L-R Charlie Little, VHS principal, Andrew Peterson, Adrian Sherwood, and LISD Superintendent Dan Troxell at the LEEF STAR Banquet on April 27.

The LEEF STAR Banquet on April 27 at Austin Baptist Church featured students recognizing teachers who made an impact. L-R Charlie Little, Elijah Kabigting, Carol Morris, Sarah Beatty, Mee-A Pavey, Andrew Peterson, Adrian Sherwood, Renee Robinson, Shelby Kohn, Preston Mayo and Jonathan Jones.

L-R Shelby Kohn and Renee Robinson at the LEEF STAR Banquet.

By KIMBERLY STRENK
LEEF Board Member

The Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation held its annual Student  & Teacher Academic Recognition banquet on April 27 at Austin Baptist Church. Six LISD high schools selected outstanding high school seniors who in turn recognized the one educator who had the biggest impact on their educational journey during their time in Leander ISD.
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Autism center, housing development will now be considered together

By CASSIE MCKEE
Four Points News

MileStone Community Builders, the developer at the center of a controversial zoning dispute in River Place, has submitted an amended zoning application for the 82-acre tract, forcing the case to go back to the Zoning and Platting Commission for reconsideration. The date for the ZAP hearing has not been set yet.

One of the biggest changes is that instead of dividing the land into two separate zoning cases — one for a proposed autism center and the other for a MileStone housing development at the end of Milky Way Drive — and considering the requests separately, the two cases will now be combined into one.

A letter from a MileStone representative was sent on April 27 to Greg Guernsey, director of the planning and zoning department for the city of Austin, notifying the city of MileStone’s intent to modify its application. The zoning case was scheduled to go before the Austin City Council on May 4 for its first public hearing but will now be postponed so that the case can go before ZAP.

“As has been repeated throughout the entire process of this case, the development proposal for each tract is inextricably tied to the other and both portions of the overall development plan rely on the other as a cohesive development plan in order to provide a successful project,”  the letter states. “In the end, approving a rezoning on only one portion of the development would not bring the overall project to fruition with the compromises and community benefits that are, in essence, a package to ensure a viable planned project.”

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Tim Mattox

By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

Annexation legislation is making its way through the Texas legislature and some River Place residents opposed to the city of Austin’s annexation are hopeful that a new law could keep them from what they call Austin’s over-reach.

“We are in the final stretch of making forced annexation a vestige of the past in Texas and saving River Place residents thousands of dollars a year in additional taxes and higher utility rates,” said Tim Mattox, an 18-year resident of River Place and a member of the homeowners association board.

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