Buda approves amphitheater for City Park

The process of developing a proposed amphitheater in Buda City Park marched forward Tuesday

While no official vote was taken, the Buda City Council directed Design Workshop, the group tasked with designing the amphitheater, to begin with a base $550,000 plan for the project, with city leaders possibility adding on additional alternatives in the future.

Claire Hempel, principal with Design Workshop, said the proposed amphitheater, located at the northwest edge of City Park, is being looked at as an event park with a capacity of 24,000 people. Hempel said the design of the amphitheater, which is bell-shaped, is planned to project sound to the railroad tracks, and not into neighborhoods.