Cedar Park Impacts — August 2007

Cedar Park Impacts — August 2007

Tuesday, 07 August 2007

1. Beach grill

Palm Beach Grill, 2051 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. E, opened July 13 offering a variety of salads, wraps, sandwiches and light meals. Daily lunch and dinner specials range from $5.95 to $9.95. Hours of operation are Monday – Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., closed Sunday. For more information, call 331-6754 or visit www.palmbeachgrill.net.

2. Library grant

The Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd., received a $2,500 grant from the 2007 Texas Book Festival to fund the purchase of large-type adult non-fiction and fiction books in English and Spanish. Upcoming events at the library include the Anime Club for tweens and teens at 1 p.m. Aug. 18; puppet shows for toddlers and preschoolers at 11 a.m. Aug. 20 – 23 and 10 a.m. Aug. 25 and a puppet show for elementary age at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 23. For more information, call 259-5353.

3. ‘Building hot mommies’

Kim Lumley plans the first class of Shape, Rattle and Stroll at 6:15 p.m. Sept. 10 at Anderson Mill West Park on El Salido. The boot camp-style workout program is for mothers and children ages 6 weeks to 4 years, and includes a free trial class, free fitness assessment, free T-shirt upon enrollment, personal tailoring of workouts, discounts to area educators and private or group classes. Shape, Rattle, and Stroll workouts focus on teaching lifestyle fitness exercises, core strengthening, cardiovascular conditioning and resistance tube/band training. For more information, call 496-7848 or visit www.shaperattlestroll.com.

4. Primrose opens

Primrose School at Vista Ridge, 910 North Vista Ridge Blvd., >next to Home Depot off Whitestone Boulevard, celebrated a grand opening July 23. Owners Christy and Brian Herbstreit offer >accredited child care and private preschool programs for children ranging in ages from 6 weeks to 5 years old. The school also offers an after-school program that will pick up from select public and private elementary schools for children through 10 years of age. For more information, call 260-0708 or visit www.primroseschools.com.

5. Tai Chi

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA will offer beginner classes during the fall semester. Classes are 9 - 10:30 a.m. Sept. 8 and 6:30 - 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, 3315 El Salido Parkway in Cedar Park. The Taoist Tai Chi Society® internal arts and methods emphasize relaxation, stretching and stress reduction. The founder, Master Moy Lin-Shin, dedicated his life to making these benefits available. Classes are taught by nationally accredited volunteer instructors. For more information or to pre-register for the classes, leave a voice mail at 339-9004, e-mail texas@taoist.org, or visit texas.usa.taoist.org.

Fore

The Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce plans its Fall Golf Tournament at the Lago Vista Golf Club, 4616 Rimrock Road in Lago Vista Sept. 14. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, call 260-7800.

6. Fireworks rescheduled

The city has rescheduled the rained-out Fourth of July fireworks for Sept. 2 during the Back to School Splash Jam at Elizabeth Milburn Park, 1901 Sun Chase Blvd. The Splash Jam begins at 5 p.m. and features live music, swimming, games and concessions. The fireworks will begin at dark. Standard admission fees for the pool, $3 for adults, $2 for ages 9 - 17 and $1 for ages 3-8, will apply. The pool is open from 1 to 8 p.m.

7. Dialysis center

FMC Dialysis Services of Cedar Park plans a Sept. 10 opening at 1201 N. Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 100. An open house is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5. Services include hemodialysis, home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis conducted by an Ultracare certified staff. Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The center’s phone number will be 259-1329, but is not yet operational.

8. Threadgills delayed

The Cedar Park location of Threadgill’s, the Austin-based chain known for live music, is still on hold. Disputes between the restaurants owner, financer and developer have kept the building on FM 1431 empty past the anticipated early 2007 opening date. "I think that we’re optimistic that Threadgills will still have a presence in Cedar Park," said Phil Brewer, Cedar Parks Economic Development Director.

9. Brushy Creek Road open house

The City of Cedar Park, the Texas Department of Transportation and consulting firms Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and Hicks and Company have scheduled an open house from 6 – 8 p.m. Aug. 30 to discuss proposed improvements to Brushy Creek Road from 183A Toll to Parmer Lane. The project would widen the existing two-land rural roadway to a four-lane divided urban roadway with a raised median island and sidewalk. The open house will be at the Cox Elementary School gymnasium, 1001 Brushy Creek Road. Written and verbal comments regarding the project may be presented at the meeting. Written statements may also be submitted to the city care of Alan Green, 600 N. Bell Blvd., 78613.

Conserve water

The city has switched its voluntary watering schedules from once every five days to twice a week. Residents are asked to water their lawns on assigned days before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Homes with house numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 should water on Thursday and Sunday; while house numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 should water Wednesday and Saturday. Commercial customers are asked to water on Tuesday and Friday.

Ordinances

The city council updated and revised several ordinances recently, including site development, subdivision and zoning requirements. The full text of the updates is available at www.cedarparktx.us/cp/pt_docs.aspx.

10. Insurance

The new office of the Williams Insurance Group is located at 301 Brushy Creek, Ste. 106, offering home, auto, commercial and health coverage. For more information, call 535-0301.

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