Developers bringing new trails, parks and cash to improve parks

By Camelia Juarez

Dripping Springs city leaders are contemplating proposals from a handful of developers who could provide for a trail, turn a private park into a public park and provide cash for future parks improvements. On Tuesday, the Dripping Springs City Council was slated to take up agreements with the Driftwood Golf and Ranch Club, the Grotto and Bunker Ranch housing developments.

Jason Lutz, Dripping Springs Planning Director, said developers could surpass a city requirement of contributing an acre of parkland for every 25 single family homes built for public use by offering cash-in-lieu to keep property private.