By Megan Wehring Kyle City Council consented to the Plum Creek Uptown site plan and Phase 1A final plat on the Aug. 4 agenda. The site plan includes 12.62 acres with three lots of a multi-family complex with amenities and a mixed-use component of retail and restaurant. Phase 1A final plat is 14.667 ...

By Megan Wehring Honeywell partnered with city engineers to develop an assessment report on Kyle’s infrastructure. Representatives from Honeywell International, Inc. presented investments to Kyle City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The assessment report included water utility, water meter and building ...

By Megan Wehring Delays in construction are the name of the game in some cases. Kyle City Council discussed why some of the capital improvement program (CIP) projects were delayed at the Aug. 1 budget workshop. The overall proposed budget for CIP is $76.7 million, including $250,000 for beautificati...

While the coronavirus is dubious in nature, education and communication to the entire public is important. With the increasing COVID-19 cases in Hays County, a task force was formed between members of Kyle City Council. Councilmembers Alex Villalobos, Michael Tobias and Robert Rizo wanted to educate...

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again infringed on a tradition important to the community. Labor Day Weekend in the city of Kyle will not be the same this year. Kyle City Council decided to cancel the annual Pie in the Sky event for 2020. Due to concerns over the coronavirus, council members believe ...

By Megan Wehring Demonstrations continue to grow as the American public protest against police brutality. Kyle Police and the city council on June 16 reviewed the police department’s policies regarding how they align with the “8 Can’t Wait” campaign. The campaign is to implement policies that will r...

The Kyle City Council’s selection of a public relations firm to promote a November bond election for a new police station should signal to the community the urgency of the need. Council selected the Austin-based firm of Buie & Company on May 19. The contract is for a base amount not to exceed $75,00...

Most years, the city of Kyle would be around this time hiring key summer personnel like the main lifeguard for the city’s swimming pool and head counselor for the Parks and Recreation Department’s summer camps for youth and teens. We all know, however, that this is not most years. Summer activities ...

There’s nothing scheduled yet, but the Kyle City Council will soon be calling a workshop in order to gauge how the city’s finances are holding up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Near the end of the council’s marathon (nearly seven hours) meeting April 7, members and Mayor Travis Mitchell began discuss...

In what was an admittedly hard decision, the Kyle City Council voted to remove a 51-inch live oak known as the Old Stagecoach Road Tree at its April 8 meeting, but they say their thinking was swayed by the fact its wood will go to good use. Prior to the vote during the council’s online meeting, Mayo...