SPICEWOOD, TX AREA DEMOGRAPHICS
and COMPARISON INFORMATION
ARE YOU READY? DEVELOPMENT IS CLOSING IN!
The land in Austin's backyard is a cherished part of the city's character and lifestyle.
It's an oversized playground for outdoor adventurers, a must-
The additional houses, cars and people could pollute and clog those waterways, which supply water to 50,000 people and Barton Springs. More wells will drain the Edwards Aquifer, and the increased use of surface water from the Colorado River will reduce water available for agricultural use downstream.
The Transportation Department would like to expand both roadways (290 & 71) west of the Y, but it sees little opportunity and money to do more than add center turn lanes for safety, unless the highways are converted to toll roads.
Of the many forces pushing the Hill Country development boom, none is more influential than the arrival of water pipes drawing from the Lower Colorado River Authority's lakes.
Local developer Bill Gunn said he would not have even considered building the 1,700-
Now recent new offerings suggest: "Home planned for 63 acres of musician's 688-
QUOTES 12-
PER Charles Heimsath, president of Capitol Market Research
"You just can't do large-
PER Michael Aulick, executive director of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
"There is little that environmental groups or local governments can do to stem the tide of development. There is no one entity in charge. It's a chaotic system in the scientific sense of the word."
PER George Cofer, executive director of the Hill Country Conservancy
"There just doesn't seem to be any recognition of the reckoning that's coming. We have people moving to the Hill Country that love the openness of it and the natural beauty, the special places . . . but it's killing the goose that laid the golden egg. The Hill Country has the capacity for so many people, and I think we're approaching that capacity west of Austin pretty quickly."
PER Bob Daigh, Austin district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation
"Simply hoping that growth won't occur in the area isn't an answer. We can have a Pollyanna attitude and wish things, but the entire history of Austin has been that 'if we don't build it, they won't come' an approach that has usually failed miserably on water issues, wastewater issues and on transportation issues."
MAPS OF FUTURE AREA DEVELOPMENT 2007-
future projected traffic analysis
with growth expectation
new housing development
new LCRA water provisions
new Willie Nelson Subdivision
PRIOR 2007 INFO
Climate
zip 78669
Metro area
National
786
631.4
1,057.80
33.2
35.1
38.8
0
.2
24.4
36.3
37.8
21.6
95.6
95.7
86.4
84
84
112.5
229
229
204.9
Crime
zip 78669
Metro area
National
4
4.1
3
6
4.3
3.2
33,785
20,750.00
21,587
Economy
zip 78669
Metro area
National
Unemployment rate
4.3
4.2
5.4
Recent job growth
1.4
1.4
1.8
25.1
21.8
10.5
Education
zip 78669
Metro area
National
90.9
81
80.4
6.7
7.1
8.2
25.9
27.5
14.9
9
12.5
7
Health
zip 78669
Metro area
National
14
28.4
47.9
80
81.9
54.2
7.9
181.2
168.5
Housing
zip 78669
Metro area
National
211,700
154,500
185,400
14
14.4
27.8
2.3
2.3
12.3
64.8
58
63.4
7.6
31.3
21.7
27.5
10.7
14.8
0.1
2.3
2
17.3
16.2
14.6
73.9
73.2
71.6
5.5
3.8
5.6
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