City of Buda

BUDA — After meeting up with developers, local business owners, investors and community members over the course of several months to discuss the growing Hays County area, Tim Dowling with Beyond the Move Realty found a need for a more family-friendly retail and restaurant space in the city of Buda. And the groundwork and planning for the project have already begun.

BUDA — Buda City Council voted on June 4 to release 695.648 acres of undeveloped land in the Sunfield development from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).

SAN MARCOS — After learning that there is a need for a bus service for older adults and individuals with disabilities in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, the city of Buda is seeking assistance in expanding its Senior Transportation Program.

BUDA — In the 1986 Austin Metropolitan Transportation Plan, SH 45 was envisioned to become a loop encircling the city of Austin, known as the Austin Outer Parkway. Over the last 37 years, sections of the highway have largely been completed, leaving only the “gap” between I-35 South and RM 1626 to complete the circle. Now, Hays County and the city of Buda are working together to explore the feasibility of closing the gap and to gather input on what local residents and business owners desire.

— As the county grows, Austinbased company MileStone Community Builders has approached multiple government entities with proposals for subdivisions including Hays Commons, located at FM 1626 and Carpenter Lane in Manchaca.

By Brittany Kelley BUDA — The city of Buda will host its fourth annual Juneteenth event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 17 to educate residents and celebrate the federal holiday.

BUDA — The city of Buda began Arts in the Park — a series of family activities, concerts and musicals that will occur every weekend through July. This past Friday, the city hosted an array of family-friendly activities such as a foam machine that delighted kids and adults alike, as well as arts and crafts and a train.

BUDA — City of Buda residents were invited to take part in meetings held on the Old Black Colony Water Tank project — a proposal to construct a new elevated water storage tank on property associated with Whispering Hollow Park.