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Economic Sub-Committee

Upcoming Meeting:

TBA

Past Meetings:

Tuesday, March 23 at 9:00 am at the Wimberley Cafe

Tuesday, March 2nd from 9:00am-11:00am at the Woodcreek City Hall

Tuesday, February 2nd from 9:00am-11:00am at the Woodcreek City Hall (meeting notes)

Tuesday December 8th, from 9:00 - 11:00 am, at Woodcreek City Hall

Tuesday November 10, from 9:00 - 11:00 am, at the Dancing Waters Inn. We will convene in the meeting space in the East House, the first stone building you see upon parking. Click to see a map of the location.

Thursday, October 15th from 4:30 to 6:30pm

Agenda - Oct. 15th, 2009

• Consider other stakeholders that should be a part of this subcommittee:
• Business owners along the Creek
• More Developers
• Woodcreek representative
• Who would our target audience be for an Economic Assessment of a Clean, Clear, and Flowing Cypress Creek?
• Local business owners
• Residents
• Woodcreek and Wimberley City Councils
• Developers
• Work with the Education and Outreach to help strategize
• What type of resources could we use for an Economic Assessment?
• Tax Appraisal data for a baseline
• Future development projects
• City Council-estimates of income generated from visitors
• Wimberley Market days
• Hays Trinity Groundwater District
• Information from Realtors
• Aqua Texas and Wimberley Water Supply Company: estimates for use and costs of alternative water sources
• Discuss Strategy for acquiring data
• Schedule monthly meeting time

*If you would like more information on Watershed Protection Plans (WPP), the Texas Agrilife Extension will host a watershed workshop focusing on the Cypress Creek Watershed and other WPPs in Texas on Thursday, October 22 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Wimberley Community Center. More...

Economic Subcommittee members:

Scott Johnson (Committee Chair)
David Glenn (Wimberley Planning and Zoning Commission, VAG)
Jackie Maloy (Keller Williams Reality)
Jim Henderson (Jim Henderson Real Estate)
Gary Weeks (Gary Weeks Furniture)
Eddie Gumbert (Developer)                                                                                                                                                  
Staff Liaison:
Hayat Qurunful (River Systems Institute Research Assistant) hq10@txstate.edu
 

Economic Subcommittee Tasks:

• Consider other stakeholders/individuals that should be in subcommittee and recruit members of the community
• Economic assessment of the Cypress Creek to the community. For example:
  1. Assess Development
  2. Assess Property values along water
  3.  show waters economic impact through various means
• Work with Education and Outreach Committee to convey economic value assessment of Cypress Creek to the community
• Recommend goals for Economic Development in the community