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Hudson BendDue Diligence : Helping the Future
• Gary Paisley, [email protected]– 1986, Geoscientist, E&P Petroleum
• Austin and Hudson Bend Quality of Life and Environment– “World Class City”, Preservation, Dedication and Vision
• Will Hudson Bend really not be annexed for “30 to 40 years” ?• Austin American Statesman, Lake Travis View, Hudson Bend Colony Neighborhood Association Newsletter• Substantial increases in taxes, …
– Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (IACP) – – ‘it has been crafted to positively shape Austin over the next five to 30 years’– ‘This is especially the case in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, where partnering with county governments is
critical’– ‘Austin’s strong private sector, institutions, and non-profit organizations share responsibility for shaping the
future’– ‘Where the right organization does not exist, a new one may need to be created’ – ‘Annex areas that will be provided with municipal services and utilities through coordinated municipal utility
and service extension plans and the capital improvements program’– ‘Use limited purpose annexation in cooperation with landowners to expand environmental, land use, and
development regulations on land currently in the extraterritorial jurisdiction’ 99yr ?– ‘Consider annexing areas served by aging or substandard septic systems where water quality degradation is
probable’• Austin Annexation History 2000 – 2014, projections to 2039• Hudson Bend Growth Factors
– Greater Austin ISD Historic Demographics• Hudson Bend Anti-Growth Factor
– FEMA 100 year flood plain impact– Sewage Plant– ‘Future Open Space’
Austin Boundary Changes 2000 – 2014Austin Projected Population = > Area 2010 – 2039 @ 2500p/m2Hudson Bend
2010 Austin Area
Austin 2039 Projected Area
10 miles
15 miles
Austin Comprehensive Plan (IACP) Priority Growth Areas
The Hudson Bend Area is not in a priority location for growth
It is in the rural water shed and parts are in environmentally sensitive areas (ESA)
It is rich in plant, fungi, wildlife and behavioral diversity
Some parts are quite beautiful
IACP - “Areas in west and southwest are least likely to experience significant change”
“Existing Open Space Network”
School District 5 Year Growth 2009 - 2014
The greatest enrollment population growth is to the west and southwest of Austin
Lake Travis ISD has highest growth of any adjacent COA district
Hudson Bend
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TxDot RM 620 Feasibility Study
More than 300 Properties worth $150 million dollars are in the 2003 FEMA 100 year flood plain Sewage Plant , Grinder Pumps, Lines $10-$50 million ? Federal Loan ?New MotoCross track is on high ground
2003 Revision of 100 yr flood plain
Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan=> City Services are explicitly directed away from western ESA
Hudson Bend water front properties to become part of “future open space network” ?
When?
Grants or other benefits for preservation and enhancements of environmentally sensitive areas?
Best practices?
2003 FEMA Floodplain study?
• https://austintexas.gov/department/completed-annexations
• http://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib09/TX21000349/Centricity/Domain/1/pressreleases_officeofcommunications/Demographic%20Update_LTISD_Jan%202015.pdf
• http://maps.riskmap6.com/TX/Travis/• http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/st
udies/austin/rm620.html• http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files
/files/Planning/ImagineAustin/webiacpreduced.pdf
• http://www.wcid17.org/administration/about-us/service-areas/
• http://www.wcid17.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015_06_COMPAR-WATER-RATES.pdf
References @ Dec 2015
