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Steiner residents’ concerns heard at first town hall (read about it in Four Points Newspaper delivered tonight): Second town hall tonight

Tom Jacobs, 82, voiced his concerns at last week’s town hall meeting. He wants the SR Master Association board to be more transparent in making big decisions that affect the community. Photo by Lynette Haaland


By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

The Steiner Ranch Master Association town hall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14 drew a crowd of some 60 homeowners who came to hear plans and give feedback on the board’s consideration of changing its current in-house community management.

Craig Smyser, who resigned from the board on Friday, started the meeting by sharing with the audience what the consultant provided to the board and his recommendations, which the board received the night before.

The consultant, who is based out of Pennsylvania, recommended a new onsite management model along with integrated software tools.

Board treasurer Robby Roberts also addressed the audience and shared a different perspective about the process so far. He feels the process is being rushed to make this big decision, especially when the board so recently received full control of running the community after Taylor Morrison’s exit.

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VHS Football Preview: Cedar Park at Vandegrift Monroe Stadium ~ Tonight, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Last year, Justin Moore was pushed into action as Vandegrift’s quarterback for the first time when starter Alex Fernandes was unable to play against Cedar Park. This year, Moore returns to face the Timberwolves as Vandegrift’s starter.

Last week showed promise, with Moore going 11-for-22 for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns against a Permian defense that returned nine starters from a year ago. The rushing game was never really in gear, though, with the Vipers amassing just 28 net yards on 22 carries. That will need to get better this week for Vandegrift to have a chance of beating the Timberwolves.

Both teams are coming off disappointing losses, with Vandegrift driving nearly 700 miles round trip to Odessa and falling 28-24 to the Permian Panthers.

Vandegrift Vipers senior defensive lineman Zach Hildebrand (55) erupts in celebration on the sideline following a Vandegrift touchdown during a high school football game between the Permian Panthers and the Vandegrift Vipers at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, on Friday, September 1, 2017.

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Viper football preview

Vandegrift at Odessa Permian
Friday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.
Ratliff Stadium
1862 E Yukon Rd, Odessa, TX 79765

Vandegrift will start the season with plenty of experience on both sides of the ball, but with a new quarterback and looking for new leaders in key roles.

On the other side of the field, the Permian Panthers return eight offensive and nine defensive starters from last year’s 6-4 campaign that ended with a pair of strong wins over rivals in District 2-6A play. However, those two wins were the only district wins the Panthers managed. None of the 2-6A playoff teams fared well in the postseason, with San Angelo Central as the lone team to reach the third round.

The Panthers’ dual-threat quarterback Steve Steen returns, along with a pair of running backs, Brother Miller and Ed Williams, who combined for 13 touchdowns last season despite Miller missing half the season with a torn ACL.

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Medical school roommates turn business partners

Four Points doctors Cameron King and Brent Cardwell met in college, ended up in Austin, and opened a practice together. Their families enjoy spending time together. Left side: King and his wife, Debbie, with their daughters Anwen, Isabelle and Emilia, on the raft. Right side: Cardwell and his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters Grace and McKenna, also on the raft.

Local doctors share the Cedar Park
Pediatric & Family Medicine story

By KIM ESTES
Four Points News

Brent Cardwell of Grandview Hills and Cameron King of Steiner Ranch were college roommates who turned into business partners. King and Cardwell first met at the University of Kansas, went their separate ways for a while but came together again in Austin to open Cedar Park Pediatric and Family Medicine in 2005.

“We have known each other for a long time, and we think the same way when it comes to the medical business,” said Cardwell about the pair opening a practice together.

King added, “We’re very like-minded. Having been roommates, we’ve seen each other from behind the scenes.”

Kansas is where the boyhood homes of both physicians are. Cardwell grew up in Topeka and attended Kansas State University as an undergraduate. King attended KU after growing up in Wichita.

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Fish & Wildlife to meet about 2nd road to VHS

The second access road behind Vandegrift would cost over $15 million and be one mile with a 100-foot right of way and an 800-foot bridge to protect habitat below.

By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News

Especially with the start of school this week, traffic in Four Points is backed up and congested including long lines going to and from Vandegrift. Currently, drivers can only access VHS and Four Points Middle School from McNeil Drive. The scenario serves as a reminder to the community that a secondary access road is needed.

Leander ISD is trying to build a second access road. It is seeking an Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit to construct a proposed one-mile, $15 million-plus road behind VHS.

This would support some 3,700 students and staff who attend and work at VHS and FPMS. The additional road would address traffic safety concerns and provide an emergency exit.’

LISD hosted a public forum at VHS on May 30 and launched the #BuildTheRoad social media campaign in an effort to get Washington D.C. lawmakers’ attention on the need for the additional road.
The efforts did get attention from national lawmakers.

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