My kids and I visit St. Ed's on a weekly basis to enjoy Bull Creek and time in nature. Allowing more development in this environmentally precious area would ruin the opportunities my children have to learn about nature close to home.
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Jim Rutan
9 years ago
This will not only adversely affect the environment around the area, but with the recent passing of the PUD, Spicewood Springs road is years away from being able to accommodate the additional traffic that would inevitably occur.
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Joe Trak
9 years ago
6423 Yaupon Dr, Austin, 78759
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Shrivathsa Ballal
9 years ago
We cant make Austin lose its healthy areas to urban development projects.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Keep Austin beautiful, please!
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Scott Mason
9 years ago
Spice wood springs doesn't need a hotel.
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Mary Jackson
9 years ago
I am completely against this and any other development along this part of Spicewood Springs and in any neighborhood setting. I am a 5 generation Texan AND Austinite and do not want the beauty of Austin and Travis county to be ruined with developments of this kind. Keep Austin Beautiful by not allowing this to happen, including being bullied by developers. Thank you for your help in this most serious matter.
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Carol Gardini
9 years ago
Commercial developer Kahn says that he doesn't believe his hotel will add cars during peak commute times. What, is he a traffic engineer? Moreover, we need to preserve the existing properties and the Bull Creek waterway along Old Spicewood Springs Road. A hotel in this location is preposterous!
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Rosa Ayyad
9 years ago
Save bull creek!
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Susan Berg
9 years ago
This is a ridiculous proposal. This residential neighborhood can not support additional traffic, and ask txdot about how efficient 360 is... Plus it is just plain tacky. Just say no.
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Kevin Sutherland
9 years ago
I think the county and city need to take a hard look at this location. Its about a mile off 360 and has no street lights, no shoulder and a very winding road. Plus it floods during major rain storms. The county and City should be concerned for the safety of guests in the event of a emergency.
Also, Spicewood Springs is a big cut thru for people living in North Austin and the traffic is horrible during rush hour. The people approving this should check it some morning around 7:30.
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Kerri Welch
9 years ago
It is increasingly hard to find green space not encroached upon by development in Austin. Beautiful creek parks preserve our quality of life, psychological, emotional, and physical health. Please to everything possible to expand these areas rather than diminish them. They are already heavily used and as Austin grows, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain their health under increasing use and developmental encroachment. Please prioritize the expansion of green space where ever possible. I love Bull Creek. I grew up playing there and take my niece and nephews there frequently. As a 4th generation Austinite I know that our parks are the soul of Austin.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
This area is already populated by homes. It is now a residential area surrounded by nature. Please keep it that way.
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Kim Usey
9 years ago
The balance between nature and development can be seen no more clearly than by taking the Spicewood Springs exit from 183, driving down Spicewood Springs Road past neighborhoods and schools, then turning left onto Spicewood Springs and following the slow, calm, tree-lined two-lane road as it follows along the path of Bull Creek. You pass an old cemetery, a city park, a few family homes and horse farms. There's a left turn at Yaupon (critical point for this discussion) that takes you back up into a heavily developed residential area, and then the final bit of Spicewood Springs that goes past a small school and finally ends again at the traffic hell of Loop 360. THERE IS NO PLACE ALONG THIS ROAD, much less at the point being proposed, where a hotel and the ensuing strain on the environment and utility/road systems would be appropriate. NONE. This development would entirely change the character of one of the last unspoiled places in the area, it would increase traffic past the point of bearability, and it would damage a beloved environment. I call upon the Austin City Council and Travis County Commissioners and the general public to put a stop to this misbegotten attempt to profit on the backs of residents and the environment.
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Joseph Cantu
9 years ago
I love my city in no small part because of the beautiful memories the GreenBelt and Bullcreek have produced throughout my life. Substantial development projects in this area of Austin step too far, too soon, given the amount of pollution, fatal accidents and overall lack of respect the GreenBelt has received. Especially since the influx of our cities population over the past decade. This city needs to be able to maintain a safe and sanitary environment for locals and tourists before we overly develop areas that are great attractions for the city.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
It's easy to dismiss this issue as residents simply trying to selfishly protect their home values. That is so far from the truth, it's about protecting what really matters, what defines Austin. I invite Council members to come drive by this area and explore the trails with their families, before even thinking of supporting greed and profiteering. There are plenty of places in Austin to build hotels, this is the worst possible place for innumerable reasons.
The city needs to buy back this land at no profit no loss to Mr Kahn. The land can then be left wild, there is no need to develop or maintain anything, not even a park. This will help preserve the wilderness and pristine nature of an astoundingly beautiful part of Austin for many generations. Future generations will thank us for doing what's clearly right.
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BEVERLY ROLAND
9 years ago
A hotel does NOT belong here. This project belongs on a commercial road like 183, not a windy, residential, 2-lane road like Spicewood Springs. Also, the reputation of this developer precedes him. He makes promises he doesn't keep. He withdrew his first set of plans because he wanted to lobby the new Council since there were objections from the former council. Please come look for yourself. We need to keep green spaces and protect the watershed and ecosystem of the area!
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Erika Cantu
9 years ago
NO HOTEL !!
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Rosann Batteiger
9 years ago
A hotel along Spicewood Springs would negatively impact the natural environment there, traffic and safety in that area.
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Ryan horton
9 years ago
The completely wrong place for a hotel. It's a sensitive watershed and a delicate ecosystem
My kids and I visit St. Ed's on a weekly basis to enjoy Bull Creek and time in nature. Allowing more development in this environmentally precious area would ruin the opportunities my children have to learn about nature close to home.
This will not only adversely affect the environment around the area, but with the recent passing of the PUD, Spicewood Springs road is years away from being able to accommodate the additional traffic that would inevitably occur.
6423 Yaupon Dr, Austin, 78759
We cant make Austin lose its healthy areas to urban development projects.
Keep Austin beautiful, please!
Spice wood springs doesn't need a hotel.
I am completely against this and any other development along this part of Spicewood Springs and in any neighborhood setting. I am a 5 generation Texan AND Austinite and do not want the beauty of Austin and Travis county to be ruined with developments of this kind. Keep Austin Beautiful by not allowing this to happen, including being bullied by developers. Thank you for your help in this most serious matter.
Commercial developer Kahn says that he doesn't believe his hotel will add cars during peak commute times. What, is he a traffic engineer? Moreover, we need to preserve the existing properties and the Bull Creek waterway along Old Spicewood Springs Road. A hotel in this location is preposterous!
Save bull creek!
This is a ridiculous proposal. This residential neighborhood can not support additional traffic, and ask txdot about how efficient 360 is... Plus it is just plain tacky. Just say no.
I think the county and city need to take a hard look at this location. Its about a mile off 360 and has no street lights, no shoulder and a very winding road. Plus it floods during major rain storms. The county and City should be concerned for the safety of guests in the event of a emergency. Also, Spicewood Springs is a big cut thru for people living in North Austin and the traffic is horrible during rush hour. The people approving this should check it some morning around 7:30.
It is increasingly hard to find green space not encroached upon by development in Austin. Beautiful creek parks preserve our quality of life, psychological, emotional, and physical health. Please to everything possible to expand these areas rather than diminish them. They are already heavily used and as Austin grows, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain their health under increasing use and developmental encroachment. Please prioritize the expansion of green space where ever possible. I love Bull Creek. I grew up playing there and take my niece and nephews there frequently. As a 4th generation Austinite I know that our parks are the soul of Austin.
This area is already populated by homes. It is now a residential area surrounded by nature. Please keep it that way.
The balance between nature and development can be seen no more clearly than by taking the Spicewood Springs exit from 183, driving down Spicewood Springs Road past neighborhoods and schools, then turning left onto Spicewood Springs and following the slow, calm, tree-lined two-lane road as it follows along the path of Bull Creek. You pass an old cemetery, a city park, a few family homes and horse farms. There's a left turn at Yaupon (critical point for this discussion) that takes you back up into a heavily developed residential area, and then the final bit of Spicewood Springs that goes past a small school and finally ends again at the traffic hell of Loop 360. THERE IS NO PLACE ALONG THIS ROAD, much less at the point being proposed, where a hotel and the ensuing strain on the environment and utility/road systems would be appropriate. NONE. This development would entirely change the character of one of the last unspoiled places in the area, it would increase traffic past the point of bearability, and it would damage a beloved environment. I call upon the Austin City Council and Travis County Commissioners and the general public to put a stop to this misbegotten attempt to profit on the backs of residents and the environment.
I love my city in no small part because of the beautiful memories the GreenBelt and Bullcreek have produced throughout my life. Substantial development projects in this area of Austin step too far, too soon, given the amount of pollution, fatal accidents and overall lack of respect the GreenBelt has received. Especially since the influx of our cities population over the past decade. This city needs to be able to maintain a safe and sanitary environment for locals and tourists before we overly develop areas that are great attractions for the city.
It's easy to dismiss this issue as residents simply trying to selfishly protect their home values. That is so far from the truth, it's about protecting what really matters, what defines Austin. I invite Council members to come drive by this area and explore the trails with their families, before even thinking of supporting greed and profiteering. There are plenty of places in Austin to build hotels, this is the worst possible place for innumerable reasons. The city needs to buy back this land at no profit no loss to Mr Kahn. The land can then be left wild, there is no need to develop or maintain anything, not even a park. This will help preserve the wilderness and pristine nature of an astoundingly beautiful part of Austin for many generations. Future generations will thank us for doing what's clearly right.
A hotel does NOT belong here. This project belongs on a commercial road like 183, not a windy, residential, 2-lane road like Spicewood Springs. Also, the reputation of this developer precedes him. He makes promises he doesn't keep. He withdrew his first set of plans because he wanted to lobby the new Council since there were objections from the former council. Please come look for yourself. We need to keep green spaces and protect the watershed and ecosystem of the area!
NO HOTEL !!
A hotel along Spicewood Springs would negatively impact the natural environment there, traffic and safety in that area.
The completely wrong place for a hotel. It's a sensitive watershed and a delicate ecosystem