Recently, city staff proposed and the council approved the hiring of a consultant to develop a downtown development plan.  The consultant and staff members hosted a citizen open house soliciting input and ideas.  The resulting plan from this session encourages pockets of density development and areas of open space.  I agree with this concept.  The City Council discussed a strategic initiative that parallels this concept.

I am an executive committee member of the Envision Central Texas Board of Directors.  ECT’s initiatives also parallel the concepts noted above.  ECT is a regional effort of a 5-county region that brings together leaders of most of the cities and countyggovernment officials with the goal of responsible planning and development  I would advocate that the City of Round Rock re-join ECT and coordinate our local planning with the planning efforts of those around us.