Notice Of Public Hearings : Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council
The City of Bastrop Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct public hearings Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Kerr Community Center located at 1308 Walnut Street and the City Council will conduct public hearings on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 (first reading) and a second reading Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. at the Bastrop City Hall Chambers, 904 Main Street, Bastrop, Texas.
CITY OF BASTROP
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN
Effective June 16, 2008
Due to the extraordinary weather conditions experienced in recent months, the City of Bastrop must implement Stage 1 of its Drought Contingency Plan. According to LCRA meteorologist Bob Rose, “If this pattern holds through the month, this June will likely go down as hottest June on record.”
The extreme heat and lack of rainfall has created high water demand on the City’s water system as Bastrop is experiencing record water usage. Stage 1 is triggered when the City “exceeds 85% of total water production capacity for 5 consecutive days”. Stage 1 response is in the form of voluntary compliance by both City staff and Bastrop citizens, with the goal of reduction in daily water demand to 85% or less.
City staff will implement supply management measures that include reduction in flushing of water mains and conservation of incidental water usage at water and wastewater plants. Activities will also be implemented which include increased monitoring of meters, gauges, water levels in tanks, and water well production data.
Bastrop citizens are requested to comply in the following manner:
Voluntary Water Use Restrictions:
- Water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8), and Saturdays and Wednesdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and to irrigate landscapes only between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to midnight on designated watering days.
- Water customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.
Bastrop
Road Construction Notice
(Updated on May 8, 2008)
Road Closure
Perkins Street
Rubio Contractors has begun the Eskew, Perkins, Higgins and Jones Streets Capital Improvement Project, Rubio will be placing sanitary sewer on Perkins Street beginning at the High 71 frontage road in front of Sonic then proceed north on Perkins to Loop 150, all through traffic will be detoured to Eskew Street until the new sanitary sewer and water line are completed on Perkins (approximately 3 weeks). Once Rubio completes the utilities on Perkins water and sanitary sewer line placement will start on Eskew, Rubio will then detour all through traffic onto Perkins. Once all the utlity trunk lines have been completed Rubio will begin sidewalk placement and reconstruction of the roads. The Perkins, Eskew, Higgins and Jones project is scheduled to be completed January 2009.
South Pecan (Hwy 71 to Chestnut)
Smith Contracting is placing the new water line and sanitary sewer line in the block between Austin and Walnut Street, all through traffic traveling south from Loop 150 will be detoured onto Walnut, all through traffic traveling north from Hwy 71 will be detoured onto Emile. Beginning the week of May 12 – 16 Smith Contracting will be placing utilities in the block between Walnut and Pine Streets, all parking on Pecan Street in this block will be closed for two or three weeks while the utility work is being constructed. All through traffic on Chestnut wanting to travel south on Pecan will be detoured onto Jefferson or Water Streets, All traffic traveling north on Pecan from Hwy 71 will be detoured onto Austin Street.
Public Notice: Effective April, 2008
All Dogs’ keep inside the City limits of Bastrop that are over the age of (3) months must obtain an Animal License.
Animal License can be purchased at the following three locations:
City of Bastrop Utility Office
904 Main St.
321-3941
Bastrop Police Department
104 Grady Tuck Lane
321-1437
Bastrop County Animal Shelter
598 Coolwater Dr. 581-4080
Animal License Fees:
$5.00 Lifetime fee if altered
$0 Lifetime fee if 65 YOA or older if altered
$25.00 Annual fee if Unaltered
$25.00 Annual fee if 65 YOA or older if unaltered
MUST show current copy of Rabies Vaccination Certificate and proof of Spay or Neuter
For more information please contact the City of Bastrop Animal Control Department
at 321-1437
City of Bastrop Animal Control
This Bill of Rights applies to any attempt by the government or a private entity to take your property. The contents of this Bill of Rights are prescribed by the Texas Legislature in Texas Government Code Sec. 402.031 and Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code. Please check this link for current updates to the code on the Attorney General of Texas website.
