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Lakeway’s progress during the last five years in many ways can be measured by the actions taken by my City Council colleagues and me during that period of time. These accomplishments include:

A PROVEN RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

	Opening the Lakeway Activity Center
	Instrumental in the Swim Center - scheduled to open May 2003
	Participated in Developer Agreement
	Monitored progress of commercial developments such as Lakeway Commons and Alta Vista to ensure compliance with Lakeway's strict building ordinances.
	Approved appointment of the Annexation Committee
	Revised an ordinance so that it requires developers to contribute $100 per lot for the purchase of park land and, on a continuing basis, approved requests to enhance and expand existing parks and trails
	Participated in the development and approval of annual budgets that provided sufficient funds to efficiently manage the city while at the same time holding the line against large increases in your taxes;
	Chaired the Municipal Land Use Committee, formed to ensure availability of sufficient land to accommodate future government building needs. ISSUES I have heard it said that there is only one issue in this election -- the Wal-Mart/Rio Development project. That is simply not the case. Certainly the Wal-Mart/Rio project deserves strict scrutiny (and will get it if I am elected mayor), but the Lakeway mayor and council members elected in May will serve two years and will debate and help decide a long list of complex issues vital to Lakeway’s future, in addition to Wal-Mart. Here are just a few of those issues and where I stand on them: City budgets and spending. My record on council proves my commitment to holding the line on taxes. Commercial development. Lakeway has in place strong codes and ordinances with high standards regarding the design, appearance, landscaping, parking lots, lighting, signage, litter, noise, and other requirements of commercial developments. New commercial developments should be made to adhere to the same standards that other developers have been and are being held to. Police services. Continue to support an effective, responsive Lakeway police force. Deer control. Support a pro-active program to reduce the number of deer in Lakeway. Work with state legislators and agencies to develop regulations that make it easier to trap and relocate deer. Apartments. Not in Lakeway. High-density housing puts too much strain on a small city infrastructure. Traffic. Regulations that require Traffic Impact Analyses should be enforced. Whenever possible, developers should be encouraged to connect parking lots parallel to RR620 so that cars going from one lot to another need not merge with RR620 traffic.