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.