LCRA to upgrade Low Water Crossing park, Some local residents oppose

20150607_164411By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

The Lower Colorado River Authority plans to upgrade the facilities at the Low Water Crossing Recreation Area on Low Water Crossing Road near Mansfield Dam. Construction is to begin next year.

Improvements at the site, which is adjacent to Steiner Ranch, will include a new parking lot, permanent bathrooms and an entrance booth.

“These are considered basic amenities necessary for park operations and are found at other LCRA recreation areas,” said Clara Tuma, LCRA spokesperson.

Currently, the park has a capacity of 115 cars, half of which park in an unmarked dirt lot and the other half on the shoulder of Low Water Crossing Road. The new lot will have the same capacity but in a structured parking lot with clearly marked spaces.

The park’s current port-a-potties will be replaced with six-stall bathrooms.

The Low Water Crossing Recreation Area near Mansfield Dam and right outside of Steiner Ranch is a popular spot for many. LCRA plans to improve the 41-acre park with a new parking lot, permanent bathrooms and an entrance booth starting next year. Photo by Sarah Doolittle

The Low Water Crossing Recreation Area near Mansfield Dam and right outside of Steiner Ranch is a popular spot for many. LCRA plans to improve the 41-acre park with a new parking lot, permanent bathrooms and an entrance booth starting next year.
Photo by Sarah Doolittle

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Local families copes with suicide, Brother & his wife end their lives within a week

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Carrie Pritchard and her sister Megan Jackson, who are both Steiner Ranch residents,  lost their brother and sister-in-law to suicide within a week. Two years later, Carrie’s sat down with the Four Points News to describe her family’s unimaginable loss, the events that led up to it, and the aftermath.

Darin and Jessica Brook on their wedding day.

Darin and Jessica Brook on their wedding day.

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Bhatt family doing well two years after being struck by SUV, Raises funds for Dell Children’s

By KIM ESTES, Four Points News

The Bhatts of River Place are doing well this summer and thriving, just two years after a devastating accident that put three members of the family in the hospital after they were struck by a SUV while on a walk.

Kunjan reported that Sapna, 8-years-old, is an avid singer, reader and will enter fourth grade this fall, while 5-year-old Devan is “rambunctious” and looking ahead to first grade. Roopal has fully resumed her medical practice with Four Points Dermatology and she has another office in the Mueller area.

Kunjan and Roopal Bhatt with their happy, healthy children Sapna and Devan, who are now 8 and 5 respectively, on a trip to Hawaii earlier this year. Just two years ago, Roopal, Sapna and Devan were struck by a SUV while on a walk and ended up in the hospital with serious injuries.

Kunjan and Roopal Bhatt with their happy, healthy children Sapna and Devan, who are now 8 and 5 respectively, on a trip to Hawaii earlier this year.
Just two years ago, Roopal, Sapna and Devan were struck by a SUV while on a walk and ended up in the hospital with serious injuries.

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