By Samantha Smith Business and affordable housing were two of many topics addressed at Monday’s Buda City Council candidate debate held by the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce.  The two-hour roundtable style debate featured candidates John Hatch, Theo Kosub and Lee Urbanovsky, who are running for the P...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below.  1. What prompted you to seek office?  My run for City Council is solely about my love for the City of Buda – our neighborhoods,    diversity, innovative spirit and the youth in our City.  I ha...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below.  1. What prompted you to seek office?  I am seeking re-election to the City Council Place 2,  because of my desire to see many projects that have been initiated in the last year, by the City Co...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below. 1. What prompted you to seek office?  I have decided to seek Council because I have grown increasingly frustrated with the direction of our City.  Buda is growing very fast and we need to be pr...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below.  1. What prompted you to seek office?  As a resident, I’ve seen Buda change dramatically over the past few years, so in seeking office I hope to ensure our town retains its small-town character...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below. 1. What prompted you to seek office?  For 21 years, Rebecca and I have had many opportunities to be involved.  Whether Coaching baseball and softball for our kids, serving on the Hays Education...

By Moses Leos III The creation of an additional road and stormwater impact fee could be on the horizon in Buda.  But for Mayor Todd Ruge, the goal is to balance the amount new development pays for infrastructure while also not driving out business.  “We want to be competitive, but we don’t want to s...

By Moses Leos III Political spending is ramping up as candidates in the Buda City Council Place 1 and Place 3 races prepare for the final stretch before the Nov. 8 election.  In the race for the Place 1 seat, candidate John Hatch spent more money on his campaign than candidate Lee Urbanovsky, accord...

By Samantha Smith Refinement of design plans for an improvement to Main Street was one of several updates given to the Buda City Council earlier this month on the status of projects under Propositions 3 and 4 of the 2014 Bond.  City Engineer John Nett gave a brief report to council members Sept. 20 ...

By Samantha Smith The planning process for Buda’s future housing needs has been put on hold after city staff pulled the plug on its recent Housing Action Plan (HAP) survey earlier this month. But the decision to suspend the survey in no way reflected the possibility of dissolving the city’s housing ...