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POLL: Are you Yay, Nay or Maybe? Tell us what you think!
Are you seeing red over the potential Lakeway Arts District? Are you interested in an Arts District but don’t want to see your taxes change? Or are you gung-ho for everything the Arts District represents? Let us know your thoughts! [polldaddy poll=”8770994″]
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Are You Seeing Red?
How do you feel about having an Arts District in Lakeway? During the March 16, 2015 City Council meeting, some residents argued for and against creating an Arts District within the city like the one proposed by city staff. The full video of the meeting is available to stream and below is a recap of the session from the Austin Statesman. When you are done, take our Yay or Nay Poll and let us know what you think! The City Council directed city staff during the Jan. 20 meeting to proceed with investigation of creating a new zoning ordinance for the creation of an arts district within the city. The city…
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POLL: Where do you go to enjoy the local arts?
Calling all western Travis County residents! We are interested in where you currently go to enjoy the arts and other cultural events in Lakeway and the surrounding Austin areas. Take our poll and let us know! [polldaddy poll=”8771142″]
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Lakeway Paints Picture of Hill Country Arts District
From the front page of February 2015 edition of the Community Impact Newspaper: Concept adds visual, performing arts venues While living in Flower Mound for the past 21 years, Lynda Dickey said she used her fine-arts background to develop an art history program for kindergarteners. She also reported on fine art and performing arts events for local newspapers. However, when the West Cypress Hills resident relocated from the Dallas suburb to Spicewood in September, she was surprised to find the region lacked an arts center—an area focused on museums, art galleries and theater. “What I do miss is an arts area,” Dickey said. “This area is so full of art lovers…
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Lakeway Weighs Arts District for New Development
From the Austin Business Journal: Lakeway is seeking to boost its arts appeal with an arts district currently being considered. The city of Lakeway is weighing whether or not to create an arts district in a planned development, reports the Austin American-Statesman. The district, which would be located on 130 acres set between Lohmans Crossing Road and Rolling Green Drive, could potentially be anchored around a theater that consultants have proposed as part of the development. “We’d like to see this land develop slowly and be well thought-out over time,” Chessie Zimmerman, Lakeway’s deputy city manager, told the Statesman. “We’re not to the point we’ve got to get 200,000 square feet of…














