SAN MARCOS
Construction to begin
on shared-use pathway
Beginning Monday, San Marcos residents and park patrons will begin to see construction on a new ADA-compliant bicycle and pedestrian concrete trail in and around the areas of Children’s Park, Rio Vista Park and Ramon Lucio Park.
The trail will be a 1.7-mile long, 10-foot wide pathway that will tie into an existing trail east of the Hopkins Street bridge. The project is expected to be completed by early summer 2020, weather permitting.
Once completed, it will provide connectivity between the city’s Visitor Center, multiple parks, downtown and Texas State University. The project will feature enhanced safety measures, including below-grade crossings at Cheatham Street and the railroad right-of-way at Rio Vista Park, as well as lights along the trail corridor.
The project, known as the San Marcos River Shared Use Pathway Project, will be built by a Texas Department of Transportation contractor for an amount not to exceed $1,519,610. The city was responsible for providing $500,000 toward the project.
CEDAR PARK
City attracts WEXCO
regional headquarters
The Cedar Park City Council has approved a performance-based economic development incentive agreement with WEXCO International.
WEXCO is a construction consulting, management, safety and engineering corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif., with a staff of three employees in an office on East Whitestone Boulevard. Under the agreement, WEXCO will build a new regional headquarters at 13625 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Building 2. WEXCO plans to employ 25 full-time employees by Sept. 30.
The incentives for WEXCO are tied to performance measures and are funded by Economic Development, Type A, funds that come from three-eighths cent of sales tax collected when people dine and shop locally within the corporate boundaries of Cedar Park. The project is projected to generate new property tax revenue.
NORTHEAST AUSTIN
Asian American center
celebrates Saheli Thursday
Austin’s Asian American Resource Center and the Austin History Center will celebrate the 28th anniversary of Saheli, a group that serves Asian families affected by domestic violence.
The free event will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the center, 8401 Cameron Road.
The celebration includes a community discussion, a tour of the exhibit “Courage to Be: The Saheli Story,” and a viewing of archival materials from the Austin History Center. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. The exhibit will be on display through March 28.
For more information: 512-974-1700 or austintexas.gov/aarc.
American-Statesman staff
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