buttercup Pool has about 200 

people per day in the summer and caters 

to the surrounding Buttercup Creek 

neighborhood. 

3 Elizabeth Milburn Pool 

1901 Sun Chase Blvd. 

Cedar Park’s largest aquatic facility opened 

in 1994 and received a $125,000 facelift in 

2009. The pool is known for its 120-foot 

water slide. It also has lap swim lanes that 

are open from 6–9 a.m. each day, and a 

water playscape. Half of the deck around 

the pool is also shaded and can be rented 

out. The average daily summer attendance 

at the pool is 475 people. The city’s annual 

Fourth of July celebration is held at the 

pool and adjoining park, as is SplashJam, 

which will be Sept. 5 from 5–10:30 p.m. 

and conclude with a fireworks celebration. 

This year the pool will host all the city’s 

swim lessons and feature Parent-Tot 

Swimming Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–noon. 

4 Row Paddle Brushy Creek 


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Row Paddle Brushy Creek opened in 2007 

and offers year-round service for people 

interested in enjoying a paddle on the 

creek. Every year about 4,000 people use 

the service every year, which offers sit-ontop 

kayaks. Single kayaks and two-person 

kayaks are available for rental. Single 

kayaks can be rented for $10 per hour, and 

tandem kayaks are $15 per hour with every 

additional hour costing $5. Row Paddle 

Brushy Creek offers basic kayaking classes 

every Saturday at noon. 

5 Veterans Memorial Pool 

2525 W. New Hope Drive 

The pool opened Memorial Day 2008 and 

features a 40-gallon dumping bucket, 

jumping platform and a drop slide. The 

pool includes large shade structures that 

can be reserved, restrooms and vending 

machines. Cedar Park’s most popular 

swimming pool, Veterans Memorial has an 

average daily attendance of 600 people 

in the summer. Poolapalooza will be held 

at the pool May 31 from noon–8 p.m. with 

cannonball and air guitar contests and live 

music. 

Pools open on the weekends beginning 

May 22 and will be open daily June 5– 

Aug. 22 from 1 p.m.–8 p.m. 

All water playscapes opened May 1. 


6 Robin Bledsoe Pool 

601 S. Bagdad Road 

Robin Bledsoe Pool, which opened in 

1987, is Leander’s main aquatic facility and 

features a 150,000-gallon, junior Olympicsize 

pool. The pool has a diving board and 

is available for rentals. The city contracts 

with a private company to offer swim 

lessons and water aerobics at the pool. 

Opens May 22 for weekends and will be 

open Tuesday–Sunday from noon–7 p.m. 

starting June 5. 

7 Robin Bledsoe Water Playscape 


The water playscape at Robin Bledsoe 

Park has 2,000 gallons of recirculated 

and treated water. The facility has a 

sprinkler, buckets that drop water, a water 

mushroom and water cannons. 

Water playscape opened May 1. 


8 Twin Lakes pool/splash pad 

2300 S. Bell Blvd. 

Twin Lakes pool at the Twin Lakes 

YMCA features two water slides, a water 

mushroom and a beach entry area. A splash 

pad is also part of the aquatic fun. The 

pool, which is 4 feet deep, is free to YMCA 

members. Non-YMCA members can get a $5 

day pass to the pool. Private swim lessons 

and water aerobics are held at the pool 

along with midnight madness, a program 

for teenagers hosted by the YMCA. The 

YMCA will start a new program this year for 

members called dive-in movie nights. 

Pool and splash pad open May 24. 


9 Brushy Creek Lake Park 


A 90-acre park that includes 38 acres of 

water, Brushy Creek Lake Park is Cedar 

Park’s most visited park with about 500 

visitors a day. The park features activities 

for the nature enthusiast including 

bird watching, fishing, water access for 

canoeing and kayaking, and hike and

ike trails. Sand volleyball courts, a water 

playscape, barbecue grills and covered 

pavilions are also featured at the park. The 

newest addition to the park, which opened 

in 2003, are two regulation Bocce courts and 

a covered sandbox. 

10 Brushy Creek Sports Park 


The City of Cedar Park’s newest park, Brushy 

Creek Sports Park opened March 2009 with 

facilities for many sports. The 54-acre park has 

two 300-foot softball fields and three full-size 

soccer/football fields. The softball fields and 

two multipurpose fields are lighted. All field 

space and concession stands are available for 

rent for sporting events. Outdoor exercise 

equipment is located along the Williamson 

County Regional hike and bike trail in the 

park, along with a disc golf course. Basketball 

courts were added this year, and a skate park 

is scheduled to open in June. 

11 Elizabeth Milburn Community Park 

1901 Sun Chase Blvd. 

Elizabeth Milburn Park is on 42 acres of land 

and was built in 1994. The park features a 

swimming pool, BMX track, climbing wall, 

playscape, sand volleyball courts, basketball 

courts, and soccer and wiffle-ball fields. 

There are also covered pavilions for group 

gatherings, a 1-mile hike and bike trail and 

community garden plots that can be rented. 

Milburn Park, which has about 250 daily 

visitors, is home to many city events including 

the Fourth of July Celebration, Cedar Park 

Heritage Festival, SplashJam, Spring Eggstravaganza 

and the movies and concerts in 

the park series every spring and fall. 

12 Veterans Memorial Park 

2525 W. New Hope Drive 

Veterans Memorial Park opened Memorial 

Day 2008 with the Veterans Memorial 

swimming pool and a parking lot. A 

memorial to veterans and active military is 

planned along with other features including 

a dog park, an amphitheater, playscape and 

hike and bike trails. Phase two of the 48-acre 

park is set to begin this summer. 


13 Benbrook Ranch Park 

1100 Halsey Drive 

Leander’s second most popular park and its 

newest, Benbrook Ranch Park opened July 

2008 and is home to the city’s skate park, 

which is primarily a street course with a 

small bowl. The park has softball, soccer and 

football fields, and picnic and pavilion areas. 

Unique features of the park include a disc 

golf course and a BMX track. A concrete and 

granite trail also makes up the park. 

14 Devine Lake Park 

1000 Maplecreek Drive 

A quiet park nestled on the northwest side 

of town, Devine Lake Park opened in 2006 

and is 45.5 acres. The manmade lake is an 

ideal spot for fishing, though swimming is 

not allowed. In the spring the park has an 

extensive display of wildflowers, and an 

area for off-leash pets along with a pavilion, 

children’s playscape and picnic tables. There 

is a ¾ mile woodchip and asphalt trail at the 

park. The Devine Lake Kite Festival is held at 

the park each April. 

15 Robin Bledsoe Park 


Robin Bledsoe Park opened in 1987 and 


is a 16.6-acre facility that houses a pool, 

water playscape and multipurpose fields 

for different sporting events. The fields 

are lighted, as are the basketball courts 

at the park. A concession building and 

amphitheater are also part of the facility, 

which hosts the city’s annual Eggstravaganza 

every spring. The movies in the 

park and concert series are held at the park 

every spring and fall, as well as the annual 

Bluegrass Festival. Picnic areas, a playscape 

and a covered pavilion are also part of the 

park. A concrete, asphalt and woodchip 

trail is available around the park for walkers, 

joggers or cyclists. 


16 Champion Park 


Champion Park opened in October 2007 and 

has a paleontological theme, representing 

the prehistoric past of the area. In keeping 

with the theme, there is a children’s play 

area with castings of dinosaur bones. 

Additional bone castings—a Tyrannosaurus 

rex skeleton—were recently added to the 

play area. The 33-acre park also features a 

large whale that spurts water and boulders 

for climbing. Covered picnic pavilions are 

available along with built-in grills. Access to 

a fishing area on Brushy Creek is available 

and there is a scenic bridge over the creek. 

Champion Park is home to Dinosaur Day each 

May, a celebration in the spring recognizing 

Williamson County’s past. 

17 Twin Lakes Park 

2300 S. Bell Blvd. 

Twin Lakes Park is operated by the YMCA of 

Greater Williamson County and is a 50-acre 

parcel of land. The park, which opened new 

improvements in 2007, features multipurpose 

fields for sports, an archery range, a ropes 

course, sand volleyball courts and pavilions. 

Twin Lakes Park is also the beginning of the 

Williamson County Regional Trail, a hike and 

bike trail that will stretch from Cedar Park to 

Hutto when completed. 

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Regional Park 

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The 800-acre park was built in March 

2003 and provides facilities for many 

different sports including 11 soccer fields, 

a football field and two softball fields. The 

park also boasts eight tennis courts, six 

basketball courts and a 400-meter track. 

A crushed granite hike and bike trail spans 

the perimeter of the park, which is also 

the home to the Cedar Rock Railroad, a 

miniature train that travels around the park. 

A children’s playscape and pavilions are 

part of the amenities, along with a disc golf 

course. A large splash pad is due to open in 

April 2011. 

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can show some initiative and build a business 

on their own skills or partner with others,” 

Clennan said. “That’s what we’ve been 

seeing throughout Williamson County.” 

Small businesses—defined by the 

Small Business Administration as having 

fewer than 100 employees—account for 

98 percent of the businesses in Williamson 

County, according to the 2007 U.S. 

Economic Census. Fifty-four percent of 

the county’s 7,575 businesses have between 

one and four employees. 

The Wilco Entrepreneurs Community is 

a resource for new entrepreneurs looking 

to turn an idea into a profit and established 

business owners ready to take their company 

to the next level. 

Within the umbrella organization, 

there are several subgroups: Wilco Entrepreneurs 

Network, WEC University and 

Wilco Angel Network, aimed at connecting 

and educating new entrepreneurs and 

current business owners, as well as helping 

them secure funding for their ventures. 

“We’re trying to build an ecosystem to 

help entrepreneurs from zero to $1 million,” 

said Robert Felps, founder and director 

of WEC. 

Networking 

The Wilco Entrepreneurs Network 

consists of weekly meetings—held 

each Thursday in different cities in the 

2010 Honoree 

Mr. John Garrett 

county—featuring two nights of business 

small talk each month, along with one 

guest speaker and one tutorial. 

Some of the network’s speakers have 

included St. Edward’s University adjunct 

marketing professor Patrick McCormick 

and Gary Hoover—founder of Bookstop 

and the business information company 

Hoover’s Inc. 

Phil Brewer, economic development 

director for Cedar Park, said city leaders 

throughout Williamson County have 

worked to boost business—no matter what 

city a company chooses. 

“There is more strength in working 

together than each city doing its own thing 

individually,” Brewer said. “We share in the 

mindset that in one of these communities, 

there could be another Michael Dell, the 

founder of Dell Inc. When you have a business 

like that, the whole region benefits.” 

Education 

Developed and led by Director Donna Fox 

and Associate Director Angela Griffiths, 

WEC University offers two hands-on training 

courses for CEOs of companies earning 

up to $1 million in annual revenue. 

Rapid Launch is a 12-week course for 

first-time CEOs and new businesses on 

how to start and operate a business. 

“Part of the goal of Rapid Launch is to 

take ideas, models and tools you might learn 

if you could take a year or two off to get an 

MBA and bring that to an entrepreneur 

who doesn’t have that luxury,” Fox said. 

Rapid Launch covers such topics as 

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basic financial statements. Additional 

one-on-one coaching is also available. 

“In each class they’re learning specific 

things about planning and managing 

a business, and then they’re plugging 

in specifics about their business into this 

model,” Fox said. “At the end, not only do 

they know a lot more, but the CEO has a 

good understanding of the key things they 

need to do to be successful and they have a 

way to track that.” 

WEC University will offer a six-month 

Accelerator Lab to 20 companies poised to 

grow above $1 million in annual revenue. 

Participants are chosen through a selection 

process, and like Rapid Launch, the 

course will employ one-on-one coaching. 

Funding 

When it comes to starting or expanding 

a business, one of the obstacles entrepreneurs 

often face is finding money, which is 

where the Wilco Angel Network comes in. 

A nonprofit network of private investors 

focused on financing area businesses, 

WAN offers two levels of funding. 

Seed funding is typically for companies 

seeking less than $100,000 in loans, while 

angel funding allows for deals of more 

than $100,000 in equity, where investors 

become part owners in the business. 

Clennan hopes the banking industry 

will catch on to the growing microloan 

trend, in which small loans are offered to 

individuals to spur entrepreneurship. 

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Weekly meetings are held Thursdays 

6:30–8:30 p.m. and include two networking 

sessions, a guest speaker and a training every 

month. 

Second Thursday of the month at 

Leander Public Library, 1011 S. Bagdad 

Road, Leander 

Third Thursday of the month at Austin 

Community College, Cypress Creek 

campus, 1555 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park 

First, fourth and fifth Thursdays of 

the month are held at Round Rock Chamber 

of Commerce, 212 East Main St., Round Rock 

WEC University 

The two-hour sessions on how to start 

and operate a business are held Wednesdays 

6–8 p.m. at Texas State University, Round 

Rock Higher Education Center, 

1555 University Blvd., Round Rock. The 

12-week Rapid Launch program is under way, 

and classes for the Accelerator program begin 

Aug. 4. 

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Nonprofit Profile | The Autism Project 

The Autism Project helps families learn more about their children’s capacity to interact with the world around them. 

By Rob Heidrick 

Basic childhood activities are not 

always about fun and games—even the 

simplest routines can help teach fundamental 

skills that determine a child’s path 

to adulthood. For children living with 

autism, picking up life skills and behaviors 

can be a significant hurdle, and their 

families often rely on outside guidance 

during these formative years. 

The Autism Project, a nonprofit 

initiative within the University of Texas 

Department of Kinesiology and Health 

Education, aims to further explore this 

idea by hosting educational programs that 

not only teach life skills to children with 

autism, but also provide hands-on experience 

for university students entering 

health and education fields. 

“In the world of autism spectrum disorders, 

there’s a lot of searching and seeking,” 

Director of Research Jody L. Jensen 

said. “People say, ‘If there’s something 

that might work, I’ll try,’ because it is so 

unknown still. We do not know the cause; 

we do not know why the numbers are rising; 

we do not know a cure. What we do 

know is that educationally, these children 

have an incredible capacity to learn and 

that it is interaction and time on task that 

makes a big difference.” 

The Autism Project offers instructional 

workshops that range from three 

hours to three days long, all of which are 

designed to extend beyond the traditional 

lecture format, Director of Programs 

Pam Buchanan said. 

“Parents can go to a workshop or conference 

and say, ‘This is great information, 

but what do I do when I pull in my driveway 

and walk through the door and my 

child has needs—my family has needs?’” 

Buchanan said. 

The nonprofit has hosted programs for 

families from Round Rock, Pflugerville, 

Georgetown, Waco, Huntsville, San Antonio 

and other locations well beyond the 

UT–Austin campus. Two workshops were 

held at Blackland Prairie Elementary in 

Round Rock ISD last spring, and Autism 

Project volunteers have also led sessions at 

Ridgeview Middle School. 

Many of the programs are geared toward 

the children themselves as well as their 

families, helping them better understand 

the behavioral and social abilities 

of children affected by the disorder. The 

Autism Project also leads summer camp 

programs and weekend overnights, providing 

children with one-on-one mentors and 

allowing their parents to take an evening 

for themselves. 

Another central component of the 

Autism Project is its focus on research, 

creating opportunities for UT students 

to examine the scientific mechanisms 

behind the disorder. Jensen describes 

the project’s academic model as “service 

learning,” which provides hands-on 

experience for students studying psychology, 

education, pharmacy, neuroscience, 

and speech, occupational and physical 

therapy. 

This spring, the Autism Project will 

launch a new program that emphasizes 

physical activity and the importance of 

regular exercise. Personal trainers will 

visit families at their homes twice a week 

for an eight-week period, leading children 

in short workout sessions. 

In addition to promoting physical wellness, 

Jensen also hopes the program will 

give researchers insight into the effects of 

exercise on behavior and mood in children 

with autism. 

“We’ve got some literature that says 

if you can get kids with autism to be 

moderately to vigorously active for 15 

minutes, it really helps to settle them,” 

Jensen said. “This is a low-cost, big-bang 

strategy for how parents and schools 

can help mediate behavior in kids who 

struggle with autism.” 

Buchanan said the Autism Project’s biggest 

challenge is to operate all of its programs 

with no salaried staff, no dedicated 

instructional space and no annual budget 

from the university. The initiative relies 

on a minimum of $100,000 in private 

funding each year to operate its current 

programs, but Buchanan and Jensen have 

set a goal to raise $3 million to pay for 

dedicated faculty and additional assistance 

from graduate students. 

Buchanan said the organization is 

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developing new programs with Eanes 

ISD in Westlake this year and has also 

formed a partnership with Striker Sports 

in Georgetown. With the continued 

expansion of the project, the need to build 

up the program’s resources is becoming 

increasingly important, she said. 

The Autism Project coordinates overnight programs in which 

autistic children spend one-on-one time with mentors. 

Current and upcoming programs 

offered through the Autism Project 

The Autism Project coordinates a variety of 

programs with families and educators to discuss 

the latest information on autism and to allow 

children to participate in social activities. 

“It’s not a classroom structure,” Director of 

Research Jody L. Jensen said. “We try to use the 

typical activities of childhood, but provide greater 

structure. We continue to work on language skills, 

behavioral skills, social skills, transition skills.” 

• Presentations and workshops at education 

centers and schools throughout Central Texas 

• Overnight programs in which children are 

matched with mentors and participate in 

activities while their parents take a night off 

• Summer day camps with group playtime 

• Physical fitness sessions in which personal trainers 

visit children in their homes for short workouts 

• Proposed after-school program with the Austin 

Dog Alliance in which animals would visit children 

• Planned partnership with Striker Sports in 

Georgetown in which the Autism Project will 

offer programs in a new athletics facility 

For ideas on how to get involved, visit 

www.autism-society.org. 

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Regional Report | Abridged stories from our other editions 

Top Stories 

HUD insures $167 

million loan for 

Lakeway hospital 

Lakeway Plans for the Lakeway 

Regional Medical Center will 

continue after the U.S. Department 

of Housing and Urban 

Development announced its 

commitment to insure a $166.9 

million mortgage loan. 

The loan made financing possible 

for the eight-story hospital, 

helipad and parking garage 

along FM 620. 

Study outlines 

challenges in planning 

commuter rail 

Round Rock Commuter rail 

made its debut in Austin in 

March with the opening of the 

Capital Metro Red Line, and 

cities in the Greater Austin area 

have begun discussing proposals 

to add rail service that could 

ultimately tie into the existing 

system. 

The Central Texas Regional 

Mobility Authority and the 

City of Round Rock sponsored 

a study this spring to evaluate 

potential challenges in building 

a rail system with stations in 

Georgetown, Round Rock and 

Pflugerville, connecting to the 

Red Line in northwest Austin. 

The goal of the study, called a 

fatal flaw analysis, was to identify 

problems with the concept that 

could be substantial enough to 

make the project unviable, said 

David Bartels, a planning and 

programs administrator for the 

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Future Lakeway Regional Medical Center Repairs to Echelon I 

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Chairman of Lakeway 

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2012. Construction will begin 

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Proposed route of the Round Rock rail link 

Potential station 

Howard station 

Route alignment 

Route alternative 

Capital Metro 

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link to the Red Line near 

the Howard Lane station. 

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A stop at the Stone Hill 

Town Center could be 

an important economic 

driver for local retailers. 

University Blvd. 

New developments 

The Avery Centre is one of 

several transit-oriented 

developments accessible 

from the proposed rail line. 

Avery Centre 

Dell Diamond 

Park and ride 

The proposed Dell Diamond 

station would allow 

commuters to park at the 

stadium’s existing lot and 

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Northwest Austin Two months 

after Austin resident Joseph 

Stack intentionally flew his 

single-engine plane into the 

side of the Echelon I building, 

9430 Research Blvd., the site 

is still fenced off while crews 

begin demolition. The smoke 

has cleared and the rock wall at 

the base of the building has been 

replaced; however, despite the 

work, the building looks much as 

it did the day of the crash. 

In early April crews finished 

rock work at the base of the 

building that kept the righthand 

lane of the US 183 frontage 

road closed. 

Kevin Kimball, with KVA Inc., 

who manages buildings one and 

two in the complex, said there 

was no damage to the building’s 

foundation. 

Tax appraisals 

Williamson County Aerial photography 

with change-detection 

software and online educational 

webcasts are two features 

Williamson Central Appraisal 

District Chief Appraiser Alvin 

Lankford set in motion for 

2010. The changes help the 

government entity accurately 

and openly determine property 

values so taxing entities—school 

districts, Williamson County 

and city governments—can levy 

ad valorem taxes. 

“As a new chief appraiser, I’m 

trying to find innovative ways to 

get information to the public,” 

said Lankford, who was hired 

in the first quarter of 2009—too 

late to implement changes for last 

year’s appraisal cycle. 

“The only engineering we are 

doing right now is for reconstruction,” 

he said. “That will probably 

be ongoing as we open up 

the different areas [within the 

building]. That will be part of the 

reconstruction.” 

Construction crews started 

demolition work on the first floor 

and continue to remove materials 

damaged by fire and water. 

“The next step will be taking 

out the damaged areas where 

the plane hit, and that is going 

to be a little more complicated,” 

Kimball said. 


“The appraisal district only 

appraises property,” Lankford 

said. “We do not tax property.” 

About 20 appraisers spent six 

months determining the value of 

the county’s property improvements 

through field research and 

market statistics to prepare for 

notices to residents on April 26. 

“Appraisals should be a 

reflection of the marketplace,” 

Lankford said. 


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Cameron T. King MD, Jennifer Cardwell MD, 

and Betzi Mathew MD

Business Profile 

Coyote Moon Coffee LLC 79 Eastview Drive, Ste. 102 

868-2557 • www.coyotemooncoffee.com 

Georgetown After about six 

months in business as a coffee 

roaster and wholesaler operating 

from a minimalist manufacturing 

space, Cynthia Garcia is ready 

to open a coffee and espresso bar 

at the H-E-B at Hwy. 29 and IH 

35 in May. From her first service 

location, she will serve freshbrewed 

coffee and sell 1-pound 

bags of beans she roasts herself. 

At Coyote Moon Coffee LLC, 

Garcia roasts beans from all over 

the world. The process, she said, is 

80 percent science and 20 percent 

artistic flare. 

“I am the only roaster, and 

even as the business grows, I 

intend to be the only roaster so it 

has the same profile,” she said. 

To ensure each bean achieves 

the ideal temperature and color 

for Coyote Moon coffees, Garcia 

Transportation Report 

Central Austin In April, city 

staff recommended that Rio 

Grande and Nueces streets be 

designated as the Downtown 

Bicycle Boulevard, with trafficcalming 

measures to be implemented 

only on Rio Grande. 

A bicycle boulevard is a street 

where all types of vehicles are 

allowed, but the road is modified 

to enhance bicycle safety and 

convenience. The draft recommendation, 

following months of 

stakeholders meetings, is pending 

approval from city boards, 

commissions and council members. 

A study on the economic 

impact of the boulevard was due 

May 11, and City Council is set to 

consider the plan June 10. 

If approved, construction of the 

$670,000 project would begin in 

the fall or winter, starting with 

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Rio Grande elements, including 

back-in angle parking, a new 

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traffic circles. Nueces recommendations 

from Third to Seventh 

streets would be part of the ongoing 

Great Streets project, and 

features from Seventh to MLK 

Jr. Boulevard would be installed 

along with a major waterline project 

set for spring 2012. 

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bicycle and pedestrian bridge be 

built to connect Rio Grande to 

the Lance Armstrong Bikeway/ 

Shoal Creek Trail at Fourth 

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But the structure the city once 

touted as an example of Austin’s 

unique “weirdness” is now being 

threatened by the city for code 

compliance and zoning. 

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Vince Hannemann a citation 

for not having a building permit 

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on Burnet Road in north Austin 

from October to December. 

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office provides a place to take 

clients and to have a monthly 

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In the News 

Southwest Austin In April 

Sweet Leaf Tea Company, 

3601 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 

D-100, purchased Ohio-based 

Tradewinds Beverage Company, 

which produces bottled tea and 

juice. Tradewinds will keep its 

manufacturing operations in Ohio. 

Visit www.sweetleaftea.com. 

Lakeway Country music singer 

and songwriter Brad Paisley will 

headline the Aquapalooza 2010 

Signature Event July 10. The event 

will be free, but will require boat 

access, as the concert will not be 

accessible by land. The Sail & Ski 

Center in Lakeway and Sea Ray will 

be hosting the event. The Signature 

Event will be held at Mile Marker 22 

at The Reserve at Lake Travis, a new 

waterfront resort between Pace 

Bend and Point Venture. Visit 

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Northwest Austin Maggie’s 

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Southern comfort–style food, will 

open this spring at 12001 Burnet 

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News Report | Austin Regional Intelligence Center 

By Kelsey Wilkinson 

Local police say Austin has 

more than 2,000 active gang 

members, and the city’s proximity 

to the drug trade along the 

Mexican border caused the U.S. 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

recently to designate Austin 

as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

Area. 

“My sense, as 

I talk to police, 

is that Austin 

has changed 

rapidly in the 

last 20 years,” 

said Michael 

Lauderdale, a 

criminal justice 

professor 

at The University 

of Texas 

and chair of the 

city’s public safety commission. 

“Austin is much, much larger. It 

has acquired serious problems in 

terms of drugs in the community 

and people engaged in moving 

those drugs.” 

The fear that drug-related violence 

could make its way to Austin 

is the key component that 

influenced Lauderdale to support 

the city’s decision to establish 

the Austin Regional Intelligence 

Center, also known as the 

fusion center. 

Information fused 

The ARIC aims to prevent the 

spread of that caliber of crime and 

violence through data collection 

and analysis. Operating under 

the umbrella of the Department 

of Homeland Security, it shares 

data with local, state and federal 

law enforcement agencies. 

Lauderdale said a fusion center 

would be crucial in situations 

where law enforcement agencies 

from different jurisdictions work 

separately to solve crimes that 

“If a fusion center was set 

up, the flow of data would 

happen more quickly. 

Ordinarily, without a fusion 

center, it would take weeks 

to pull that data together.” 

Learn from 

the past 

may be committed by the same 

perpetrators—for instance, similar 

burglaries that occur across 

city or county lines. 

“If a fusion center was set up, 

the flow of data would happen 

more quickly,” Lauderdale said. 

“Ordinarily, without a fusion 

center, it would take weeks to 

pull that data 

together.” 

Local law 

e n f o r c e m e n t 

began pursuing 

a fusion center 

in 2008 when 

Travis County 

received Urban 

Area Security 

Initiative status 

by the DHS. The 

status identifies 

counties with 

significant security issues and 

enables them to apply for Homeland 

Security funds. In August 

2009 the Austin City Council, 

with those funds, approved the 

center, which will be located in 

a Department of Public Safety 

building in north Austin. The 

council will vote on the final 

details of the center in late May. 

The center is not yet operating, 

but by as early as midsummer it 

will be one of more than 70 working 

fusion centers across the country 

collecting data from financial, 

health care, retail, energy, electronic 

and education sectors. 

Data overload 

The breadth and ambiguity 

of the center’s jurisdiction combined 

with the amount, type and 

speed of the data collected has 

some groups worried. 

“We can do all kinds of guessing 

about what information 

could impact public safety,” said 

Chuck Young, founder of Texans 

for Accountable Government, a 

—Michael Lauderdale 

Criminal justice professor, 

University of Texas 

Confidential 

In an effort to produce an intelligence center with 

a good reputation, Austin Police Department Chief 

of Staff David Carter said Austin is looking to other 

centers to learn best practices. To view a draft of the 

fusion center’s privacy policy, visit 

more.impactnews.com/8002. 

Operation goals for Austin Regional Intelligence Center: 

• Establish a strong relationship with law enforcement partners 

• Strive for public support with strong privacy 

policy and government transparency 

• Develop and become a national model for 

efficient and effective training techniques 

for employees 

MAP 

• Obtain strong executive leadership 

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group vocal in its opposition to 

the center. 

Young addressed the members 

of the Public Safety Commission 

at its April 5 meeting to express 

his concerns over the type of data 

allowed to be collected based on 

vague wording in the fusion center’s 

privacy policy. 

“Other agencies used data collected 

from things like consumer 

cards to track salmonella outbreaks,” 

Young said. “But I don’t 

think it’s appropriate to channel 

that type of data through a 

fusion center.” 

While Lauderdale supports the 

establishment of the ARIC, he 

remains cautious about how data 

that runs through the center is 

collected and dissected. 

“If I assume you are a member 

of a Mexican drug cartel because 

you drink Corona instead of Budweiser, 

that’s obviously an abuse 

of the data,” Lauderdale said. 

Part of the public safety commission’s 

job will be to monitor 

and assess the center’s operations 

and how its data is analyzed. 

Classified? 

“[The fusion center] is not in 

operation yet, so it hasn’t actively 

violated any civil liberties,” said 

Matt Simpson, a policy strategist 

for American Civil Liberties 

Union of Texas. “The concern 

isn’t that the policies themselves 

will violate our constitutional 

civil liberties; it’s more of a concern 

of the actors themselves.” 

Once data is collected, local 

law enforcement is then left 

with the task of determining 

how the data is analyzed and 

who gets to see it. Other fusion 

centers have already established 

a record of coercion and 

discrimination on the part of law 

enforcement officials, said. 

“Sometimes people think the 

Fusion centers in Texas 

fusion center is an investigative 

center, but it’s not. It’s an analysis 

center,” said David Carter, 

Austin Police Department Chief 

of Staff. “The people who will be 

in the center are primarily crime 

analysts who aren’t necessarily 

police officers.” 

Carter said individuals 

involved with analyzing data will 

receive specialized training, and 

police officers who want access 

to the information will have to 

demonstrate that they have a significant 

right to obtain it based 

on an investigation. 

“Even that information will 


Intelligence center’s participating agencies 

Federal, state and local agencies will collect, analyze and share information 

obtained through the Austin Regional Intelligence Center with the goal of 

preventing crime and terrorism in Central Texas. The Austin center would be 

one of more than 70 fusion centers nationwide. 


Sheriff’s Office 

San Marcos Police 

department 

Federal agencies 

Georgetown Police 

department 

Texas Fusion Center 

Managed by the state’s Intelligence and 

Counterterrorism Division, this fusion center supports 

criminal investigation across Texas. Participating 

agencies include the Texas Department of Criminal 

Justice, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 

Department of Homeland Security, Department 

of the Treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, and the Air and Army 

National Guard. Visit www.txdps.state.tx.us/ 

IntelligenceCounterTerrorism. 

North Central Texas Fusion System 

The Dallas fusion center began operations in 

February 2006 and shares information across a 

16-county region in the metroplex. Visit 

www.fusionsystem.us. 

Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center 

Located in the Houston Emergency Center, the 

Houston fusion center shares information with other 

police departments in the greater Houston area. 

Hays County 


Round Rock Police 

department 

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INTELLIGENCE 

CENTER 

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State agencies 

Pflugerville Police 

department 

University of Texas 

Police department 

Austin Police 

department 

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be tracked by the center to make 

sure it is valid,” he said. 

Weighing the risk 

Despite a public that seems 

inclined to root against the fusion 

center, the city is proceeding with 

its plans—a verdict based on the 

idea that not to is risky. 

“The majority of Austin gang 

members are at street level,” 

Carter said, as opposed to organized 

crime rings. “But we do 

know that when crime groups are 

looking for folks to be involved 

in trafficking, they reach out to 

groups such as that.” 

Thomas Ruocco, assistant 

director of criminal investigations 

for the Texas Department of 

Public Safety, said Austin could 

experience an increase in drug 

crime in the future. 

Until the center can be observed 

in action, the city and some of its 

groups may remain divided. 

“Any time we talk about police 

work, and criminal types of 

things, and national intelligence, 

there is a pendulum,” Lauderdale 

said. “One side is crime control, 

and all of us want to be free of 

crime. But one of the things associated 

with controlling crime is 

the gathering of current and historical 

information.”


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Despite the economy taking 

a toll on Central Texas, developments—residential 

and commercial—are 

still taking shape 

in Leander. Catering to small 

businesses and warehouses, 

Business Park 2243 is filling up 

fast with the potential to be full 

by October, a year after renovations 

started. 

Hinckley’s Crystal Falls development, 

which will feature residential 

and commercial elements 

when complete, continues to build 

new homes and attract residents. 

New developments are underway 

in Leander, but there is still 

more to come in the future. The 

Vision of Leander and the transitoriented 

development are just two 

big projects that will shape the 

scenery of the city in future years. 

Business Park 2243 

The multiple warehouse buildings 

that were once home to 

Aquatic Industries is becoming 

a popular hub for commercial 

development in Leander. 

The campus stood empty after 

Aquatic Industries relocated in 

June 2009 until Mike Elmore, 

owner of the development group 

MPE Realty and president of 

Austin Capital Concrete, came 

up with an idea. 

“I saw the business and 

thought, ‘I wonder if I can take 

the warehouses and break this 

thing down into smaller businesses,’” 

he said. 

Elmore started renovating the 

seven buildings in October 2009 

and planned to offer retail space 

in the front portion and office 

warehouses in the back part of 

the 80,000-sq.-ft. development. 

Instead, Business Park 2243 

is becoming home to a diverse 

group, as retail, offices, a school 

and a theater company are committed 

to locating in the park. A 

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skating rink is also a possibility 

for the back 10 acres, which is 

zoned heavy industry. 

“This is becoming more than 

what I had envisioned, and I 

think it’s coming together great,” 

Elmore said. “There’s not a lot 

of office and warehouse space in 

Leander for smaller businesses 

and there’s a need for that.” 

The overall value of the development 

is expected to be about 

$5 million to $6 million. 

Crystal Falls 

The idea for the Crystal Falls 

development was born 15 years 

ago when Hinckley, while horseback 

riding, discovered rolling 

hills in the middle of nowhere. 


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“I knew we had to have it,” 

said Hinckley, president of The 

Lookout Group Inc. “This 1,500 

acres surrounding the Golf Club 

at Crystal Falls was the start of 

the complicated assemblage of 

ranches and small tracts that 

now comprise the Crystal Falls 

Master Plan.” 

The Crystal Falls development 

began in 1997 with 1,500 acres 

and has grown to 5,000 acres 

spanning from Bagdad Road 

west to Nameless Road between 

RM 1431 and FM 2243. 

The project is 10–15 percent 

complete with 1,300 homes built 

and about 3,500 acres left to 

develop, Hinckley said. The homes 

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will range from the traditional 

60-foot-wide lot to 5 acres—and 

everything in between. 

“We have everything except 

starter homes below $200,000,” 

he said. “Our hope is to have a 

vertical move-up market within 

the community, so folks can 

move up or down within the 

community as their lives and 

incomes change.” 

The award-winning master 

planned community boasts five 

subdivisions, churches, three 

elementary schools and a Walgreens, 

but Hinckley’s plan 

includes more commercial in the 

future. 

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commercial business partners 

who raise the bar, and we have 

resisted the temptation to sell to 

convenience stores and gas stations,” 

Hinckley said. “We have 

serious interests from a grocery 

chain, upscale retailers, restaurants 

and a host of medical and 

wellness providers.” 

The Vision of Leander 

The southeast corner of Crystal 

Falls Parkway and Toll 

183A is just farmland and trees 

today, but it will soon house The 

Vision, a commercial mixed-use 

development. 

Rick Castleberry, principal 

of Paladin Cres Commercial 

Real Estate, conceived the idea

Laura Wickett 

Past developments 

Commons at Crystal Falls, 2006 

Sean Whitehead State Farm 

Insurance, Sylvan Learning Center, 

Walgreens, Luigi’s Italian Restaurant 

The Forum, 2007 

H-E-B Plus, Subway, Papa Murphy’s, 

Twin Liquors, Leander Smiles 

Dentistry, Live Oak Chiropractic, 

Goodwill, Jack Brown Cleaners, 

Blockbuster, H&R Block, Gamestop, 

TGF Hair Salon, Chase Bank, PostNet, 

Luxury Nails, Fantastic Sams, Family 

First Healthcare (opening in July) 

The Oaks at Crystal Falls, 2008 

Texas Family Eyecare, Majak Office 

Suites and Business Support Services, 

Harris & Schroeder Law Firm 

Gateway at Leander, 2008 

Lowe’s Home Improvement, Kohl’s, 

International Bank of Commerce, Taco 

Bell, McDonald’s, AT&T, Great Clips, 

Leander Eye Care 

Crystal Falls Gateway Plaza, 2009 

Cricket, Starbucks Coffee, Southern’s 

Pizza & Sports Bar 

County Glen Plaza, 2009 

La Chaparrita, Kumon, Hudson’s 

Jewelers, Baby Face Day Spa 

(relocating at the end of May) 

County Glen Plaza has space for future growth. 

with partners Doug Devine and 

Tucker Lewis. Castleberry owns 

69 acres along the intersection 

and has another 6 acres under 

contract with additional acreage 

in the works. 

Depending on market conditions, 

Castleberry hopes to start 

building infrastructure by the 

end of the year for phase one, 

which will include pad sites for 

restaurants, banks, drug stores 

and other retail along Toll 183A 

and Crystal Falls Parkway. 

Phase one is just the beginning 

of a larger, more diverse project. 

“We’re trying to develop a live, 

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mixed-use commercial, retail, 

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Current developments 

1 Sterling Classical School, opens 

July 1 

2 Smokey Mo’s, opens July 1 

3 Seth Tanner, Farmers Insurance 

Agency, opened April 

4 Way Off Broadway Community 

Players, opens Aug. 1 

5 Hill Country Bible Church 

Leander, in negotiations 

6 Texas Swing Company, opens 

June 1 

• Negotiations are in the works 

with companies in the industries 

of catering, dry cleaning, 

furniture and several dry 

warehouse users 

• 10 acres in the back are zoned 

heavy industry 

office and with some dense residential 

community,” Castleberry 

said. “There is a lot of potential for 

this corner and with good planning 

it can be developed well.” 

Transit-oriented 

development 

The City of Leander’s plan to 

have a 2,300-acre transit-oriented 

development between US 183 and 

Toll 183A is still in the works, 

despite tough economic times. 

“The economy has really had 

an impact. Realistically, it will 

probably be 2012 before we see 

any vertical build,” said Pix 

Howell, Leander’s urban design 

officer. “We’re going to position 

ourselves for growth and we’re 

 

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Crystal Falls 

The swimming pool at The Boulders features the 

limestone theme found throughout Crystal Falls. 

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Austin 

Capital 

Concrete 

(Location 

subject to 

change) 

• Five subdivisions: Grand Mesa, 

The Boulders, The Fairways, The 

Highlands, Caprock 

• Total acreage: 5,000 acres 

Left to develop: 3,500 acres 

• 13,000 total homes from 

$200,000 to $1 million 

• Lots range from 60-feet wide to 

5 acres 

• Neighborhoods will be annexed 

into City of Leander city limits in 

the future 

• Limestone from local quarry 

used in amenities of subdivisions 

going to be ready for it when the 

economy turns.” 

Some of the transportation 

aspects of the TOD are falling into 

place, with Capital Metro’s Red 

Line commuter rail opening in 

March and the beginning of the 

Toll 183A expansion in March. 

The TOD will have an estimated 

population of 30,000 at 

build-out and feature single-family 

and multifamily residential 

units, commercial and retail. 

“There has to be a mix of those 

elements in all parts of the plan,” 

Howell said. 

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Future developments 


• Austin Community 

College closed on 

property near the 

rail station and will 

begin a campus 

master planning 

process in the 

coming months 

• Capital Metro’s 

Red Line opened 

in March in the 

TOD 

• Buildings will 

have zoning 

flexibility to 

accommodate 

changes in 

market demand 

• Total acreage: 

2,300 acres 

• Estimated 

population: 

30,000 


 

 

 

 

 


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2243 

• All businesses will be built with green 

resources (building materials, cooling 

systems and materials that capture 

electricity) 

• 75 acres with potential for additional 

acreage; infrastructure to begin in next few 

months 

• The development will have mixed-use 

zoning for commercial, office, retail and 

residential 

 

 

 

 

 

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League’s Dallas Stars. 

The team relocated to Cedar 

Park from Iowa and is composed 

of players from all over 

the world including the U.S., 

Canada, Russia and Finland. 

The relocation of the team, 

having it in the same state 

and just a few hours from 

its NHL affiliate, has 

been a big benefit. 

“It’s been huge 

for both teams. 

If Dallas needs 

someone, they 

can get them there pretty quickly,” 

said Josh Fisher, director of 

media relations for the Texas 

Stars. “It gives our guys a better 

chance of getting to the NHL 

and getting a chance to play than 

if they were far away. It also is 

good for us for branding with an 

in-state NHL team.” 

The Texas Stars inaugural 

season has been a winning one 

as the team finds itself in the 

Western Conference finals for 

the Calder Cup after beating 

Chicago in game seven of the 

second round of playoffs. 

Because of the Stars’ success 

and the league’s popularity in 

Central Texas, the team has 

enjoyed three sell-out crowds 

this season and have a nightly 

average attendance of 5,300 fans 

at each home game. 

“The Greater Austin area has 

Austin Toros 

The Austin Toros, an NBA development 

league team, ended a successful 

fifth season in Austin this April by 

playing in the conference finals. 

Two years ago the team, which was owned 

by private investors, was sold to the San 

Antonio Spurs. Since that time, the franchise 

has made it to the playoffs every year and 

holds the third-best record in the league. 

The Toros, one of only three teams owned 

by a parent NBA affiliate, compete against 15 

other teams across the nation. Players have the 

opportunity to be called up to a parent team, 

and the NBA parent teams are able to assign players to the D-League. 

The basketball team makes its home at the Austin Convention 

Center where it plays all home games. The Toros’ seasons spans from 

November–April with playoffs during mid-April. 

Courtesy Ron Byrd 

enthusiastic sport fans that we 

hoped would embrace hockey, and 

they did,” Texas Stars President 

Rick McLaughlin said. “The City 

of Cedar Park presented the Texas 

Stars with a beautiful building 

and a great partnership, allowing 

us to play in a growing market.” 

Support from the community 

has been so promising that the 

team is already looking forward 

to next year, Fisher said. 

“I think it was big and it gives 

us something to work on to 

increase for next season,” he said. 

In trying to appeal to the 

community and its fan base, the 

Texas Stars have many promotions 

and special events for those 

who turn out for games, including 

giving away everything from 

Stars’ fleece blankets to sports 

water bottles to pennants and 

hockey pucks. 

Courtesy Chris Covatta/Getty 

Harrell Pkwy. 

12th St. 

Trinity St. 

Cesar Chavez St. 

Loyola Ln. 

New Hope Dr. 

Texas Stars Hockey 

Ticket prices: $9–$50 

Venue: Cedar Park Center 

2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park 

467-8277 

www.texasstarshockey.com 

Round Rock Express 


Venue: The Dell Diamond 

3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock 

255-2255 

www.roundrockexpress.com 

N 

Avenue of 

the Stars 

Lamar Blvd. 

Austin Aztex 

4th St. 

Palm Valley Blvd. 

Decker Ln. 

Red River St. 

Austin Toros 

Ticket prices: 

$8–$40, based on section 

Call for reserved seats 

Venue: Austin Convention Center 

500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin 

236-8333 • www.austintoros.com 

15th St. 

Shoal 

Creek Blvd. 

Ticket prices: 

$15 (adult), $12 (youth) 

$10 (group of 20 or more) 

Venue: House Park 

1301 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin 

335-8881 • www.austinaztex.com 

I-35 

Austin Turfcats 


Venue: Travis County Exposition Center 

7311 Decker Lane, Austin 

929-8228 • www.turfcats.com 

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Courtesy Round Rock Express 

Minor League Baseball gained 

a presence in Central Texas 10 

years ago when the Round Rock 

Express team, the Triple-A affiliate 

for the Houston Astros, was 

established. 

Since then the team’s popularity 

continues to grow as it provides 

not just fun for the sports 

enthusiast, but also a place to 

take the whole family. 

“We have met the need for a 

fun, safe, affordable environment 

for families to spend time together,” 

said Laura Fragoso, director 

of marketing for the Express. 

One team goal is to provide 

entertainment for all ages, which 

the team does by providing 

a rock climbing wall, bungee 

trampoline, and a swimming 

area for group rentals—all 

within The Dell Diamond for 

kids to enjoy throughout the 

game. There are also betweeninning 

promotions and games to 

keep the crowd involved. 

The Express gets its name 

from principal owner and Major 

League Baseball Hall of Famer 

Nolan Ryan, who was nicknamed 

the “Ryan Express.” The 

Express attracted about 8,700 

fans per night during the 2009 

season and will welcome its 

seven millionth fan this season, 

Austin Aztex 


Round Rock Express 

The Austin Aztex soccer team began over a 

year ago when Phil Rawlins, a native of Stokeon-Trent 

in the U.K., saw a need in his new home. 

Rawlins found that Central Texas has about 30,000 

kids playing soccer and 7,000 to 8,000 adults in 

leagues, but there was no professional league. 

So, in 2008 he formed a sister-club with the English 

Premier League team Stoke City, for which he 

sits on the board, and the Austin Aztex was formed. 

Their season runs from March to October. 

Austin Turfcats 

Compiled by Jenn Rains and Mary Tuma 

Fragoso said. 

“When the Express debuted 

and The Dell Diamond opened 

its gates in 2000, we had a vision 

of bringing something special to 

the game and to the fans,” said 

Reid Ryan, CEO and founder of 

the Round Rock Express. “The 

response of support from the 

community has been overwhelming.” 

Aside from popularity in the 

area, fans have seen many players 

go on to play in the Majors, 

as 114 players from the Express 

have done. The Express has also 

made playoff appearances four 

times during its first 10 seasons 

in Central Texas. 

Fans who come to the ballpark 

get the chance to enjoy special 

events and promotions almost 

every night of the week as the 

Express has Kids Days, half 

price group nights, special giveaways 

and “Thirsty Thursdays,” 

which offers discounted drinks. 

“Ryan Sanders Baseball is 

proud of the progress we have 

made in the Central Texas community, 

and fan enjoyment at the 

ballpark will continue to be our 

top priority,” Reid Ryan said. 

The Express’ season runs April 

to September. All home games 

are played at The Dell Diamond. 

Following an inaugural 2009 season, where the Austin Turfcats 

made it to the Southern Indoor Football League President’s Cup championship 

game, the Turfcats were accepted into the larger 25-team 

Indoor Football League. They play from February–June with home 

games at the Travis County Expo Center. 

Courtesy Patrick Meredith


Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of candidate interviews that will appear until the November general 

election, as part of Community Impact Newspaper’s mission to promote civic involvement. For complete 

transcripts, interviews with candidates for other positions on the ballot and more information about the 

election, visit www.impactnews.com/vote10. 

Cynthia Long 

Republican (incumbent) 

Lived in county: 22 years 

Education: Bachelor’s of business administration, 

Texas A&M University 

Community involvement: Cedar Park Planning 

and Zoning Commission; Cedar Park City Council; 

founding board chair of Twin Lakes YMCA 

260-4280 

www.cynthialong.com 

What are the three most important 

issues to your constituents? 

Roads. I have a real concern living 

off of 1869. Cynthia Long loves to brag 

about how she’s got Williams Drive 

expanded, and it’s not even in her 

precinct. A lot of our ranch roads and 

county roads are in bad shape. The back 

roads are in desperate need of upgrading 

and repair. These roads are twolane, 

no-shoulder roads, and they have 

thousands of vehicles a day. 

Environment. The EPA wants the 

standards for air pollution lowered 

about 5 to 10 percent. Several months 

ago they passed a no idling law (for 

trucks along the road). They’ve got 

this law that they’re not supposed to 

idle more than five minutes. Nobody’s 

enforcing this standard. 

Hutto landfill. It’s a county concern. 

CEDAR PARK 

W OMEN’S CENTER 

Bringing Women’s Healthcare Home 

Now in our new location 

 

 

 

Williamson County precinct 2 commissioners 

What are the three most important 

issues to your constituents? 

Transportation is one of the first and 

foremost—making sure that we stay 

ahead of the problem and don’t allow 

congestion to get worse and plan for the 

future. We need to plan for the infrastructure 

we need for the growth. 

Another issue is economic development 

and trying to recruit businesses to Williamson 

County so that our citizens don’t 

have to commute to Austin and Travis 

County every day to go to work. This also 

helps on the transportation side. 

Maintaining a low tax rate and providing 

services we are mandated to provide, 

but not expanding government. I believe 

maintaining a limited government is 

important. 

They want to fund a full-time inspector 

to come in, but instead of hiring someone 

really expert in that field, they want to 

give workers four to five hours of training 

to inspect this fill. They also said they 

wanted to put landscaping in, but have 

nothing in writing and it’s just been talk. 

How do you plan to address these 

issues if elected? 

Especially on the roads, I want to talk 

with the right people and get the state 

moving on this. Also, 40 percent of the 

county budget is set aside for [SH] 29 

corridor. We don’t need this. We need 

infrastructure fixed up so people can 

drive around their local area safely. 

They’ve [commissioners] got to represent 

the people. The people in my area 

want the roads fixed. This part of the 

county is not being treated as fairly as the 

Mikaela Rush, M.D. 

Obstetrics and Gynecology 

Accepting new patients 

 

How do you plan to address these 

issues if re-elected? 

I’m very involved in our transportation 

planning for the county. I also sit on 

a regional committee for transportation 

planning. We need to utilize county dollars, 

but also utilize our state and federal 

dollars in regards to roads. 

As for economic development, by eliminating 

the freeport tax we eliminated an 

unfair business tax. We also need to cut 

taxes to businesses and partner with cities 

around the county to work with them 

toward economic development to attract 

new businesses to the area. 

What are the biggest challenges for 

Williamson County? 

Health care. The county is required 

to spend up to 8 percent of its budget 

southern part of the county like Cedar 

Park and Anderson Mill. 

For the environment, if you’ve got the 

laws, enforce them. Don’t beat around the 

bush or lie about them. You need to do it 

and fix it. 

With the landfill I would go talk to the 

City Council in Hutto and see what they 

want done. Address the issue and don’t 

try to get around it. 

What are the biggest challenges for 


Growth and water. You can’t have one 

without the other. Water is a big issue 

in Texas and a big issue in Williamson 

County. You’ve got to be careful with 

your water and conserve it. You can’t do 

anything without water. 

We’ve got a lot of land out here, but 

you’ve got to have planned growth. 

Election 

dates 

Election date: Nov. 2 

Last day to register to vote: Oct. 4 

Early voting: Oct. 18–Oct. 29 

Last day to apply for ballot by mail: Oct. 26 

Interviews by Jenn Rains 

The Commissioners Court is made up of four commissioners and the county judge and is the governing body for Williamson County. The county judge presides as 

the chairman and is elected in a county-wide election every four years. The commissioners are elected every four years by the voters of their respective precinct. 

Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday morning at Commissioners Courtroom, 710 Main Street, Georgetown and is in charge of adopting the county budget 

each year and setting the county’s tax rate. Other responsibilities of the court include operating county parks, issuing bonds and building roads and bridges. 

CEDAR PARK 

W OMEN’S CENTER 

Bringing Women’s Healthcare Home 

Now in our new location 

1401 Medical Parkway B Ste. 410 


www.cedarparkwomenscenter.com 

on indigent health care. Because of the 

economic conditions, the county has seen 

more people apply. The county has spent 

3, 4 or 5 percent in previous years, but this 

year it will hit 8 percent. That’s going to 

continue to be an issue for us. My hope is 

what happened at the national level will 

be repealed or drastically cut down. If not, 

we have to seriously look at the effects at 

the county level. 

What’s the most unique aspect of 


It’s an urban and a rural county. Williamson 

County is attractive to people 

who want either lifestyle. Because it’s a 

very conservative county and we have 

run government in a very conservative 

way, it’s attractive to both families and 

businesses. 

Jim Stauber 

Democrat 

Lived in county: 13 years 

Education: Spring Lake Park High School in 

Minnesota; on-the-job training 

Community involvement: Board of directors 

for Hope Alliance of Williamson County; 

St. Vincent De Paul Society, North District 

Council; Williamson County Democratic Party 

698-9240 

www.jstauber.com 

Jennifer L. Meadows, M.D. 

Obstetrics and Gynecology 

Accepting new patients 

(512) 260-3636


Environmental Report | Water conservation 

Water recedes from a strip of land normally submerged when Lake Travis was full in this August 2009 photo. The lake level was about 632 feet. The lake 

measured nearly 50 feet deeper in early May 2010 after a series of wetter than normal months. 


Officials in the region hope 

the year’s wet start has caused 

residents to water outdoors 

less often; however, leaders will 

continue to encourage water 

conservation. Weather patterns 

are difficult to predict and a 

drought can happen anytime. 

Lower Colorado River 

Authority 

On April 30, Lower Colorado 

River Authority officials 

launched its “Don’t be fooled 

by a full Lake Travis” campaign 

and announced a streamlined 

watering schedule for its users 

in Austin and Cedar Park. 

Water schedule 

Effective immediately, residential 

water customers will follow a 

twice-a-week watering schedule. 

Customers can water as 

needed only before 10 a.m. or 

after 7 p.m. 

Odd-numbered addresses 

water on Wednesdays and 

Saturdays; even-numbered 

UNRESOLVED THYROID? 

addresses water on Thursdays 

and Sundays 

The watering schedule is 

mandatory in Austin and voluntary 

in Cedar Park. 

Lake level campaign 

The effort lists and addresses 

top ways customers waste water 

as a way to teach people how 

much water and money they 

can save by fixing leaky fixtures, 

following the watering schedule 

and repairing broken sprinkler 

heads. 

• Fixing a leaky faucet can save 3,000 

gallons a year 

• Repairing a broken sprinkler head 

can save hundreds of gallons per 

watering 

• A leaky toilet can waste up to 200 

gallons a day, and is the top water 

waster inside the home 

• Following the water schedule 

can reduce water use by about 25 

percent 

• Call 3-1-1 to report water schedule 

violations 


The city is in its third year of 

participating in Water IQ, the 

• Fatigue/Low Energy 

• Unexplained weight gain 

• Diffi culty losing weight 

• Morning headaches 

• Depression 

state’s water conservation campaign. 

The effort aims to reduce 

water consumption, promote 

the watering schedule, educate 

consumers about the natural 

water source and help residents 

understand water planning in 

Cedar Park. 

Toilet replacement 

In April, city officials 

launched a toilet replacement 

program in partnership with 

the Lower Colorado River 

Authority that expires May 30. 

Visit www.cedarparktx.us to 

apply. 

• Water accounts must be in good 

standing and houses built before 

1992 

• Qualifying households will be eligible 

for two low-flow toilets that can save 

up to 5,000 gallons per year per toilet 

compared to traditional toilets 

• Residents are responsible for pickup 

and installation of toilets 

Media campaign 

In addition to print, online 

and movie theater ads included 

in past campaigns, the Water 

IQ promotion for 2010 includes 

new features. Visit 

• Constipation 

• Thinning or brittle hair 

• Always feelings cold 

• Poor circulation in 

hands and feet 

• Anxiety 

• Night sweats 

• Insomnia 

When lab tests are normal and symptoms persist, 

further investigation is warranted. 

Dr. Thomas Culleton, DC, DACNB has released a DVD 

explaining his comprehensive approach to supporting 

and managing patients with hypothyroid symptoms. 

To receive your FREE DVD, contact: 

www.UnresolvedThyroid.com • 1-888-5THYROID • UnresolvedThyroid@gmail.com 

www.wateriqknowyourwater. 

org/cedarpark. 

The Water IQ website includes 

details about water, such as 

information on the region’s 

water source, how the Highland 

Lakes work and why lake levels 

matter. 

Updated questions are online 

so website visitors can take a 

quiz to find out their Water IQ. 

Water customers will continue 

to receive water conservation 

tips in utility bills. 

Children’s promotion 

In an effort to reach every 

member of the family and 

encourage conservation for 

future water customers, city 

officials will target elementary 

students. 

Water conservation will be 

featured in the Cedar Park Public 

Library’s Summer Reading 

Program. 

Cedar Park’s Camp Timberwolf 

will educate elementaryage 

children throughout Leander 

Independent School District 

during Water Week, in late May. 

For details, call 401-5000 or 

visit www.cedarparktx.us. 


City Engineer Wayne Watts 

said a water shortage in 2009 

contributed to about a 25 percent 

reduction in overall water 

use. During about a 70-day 

stretch in the summer, daily 

temperatures stayed above 100 

degrees, which killed most 

lawns causing residents to 

reduce outdoor watering. 

Other water conserving 

factors include: 

Water usage in Leander is relatively 

low compared to neighboring 

cities because about 76 

percent of Leander’s estimated 

31,000 residences have been 

 

 

 

 

 

 


built since 2000, allowing most 

to have modern, water-efficient 

fixtures and toilets, 

In 2007, Leander council 

mandated all new construction 

must use 1.3-gallon flush toilets, 

cannot plant Saint Augustine 

grass and must have at least 6 

inches of top soil, which helps 

reduce water loss. 

Water bills inform customers 

of water restrictions and 

encourage users to follow voluntary 

water restrictions, which 

are in effect April through 

September; customers should 

water on a five-day cycle before 

10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. 

For details, call 528-2700 or 

visit www.leandertx.org. 

Williamson County Extension 

The Texas A&M University 

System affiliate encourages the 

Earth-Kind Environmental 

Stewardship Program, which 

uses techniques developed at the 

university to design gardens and 

landscapes that preserve and 

protect the environment. 

Techniques recommended for 

designing a garden include: 

• Start with a plan: sketch out areas for 

different types of landscaping, set a 

budget and consider maintenance. 

• Use native or adapted plants that 

require less water, need fewer 

changes in soil condition, need little 

or no fertilizer and are more tolerant 

of the extreme Texas environment. 

• Consider Zoysia grass, buffalo grass 

or Centipede grass for its low water 

requirements. 

• Use a compost and expanded shale 

mixture covered with mulch to 

reduce water use. 


http://williamson-tx.tamu.edu. 

Hill Country Water Gardens, 1407 N. 

Bell Blvd., Cedar Park, offers expanded 

shale. Call 260-5050 or visit 

www.hillcountrywatergardens.com.


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Microdermabrasion 

1401 Medical Parkway 

Bldg. B, Suite 300 



Primary Care 

Megan Passe N. P. 

Elizabeth Burnell M.D. 

Ron Mansolo M.D. 

Aubrey Chad Hartmann, MD 

Board Certifi ed Dermatologist 

Melody Vander Straten, MD 

Board Certifi ed Dermatologist 

Kelly Webb, PA-C 

Physician Assistant 

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Physician Assistant 

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Aesthetician 

Specialized 

Skin Care. 

Trust the care 

of your skin to 

the providers 

at Lone Star 

Dermatology. 

Combining 

specialized 

training with 

advanced 

treatments to 

care for you. 

512.260.5860 

www.lonestardermatology.com 

Specializing in 

Family Practice 

• Accepting New Patients 

• Same Day Appointments 

• School & Sports 

Physicals Available 

• Women’s Health 

• Geriatrics (seniors) 

• Well Child Exams (4 and up) 

Accepting New Medicare Patients 

902 Crystal Falls Pkwy 


512.259.2222 

www.leanderprimarycare.com 

Monday through Friday 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Crystal Falls Pkwy 

183 

(Closed for lunch daily from 12-1:00pm) 

S. Bagdad Rd. 

Too many women die each year 

because they are unaware that 

heart disease is their No. 1 killer. 

One in three women suffers in 

silence, and almost one woman 

dies every minute of this largely 

preventable disease. 

That’s why Heart Hospital of Austin 

is committed to saving lives as the 

“City Goes Red” cause sponsor of 

the American Heart Association’s 

2009-2010 Go Red For Women ® 

campaign in Austin. Learn more at 

www.GoRedForWomen.org. 

Korey Howell Photography. Go Red and Go Red for Women are 

trademarks of AHA. Red Dress Design is a trademark of U.S. DHHS.

Inside Information | Community Supported Agriculture 


Community Supported Agriculture 

is a way to buy a “share” 

of the harvest directly from 

a farmer. Typically, a farmer 

offers a number of subscriptions 

or memberships to the public. 

The shares consist of a box of 

vegetables or other farm products 

that the members receive 

on a regular basis, either at a 

designated site or available for 

pickup at the farm. Some CSAs 

allow the consumer to choose 

the assortment of produce and 

Farms to doors 

The following five groups serve Cedar Park 

and Leander, but this is not meant to be a 

comprehensive list of area CSAs. For details, visit 

www.localharvest.org/csa. 

Johnson’s Backyard Garden 

Members pick up their shares of seasonal produce 

Wednesdays, 3–7 p.m. at 1505 Hunter Ace Way, 


Farm: Produce comes from two certified organic 

farms, one just east of downtown Austin and the 

other in Cedar Creek. 

Cost: $32 per week (four-week subscription); $30 

per week (10-week subscription) 

Contact: 386-5273, www.jbgorganic.com 

others have standard boxes. 

The CSA programs allow a 

consumer to form a relationship 

with a farm and receive a regular 

basket of produce. Members 

make a financial commitment 

to the farm and pay up front for 

season-long produce. Some CSAs 

will accept weekly or monthly 

payments and a few ask members 

to work on the farm during 

the growing season. 

Jan Vander Tuin, a community 

organizer from Switzerland, 

is credited with bringing 

the CSA concept to the United 

States from Europe in 1984, 

according to the National Sustainable 

Agriculture Information 

Service. 

Women’s neighborhood groups 

throughout Europe who formed 

cooperative relationships with 

farmers in the 1960s inspired 

Vander Tuin to develop the 

framework for modern CSAs. 

Some of the founding principles 

for CSAs include a way to 

reconnect urban residents with 

farmland, encourage community 

Greenling 

Although Greenling is not an actual CSA, about 

70 percent of its produce comes from local 

farms that practice sustainable agriculture. The 

online grocery store delivers produce, bread, 

dairy products and more to homes from San 

Antonio to Leander. 

Farm: Produce comes from farms that practice 

sustainable agriculture. 

Cost: Buy items individually online 

Contact: 440-8449, www.greenling.com 

Tecolote Farm 

The northern-most pick up site is near US 183 and 

Capital of Texas Hwy. Farm owners sell at Cedar Park 

Farms to Market, 1435 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar 

Park every Saturday and are considering making 

the market a future pick up site if at least 10 people 

participate. 

Farm: Produce comes from a family farm, originally 

certified organic in 1994, located in Manor. 

Cost: $30 per week for a half bushel of seven to 12 

vegetables 

Contact: 276-7008, tecolotefarm@juno.com 

pride and provide food security 

for disadvantaged groups. 

Two types of CSAs have 

emerged: one for shareholders, 

another for subscribers. 

Also known as farmer-driven, 

subscription groups make up an 

estimated 75 percent of CSAs 

in the United States. A farmer 

organizes and makes most of 

the decisions for the group. Subscribers 

generally do not have to 

work on the farm. 

Shareholder groups— 

sometimes called consumer- 


Hairston Creek Farm 

Members agree to pay for a 32-week season of 

vegetables and some fruits from April through 

November for a share in the harvest that includes 

organic produce. Food can be picked up on 

Saturdays at Cedar Park Farms to Market, 1435 E. 

Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park. 

Farm: Organic produce comes from a family farm 

located in Burnet. 

Cost: $400 per season (pick up every other week); 

$750 per season (pick up weekly); $900 per season 

(Share Plus weekly pickup includes eggs, jams and 

other farm-made products) 

Contact: 512-756-8380, www.hairstoncreekfarm.com 

Wild Type Ranch 

driven—organize members and 

hire a farmer, buy land or lease 

acreage to grow produce. A core 

group of leaders usually makes 

decisions for members. 

In 2005, there were 1,144 

CSAs in the United States and 

45 in Texas, according to a 2005 

survey by the United States 

Department of Agriculture. 

CSAs feed an estimated 270,000 

U.S. households during the 

growing season each year. 

Wild Type Ranch produces pasture-raised Natural Angus 

Beef. CSA members can pick up their share in Cedar Park 

at Tillman Physical Therapy, 2519 S. Lakeline Blvd., on the 

second Monday of the month or at Live Oak Unitarian 

Church, 3315 El Salido Parkway, on select Sundays. 

Farm: Cattle come from a family ranch located in Milam 

County, Texas 

Cost: 1/8th Beef on-demand CSA: $200 deposit, $5.70 per 

packaged pound (available monthly, members commit to 

purchase four months out of a year); Monthly Beef-plus 

CSA: $115 deposit; $115/month. Subscribers receive a 

monthly pack consisting of approximately 20 pounds of 

beef, plus a selection of other locally produced protein 

products. 

Contact: 826-2218, www.wildtyperanch.com


Education Focus | Project Graduation 

By Kara Vaught 

One Leander Independent School District 

senior will celebrate the end of high 

school by winning an iPad; hundreds of 

others will go home with a television, laptop 

or gift card thanks to groups of parents 

planning Project Graduation parties. 

Each of the LISD high schools with a 

graduating class—Cedar Park, Leander 

and Vista Ridge—offer a free, all-night 

Graduation 

Those celebrating an LISD student’s graduation 

will not have to drive to Austin this year to see 

the ceremony. Commencement 2010 will take 

place at the Cedar Park Center instead of the 

Frank Erwin Center. 

Each of the three high schools in the district with a 

Cedar Park High 

School 

Timberwolf 

seniors are invited 

to spend their graduation 

night at Dave 

& Buster’s in Austin. 

CPHS Project Graduation board 

president Cynthia LaBrake said the restaurant, 

which features video and arcade 

games, will provide an all-night buffet, 

soft drinks and breakfast. The party will 

include a DJ, hypnotist and opportunities 

to win prizes like an iPad, e-reader, 

flat screen televisions and gift cards. 

Parent volunteers have recruited 

business sponsors, hosted a holiday 

bazaar and sold date planner books, 

poinsettias and carnations to raise 

funds for the event, which LaBrake 

said will cost an estimated $30,000. 

The group has raised enough for the 

300 seniors they expect to attend. However, 

if more RSVP, LaBrake says they 

will continue raising funds to cover all 

who wish to come. 

Seniors must pre-register and turn in 

parent permission and student agreement 

forms in order to attend. No guests 

are allowed. 

The forms are available at 

www.cpprojectgrad10.com. The deadline 

for registration is May 28. 

Vista Ridge High School 

The Ranger Class of 2010 can attend 

“Ranger Beach” at the high school with 

casino games, movies, henna tattoos, 

picture booths, rock climbing, a video 

arcade, pedestal joust, bungee 

run, obstacle course, cash 

booth and a hypnotist. 

During the night, 

students will win prizes 

such as a mountain bike, 

flat-screen televisions, iPads, 

laptops and gift baskets. 

The VRHS Project Graduation committee, 

led by Alicia Kredt, has also 

employed the flamingo technique, like 

celebration graduation night for the seniors 

of 2010. These local Project Graduations 

are part of a nationwide movement to provide 

safe, alcohol- and drug-free events for 

graduating high school students. The first 

Project Graduation was in 1980 in Oxford 

Hills, Maine, a community that lost seven 

students to alcohol or drug-related incidents 

during the previous year’s graduation 

season, according to www.maine.gov. 

senior class will have graduation June 5. 

Vista Ridge High School’s ceremony will begin at 

9 a.m., followed by Leander High School at noon 

and Cedar Park High School at 3 p.m. 

Tickets for graduation ceremonies are not 

required, but parking at the center will be 

$5 per car. 

Leander High 

School 

Graduating Lions 

will see their school 

turned into a fun 

land filled with food, 

inflatables, laser tag, casino 

games, foosball, air hockey, video 

games, movies and a hypnotist. 

LHS Project Graduation chair Donna 

Ruddy said each student will leave with 

a prize such as a laptop, television, DVD 

player, Bluetooth headset or gift card. 

To fund the party, LHS parents 

partnered with local businesses, sold 

breakfast tacos and pizza rolls at the 

school throughout the year, created 

“blue-out” and homecoming shirts 

and filled residents’ lawns with flocks 

of plastic flamingoes, which could 

be sent to another home or removed 

for a donation. Ruddy said the volunteers’ 

work has raised $22,000 of their 

$25,000 cash and donations goal. 

LHS has about 560 seniors; planners 

estimate 300 will attend the party. 

Students will receive registration 

forms in class and can return them in 

a box in the front office. Guests are not 

allowed this year. 

For more information, including 

how to donate or volunteer, visit 

www.lhsprojectgrad.org. 

Leander High School, to attract donations, 

in addition to selling shirts, 

backpacks, glasses, quilt raffle tickets 

and several Spirit Nights when Bush’s 

Chicken and Burger Central contributed 

a portion of proceeds. Kredt said 

the committee expects to meet 

its goal of $20,000 cash and 

$15,000 material donations by 

mid-May. 

About 350 seniors have 

attended past Project Graduations. 

Registration forms are available 

at www.vrhsprojectgraduation.com. 

Seniors may bring a registered guest, 

age 16–19 for $20.

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Arts and Entertainment Profile | Betrayed By Sorrow 

After finding each other on craigslist, Jon Vela, left, and Rob Alaniz became the founding members of 

Betrayed by Sorrow. 

By K. Jenney 

In the summer of 2008, Jon 

Vela was looking for someone 

to write lyrics to melodies he 

had composed. Rob Alaniz of 

Leander was looking for a band 

in need of a vocalist. Through 

craigslist, the two found each 

other, and Betrayed By Sorrow 

was born. 

Betrayed By Sorrow is an 

Austin-based Christian hardrock 

band quickly becoming 

known for its melodic guitars, 

pounding rhythms and passionate 

vocals. Simply put, critics 

have coined them creators of 

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and relate to. 

The union of Vela, Alaniz and 

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than five months. “After the 

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the band was rewarded for its 

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held annually in Corpus Christi. 

Producing a CD before ever 

performing a live show is just one 

unorthodox thing about Betrayed 

By Sorrow. Add to that the fact 

that Vela writes music without 

any formal training, and the 

band’s accomplishments to date 

seem all the more impressive. 

“I don’t know how he does 

it,” Alaniz said of Vela’s ability. 

“His melodies are inspirational. 

When we first met, he gave me a 

melody and, within two days, 

I had written lyrics for it.” 

While Betrayed By Sorrow’s 

songs encompass the traditional 

heavy, hard sounds of other 

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release of “After the Fall.” The 

band organized a mini-concert 

that featured short appearances 

from five other bands, followed 

by Betrayed By Sorrow. According 

to Alaniz, it was obvious 

the concertgoers were having a 

good time. 

“Everyone was moshing [when 

audience members aggressively 

push and/or slam into each 

other] during the opening acts,” 

Alaniz said. 

After their set was complete, a 

fan came up to Alaniz and said, 

“I’ve been here all night. We’ve 

been having a great time moshing. 

But when you all came up on 

the stage, everyone stopped. We 

were listening to what you had to 

say. We wanted to really hear the 

message in your songs.” 

Alaniz said the thoughtprovoking 

and heartfelt stories 

told within Betrayed By Sorrow’s 

songs could be traced back to his 

childhood. The son of a pastor, 

Alaniz was raised in and around 

the church. 

“As each of the children in our 

family grew up, we left and kind 

of did our own thing,” he said. “I 

maintained a strong moral value, 

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Following two appearances at 

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on its second album and is planning 

a summer tour that will kick 

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In the meantime, the weekends 

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several of the band members 

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The meaning behind the 

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According to Rob Alaniz, the name 

Betrayed By Sorrow is intended to 

reflect a time—a time he, and, he 

thinks, many of his band’s fans have 

experienced—when an individual 

is enveloped in sorrow, and then 

eventually returns to the light [hope]. 

“It is in that moment, when the bad 

things turn away from you, that you 

have been betrayed by sorrow,” 

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Red Oaks Cedar Park - 78613 

Residents in the neighborhood have access to 

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Schools: 

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• Vista Ridge High School 

Featured homes 

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Residential Real Estate | Property Listings 

Cedar Park, Leander, Austin 

ZIP code City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Price Sq. Ft. Agent Agency Phone 

78613 Cedar Park Anderson Mill West 1309 Mulberry Way 3br/2ba $144,000 1,178 Dow Kennedy RE/MAX Capital City II 267-6302 

78613 Cedar Park Bella Vista 3108 Appennini Way 4br/3ba $390,000 3,313 Lisa Webre Austin 360 Realty 296-8724 

78613 Cedar Park Bella Vista 2703 Disantis Place 4br/2ba $329,900 2,605 John Little Keller Williams Realty 637-8400 

78613 Cedar Park Buttercup Creek 401 Buttercup Creek 3br/2ba $113,900 1,341 Cathie Ward RE/MAX Capital City II 646-1320 



78613 Cedar Park Buttercup Creek 1305 Anna Court 4br/2ba $324,500 2,987 Colin Williams Keller Williams Realty 968-4655 

78613 Cedar Park Cedar Park Ranchettes 201 Red Oak St. 4br/2ba $99,900 1,848 Joleen Vanzanden Pacesetter Properties 388-6028 

78613 Cedar Park Cedar Park Towncenter 610 Boca Chica Drive 3br/2ba $191,900 2,152 Sydna Hall Keller Williams Realty 218-4343 

78613 Cedar Park Coventry Crossing 2608 Glen Field Drive 3br/2ba $146,500 2,283 Edward Talley Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 947-0707 

78613 Cedar Park Cross Creek 13203 Fawn Valley Drive 4br/2ba $277,888 2,672 Alicia Chase J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 788-6631 

78613 Cedar Park Cross Creek 13109 Fawn Valley Drive 3br/2ba $212,965 1,996 Stuart Sutton J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 844-3254 

78613 Cedar Park Crossing at Carriage Hills 1411 Knoll Ridge Drive 4br/2ba $174,500 2,224 Eric Recktenwald RE/MAX Capital City 535-5797 

78613 Cedar Park Cypress Mill 2625 Goldfinch Drive 4br/2ba $229,900 2,218 Marian Derks RE/MAX Capital City 659-1642 

78613 Cedar Park Cypress Mil 2803 Bluejay Drive 4br/2ba $244,700 2,775 Dow Kennedy RE/MAX Capital City II 267-6302 

78613 Cedar Park Forest Oaks 1101 Antelope Ridge 3br/2ba $185,000 1,699 Keith Estes Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 431-8319 

78613 Cedar Park Forest Oaks 1006 Peyton Place 3br/2ba $155,000 1,376 Scott Robarts Keller Williams Realty 775-9600 

78613 Cedar Park Forest Oaks 1000 Tallow Trail 4br/3ba $259,000 2,880 Betsy Gallagher Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 431-8265 

78613 Cedar Park Forest Oaks 1301 Summerwood Court 5br/2ba $269,900 3,047 Jessica Licona Keller Williams Realty 637-8434 

78613 Cedar Park Gann Ranch 2010 Gann Hill Drive 3br/2ba $162,500 1,868 Eric Recktenwald RE/MAX Capital City 535-5797 

78613 Cedar Park Heritage Park 2202 Drue Lane 3br/2ba $160,000 2,218 Mary Boatright RE/MAX Capital City II 426-1881 

78613 Cedar Park Heritage Park 2403 Romeo Drive 4br/2ba $175,000 2,463 Dow Kennedy RE/MAX Capital City II 267-6302 

78613 Cedar Park Lakeline Oaks 2010 Lakeline Oaks Drive 4br/2ba $211,500 2,394 Perry Henderson Prudential Texas Realty 791-7462 

78613 Cedar Park Lakeline Oaks 1102 Brighton Bend Lane 3br/3ba $250,000 2,749 Barbara Bittner Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 431-6027 

78613 Cedar Park Oakmont Forest 201 Colby Lane 4br/2ba $239,900 2,412 Julie Pratt Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 250-1540 

78613 Cedar Park Paradiso Villas 11400 Parmer Lane 3br/2ba $202,900 1,997 Don Johnson Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 818-0812 

78613 Cedar Park Quarry Oaks 905 Prize Oaks Drive 4br/2ba $147,000 1,942 Jim Fisher Keller Williams Realty 496-8622 

78613 Cedar Park Quest Village 707 Le Ann Lane 4br/3ba $187,000 2,150 Brad Bradburn Goldwasser Real Estate 228-9531 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Brushy Creek 4040 Wilderness Path Bend 3br/2ba $223,900 1,900 Sherri Teepen Keller Williams Realty 636-7444 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Cypress Creek 2002 Bent Bow Cove 4br/2ba $182,500 1,771 Laurie Flood Keller Williams Realty 576-1504 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Cypress Creek 1109 Del Roy Drive 3br/2ba $189,900 2,178 Ron Mason J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 554-3447 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Cypress Creek 1110 Stillwell Ridge 4br/2ba $199,999 3,305 Ruth Lunday Keller Williams Realty 264-9670 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Cypress Creek 1510 Shady Creek Trail 3br/2ba $205,000 2,409 Rene Fairbrother RE/MAX Capital City II 422-5184 

78613 Cedar Park Ranch at Cypress Creek 2204 Little Tree Bend 5br/3ba $275,000 4,172 Robert Kauffman Keller Williams Realty 853-0110 

Summerlyn 78613 Cedar HP_horz:Layout Park Ranch at 1 Deer 5/11/10 Creek 5:28 PM 2607 Passion Page Flower 1 

4br/3ba $455,000 3,278 Kay Roush Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 335-1891 

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Residential Real Estate | Property Listings 

ZIP code City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Price Sq. Ft. Agent Agency Phone 

78613 Cedar Park Red Oaks 1300 Creekstone Drive 4br/3ba $414,900 3,778 Matthew Menard Keller Williams Realty 947-8787 

78613 Cedar Park Silver Oak 106 Greater Scaup Lane 3br/2ba $199,900 1,831 Michelle Sheehan Gaston & Sheehan Realty 251-4950 

78613 Cedar Park Silver Oak 112 Greater Scaup Lane 4br/2ba $252,000 2,731 Margaret Denena Prudential Texas Realty 407-2422 

78613 Cedar Park Sunset Ridge 2930 Grand Oaks Loop 1br/1ba $149,000 1,429 Christy Gessler RE/MAX Capital City II 657-5092 

78613 Cedar Park Twin Creeks Country Club 2303 Birchington Drive 5br/3ba $514,900 3,700 Ken Bartlett Keller Williams Realty 418-1435 

78613 Cedar Park Twin Creeks Country Club 2307 Farrington Court 4br/3ba $424,900 3,432 Matthew Menard Keller Williams Realty 947-8787 

78613 Cedar Park Twin Creeks Country Club 2601 Izoro Bend 3br/3ba $399,000 3,607 Jacqueline Conner Pacesetter Properties 560-9556 

78613 Cedar Park Twin Creeks Country Club 2405 Danciger Lane 4br/3ba $349,900 3,081 Jeana Aliani Prudential Texas Realty 845-2549 

78613 Cedar Park Walsh Trails 524 Walsh Hill Trail 4br/3ba $285,844 3,008 Christine Rougeux Austin Lifestyle Realty 466-1860 

78613 Cedar Park Walsh Trails 522 Walsh Hill Trail 4br/2ba $274,592 2,844 Christine Rougeux Austin Lifestyle Realty 466-1860 

78641 Leander Block House Creek 2406 Socorro Bend 3br/2ba $134,500 1,396 Derek Schoepflin Keller Williams Realty 630-1407 

78641 Leander Block House Creek 2608 Walker Drive 3br/2ba $130,000 1,314 Doyle Beekman Keller Williams Realty 637-8171 

78641 Leander County Glen 603 County Cork Lane 3br/2ba $163,900 1,732 Eric Recktenwald RE/MAX Capital City 535-5797 

78641 Leander Estates North Creek Ranch 712 N. Creek Drive 3br/2ba $97,500 1,229 James Morelli RE/MAX Capital City 744-4153 

78641 Leander Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls 1327 Pasa Tiempo 4br/4ba $550,000 3,704 Russell Tam Keller Williams Realty 695-5860 

78641 Leander Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls 2401 Crystal Falls Parkway 4br/3ba $479,900 3,778 Jim Runnels Stanberry & Associates 496-1616 

78641 Leander Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls 3511 Goodnight Trail 4br/4ba $550,000 4,047 Donald Hemingway Crystal Falls Realty 789-3356 

78641 Leander Hamilton A Sur 250 Honeycomb Mesa 3br/2ba $400,000 2,446 Sharon Stegall Leander Realty 736-9009 

78641 Leander High Chaparral 703 Los Vista Drive 4br/2ba $52,900 1,568 Charles Stephens Prudential Texas Realty 287-9304 

78641 Leander Hunt M Sur 360 County Road 283 3br/2ba $395,000 2,430 Bill Morris RE/MAX Capital City 785-3345 

78641 Leander Lakeline Ranch 2516 Grapevine Canyon Trail 5br/3ba $226,000 2,750 Shannon Fitzpatrick Amelia Bullock, REALTORS 769-3514 

78641 Leander Lakeline Ranch 2723 Saddle Blanket Place 4br/2ba $177,000 2,150 Virginia Lazenby ERA - Colonial Real Estate 818-0988 

78641 Leander Lakeline Ranch 2311 Hideout Cove 3br/2ba $172,900 2,126 Ron Mason J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 554-3447 

78641 Leander Lakeline Ranch 2404 Branding Iron Lane 4br/2ba $210,000 2,637 Jeffrey Nyland Prudential Texas Realty 626-8552 

78641 Leander Leander Hills 25405 Ranch Road 2br/2ba $79,900 1,216 Dianne West Keller Williams Realty 422-2545 

78641 Leander Lone Mountain Ranch 18919 Angel Mountain Drive 3br/2ba $540,000 4,325 Linda Botello Keller Williams Realty 626-7459 

78641 Leander Mason Creek North 833 Topaz Lane 2br/2ba $84,000 822 Chip Edmiston RE/MAX Centx Assoc. 869-6386 

78641 Leander North Creek 1610 Southcreek Drive 3br/2ba $85,900 1,298 Ronald Nelson Prudential Texas Realty 826-0596 

78641 Leander North Rim 17701 N. Rim Drive 4br/2ba $375,000 3,532 Dow Kennedy RE/MAX Capital City II 267-6302 

78641 Leander Old Town 125 Dove Song Drive 4br/2ba $139,900 1,760 Tom Polk Stanberry & Associates 914-6200 

78641 Leander Ridgewood North 900 Ridgerock Cove 3br/2ba $138,950 1,351 Lance Parrish Keller Williams Realty 587-2306 

78641 Leander Sandy Creek Ranches 22804 Big Sandy Drive 3br/3ba $200,000 2,369 Jorie Shalem Habitat Hunters 731-5062 

78641 Leander Summerlyn 417 Moorhen Cove 3br/2ba $167,890 1,783 Sarah Luebcke Sisu Realty & Associates 587-7548 

78641 Leander Vista Ridge 600 Red Hawk Drive 4br/2ba $193,500 2,228 Debbi McCall Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 691-6788 

78641 Leander Vista Ridge 1803 Montana Court 3br/2ba $189,875 2,038 John Bawduniak Gatehouse Properties 713-253-3080 

78641 Leander Westview Meadows 302 Woodley Road 3br/2ba $135,000 1,504 Christy Gessler RE/MAX Capital City II 657-5092 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 16713 Ennis Trail 4br/3ba $291,900 3,133 Russell Martinez e-Executive Realty 691-9383 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 9404 Muskberry Cove 4br/3ba $229,790 2,420 Randall Allen J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 914-9362 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 9713 Broadbay Cove 3br/2ba $299,900 2,546 Siobhan McCullough Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 767-6757 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch Garden Homes 15301 Interlachen Drive 3br/2ba $289,900 2,627 Kathy Chappell Pacesetter Properties 914-8859 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch Garden Homes 15408 Interlachen Drive 3br/2ba $269,000 2,246 Kevin McCord Goldwasser Real Estate 784-9644 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 14420 Ballycastle Trail 3br/2ba $219,000 2,223 Ron Mason J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 554-3447 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 10936 Quarry Oaks Trail 3br/2ba $268,900 2,244 Sherri Teepen Keller Williams Realty 636-7444 

78717 Austin Avery Ranch 14508 Banbridge Trail 3br/2ba $217,900 1,928 Janette Friend-Harrington Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 844-3331 

78717 Austin Avery South 9700 Morgan Creek Drive 4br/2ba $274,900 2,424 Kay Kernek Keller Williams Realty 970-7444 

78717 Austin Avery South 14736 Fernhill Drive 4br/2ba $239,600 2,715 Richard Walker Keller Williams Realty 345-7837 

78717 Austin Brushy Creek 15803 Neenah Oak Loop 4br/2ba $249,990 2,704 Kimberly Perez J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 535-8444 

78717 Austin Brushy Creek Village 16813 Village Oak Loop 4br/2ba $129,500 1,217 Edward Askelson Prudential Texas Realty 656-2542 

78717 Austin Casitas at Avery Ranch 10717 Casitas Drive 3br/2ba $199,900 1,736 Carlos Hernandez-Ojeda Keller Williams Realty 496-5234 

78717 Austin Davis Spring 14914 Galena Drive 4br/2ba $259,900 2,276 Jared Long Keller Williams Realty 771-7232 

78717 Austin Davis Spring 14728 Olive Hill Drive 4br/2ba $335,000 3,414 Colleen Sellars RE/MAX Capital City II 646-1375 

78717 Austin Oak Brook 8000 Recreation Court 4br/3ba $295,000 3,142 Susan Rock ROCK Properties 382-4320 

78717 Austin Plaza Townhomes at Avery Ranch 14812 Avery Ranch Blvd. 3br/2ba $219,000 2,136 Karen McGrath J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS 940-4057 

78717 Austin Woods Brushy Creek 8505 Portage Cove 4br/3ba $215,000 2,648 Sheila Fontenot Coldwell Banker United REALTOR 797-3534 

78717 Austin Woods Brushy Creek 15305 Oconto Drive 4br/2ba $189,900 2,168 Lindy Sullivan Keller Williams Realty 422-9817 

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2303 Birchington Drive, Cedar Park $514,900 

2516 Grapevine Canyon Trail, Leander $226,000 

1610 Southcreek Drive, Leander $85,900 

10936 Quarry Oaks Trail, Austin $268,900 

14728 Olive Hill Drive, Austin $335,000 

Residential real estate listings added to the market between 04/12/10 and 05/06/10 were included and provided by the Austin Board of Realtors, www.abor.com. Although every effort has been made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of this listing, 

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Market data 

On the market (April 1–30) Monthly home sales 

Price range No. of homes for sale Avg. days on market 

Month 

No. of sales Average price 

CLN* CLS* CLN CLS CLN CLS CLN 

CLS 

Less than $100,000 

$100,000–$149,900 

$150,000–$199,900 

$200,000–$299,900 

$300,000–$399,900 

$400,000–$499,900 

$500,000–$749,900 

$750,000–$999,900 

$1 million + 

10 

127 

124 

57 

26 

15 

20 

2 

3 

2 

30 

117 

170 

57 

16 

14 

3 

1 

34 

65 

62 

80 

145 

79 

89 

542 

455 

47 

47 

64 

53 

75 

68 

71 

113 

5 

April 2010 

April 2009 

March 2010 

Feb. 2010 

Jan. 2010 

Dec. 2009 

Nov. 2009 

Oct. 2009 

Sept. 2009 

93 

69 

90 

61 

37 

52 

65 

71 

85 

Market data provided by Nason Hengst 

RE/MAX | 775-7900 | nasonh@remax.net 

*Beginning in 2007, the Cedar Park/Leander area was changed from Multiple Listing Service area CL, which included all of Leander and Cedar Park, to MLS areas CLN and CLS, divided by FM 1431. 

CLN includes most of Leander, while CLS includes most of Cedar Park. 

84 

79 

78 

49 

37 

45 

67 

87 

81 

$165,853 

$173,234 

$168,268 

$194,458 

$163,805 

$186,284 

$170,724 

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