Staff Reports
The latest foreclosure sale for the former 3M site at 6801 River Place Blvd. is set for Nov. 5. The original foreclosure sale was cancelled a few weeks ago for the property, which includes 11 buildings and a power plant on 156 acres. The site was renamed Silicon Hills Campus LLC by World Class Holdings, which was raided by the FBI on August 14.
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The 2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Parade brought together numerous organizations and hundreds of spectators on Oct. 16 at VHS. The annual event featured the homecoming court, football, band, Legacies, Vision Dance Co, robotics, theatre, swim and dive, lacrosse, athletic trainers, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, cross country, cheer, FFA, Four Points Pop Warner football and cheer, Destination Imagination, Viper Nation Academic Boosters, and more.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Travis County Sheriff’s Office has been searching for a 19-year-old man who fell off a boat on Lake Travis on Monday night.
Around 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 14, the man went into Lake Travis when he was with a group of his friends heading back to shore from Devil’s Cove, which is located on the north side of Lake Travis near Jonestown, said Kristen Dark, Travis County Sheriff’s spokesperson.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The Austin City Council is working on a rezoning request for 42 acres at the end of Milky Way Drive. As the request works its way through city council, Jimmy Flannigan of District 6 is trying to bring in new zoning requirements for projects in areas that are high risk for wildfire, like River Place.
“We’ve gone through first and second readings and now we’re heading toward the third and final reading and vote on Oct. 31,” Flannigan said. In the past, council routinely ends early when meetings are on Halloween, so families can enjoy trick-or-treating, he added.
“A lot of work has gone into the first and second readings,” he said.
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