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SRMA board in deadlock on voting on new director and management shift

SRMA board votes to extend Steiner office hours

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Although the Steiner Ranch Master Association Board of Directors voted to extend the business hours of the Steiner HOA office at the board’s Nov. 28 meeting, the board was split and no action was taken on two important topics: voting in another director for Steiner District 4 and on next steps to consider third party management.

The HOA board is divided and in a deadlock on several initiatives. In general, Naren Chilukuri, Amy Colton and Rekha Garapati are advocating for changes in the HOA management structure and exploring ideas of third party management which they say could lead to cost savings and efficiencies, and Robby Roberts, Dave Doman and Erika Fletcher had been advocating to slow down the process to consider outside management, to gather more information about a potential shift, and to review and refine the current structure. At this meeting for the first time, they spoke of a shift to table this topic until the next election of board members in April. They said that is what they believe their constituents want.
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2222 Station’s first tenants are opening

Zoes Kitchen anticipates serving diners in January

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

With most of its tenants slated to open in the first half of 2018, the newest retail center in Four Points — 2222 Station — is set to add a myriad of neighborhood services to the River Place community and beyond.

La Vie Nail Spa opened last week, marking the site’s first tenant to commence business, said Simon Lee, chief financial officer for the Valdosta, Georgia-based C. Lee Family Corporation and the project’s developer.

Gideon Math & Reading Center is anticipated to open at the end of December and Zoes Kitchen is looking to serve its first meals either Jan. 15 or Jan. 18, he said.

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Tiff’s Treats opens mid December

Tiffany Taylor Chen co-founded Tiff’s Treats with her husband Leon.

Hosts grand opening Dec. 16

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Tiff’s Treats is opening its 8th Austin store in Steiner Ranch this month and is hosting a grand opening on Dec. 16 with cookie deals, giveaways and fundraising.

Austin-based Tiff’s Treats — the first in the nation to create the warm cookie delivery concept — will now have 31 Texas stores with its new Steiner shop.

The company has been servicing the Steiner and Lakeway areas through a courier service for some time but until this latest addition, it did not have a store close enough to send its own delivery drivers.

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River Place resident launches Live Edge Furniture

Jonathan Tommey shows off a live edge piece on his outdoor studio deck.

Woodworker creates artistic home decor

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Growing up in the rural countryside of England, River Place resident Jonathan Tommey said he loved playing among the trees, an activity that spurred his interest to begin woodworking at age 12.

Now, the father of three intends to make a profession out of his artistic passion, launching Live Edge Furniture Design in March of this year.

“(The business) started with a tree stump and has evolved from there,” Tommey said of the first piece he dug out of his Four Points property to form a table base he constructed. “I thought this (stump) would make a very interesting base for a side or coffee table. It was just sitting there, decaying. I thought, ‘Let’s give this a new life’ because it had beautiful structure and a lot of intricate details with the grain pattern (and) the root system.”

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