Dr. Beemer comes to Four Points
By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News
A new Dr. Beemer site is under construction along RM 620 near Steiner Ranch Boulevard and is expected to open in April with a focus on luxury vehicle repairs and maintenance.
“This new location will give us better visibility and access for our customer base in North and Northwest Austin and Lakeway,” said Jon Strelec, Dr. Beemer partner and resident of River Place.
“It will also open up new opportunities to provide a service to luxury vehicle owners who are looking for a faster, more reliable and cost effective solutions to their auto repair needs,” he said.
Strelec purchased land in January 2016 adjacent to to new SouthStar Bank site off of RM 620 near Steiner Ranch Boulevard.
He said permitting and development took a while but now construction is moving quickly and they are planning to open in two or three months.
GHE Breakfast with Dads
Hundreds came out for the Breakfast with Dads at Grandview Hills Elementary hosted by the GHE PTA and the Watch D.O.G.S. Jan. 13.
“We hosted a record-breaking Breakfast with Dads with over 400 in attendance and even had Don Hisle from the school board join us,” said Traci Whitney, volunteer with Grandview Hills Elementary PTA.
Locals march in D.C., Austin Women’s Marches
Elizabeth Preston (far right) attended the Women’s March in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21 with friends who all wore the cat-eared pink hats that were popular in the march.
By SARAH DOOLITTLE
Four Points News
Four Points locals Jeanine Fleurimond, Kim Rolloff and Sherri Cole McCue were part of a group of over 30 who met at Four Points Middle School to carpool to the Women’s March sister march in downtown Austin. Here the group shows off their handmade signs.
Steiner Ranch resident Elizabeth Preston was one of hundreds of thousands of women to participate in the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21. Additionally, locals Jeanine Fleurimond, Kim Rolloff and Sherri Cole McCue were part of a group of over 30 women, men and children from the Four Points area to attend a sister march in downtown Austin the same day. The marches were just two of hundreds that took place around the U.S. and the world. Continue reading
$18 million bypass could be finished in 2019, said TxDOT
The RM 620/RM 2222 bypass connector road project includes dual simultaneous left turn lanes on River Place Boulevard at RM 2222.
By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News
The proposed $18 million bypass connector road project slated to improve Four Points traffic congestion along RM 620 and RM 2222 could be ready to for construction bids as early as summer 2018 for a possible completion by mid to late 2019, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
“This project could go to bid by the summer of 2018… this is our best guess at this point,” said Bruce Byron, TxDOT project manager. “Construction… should take somewhere between 12 and 18 months before they’re finished.”
Bruce Byron, Texas Department of Transportation project manager
Byron gave updates on the status of the RM 620/ RM 2222 bypass plans at the Community Transportation Meeting last week hosted by the Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association. More than 350 people attended the Jan. 25 meeting at Canyon Ridge Middle School.
More than 350 people attended last week’s Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association Community Transportation Meeting at Canyon Ridge Middle School on Jan. 25.
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