The River Place Limited District considers charging an admission fee for non-residents to hike its popular River Place Nature Trail. Photo by Livitup.com

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

River Place Limited District board members discussed the idea to charge admission for those who are not residents but who want to use the popular River Place Nature Trail. That was one of the key topics at the Sept. 25 board meeting where also the entity’s first tax rate was passed and community projects were lined out.

The district was created December 2017, when the city of Austin annexed the River Place neighborhood, making its first fiscal period about nine-and-a-half months — from Dec. 15 until Sept. 30.

River Place Homeowners Association members (from left) President Scott Crosby, Certified Management of Austin employee Peggy Kuhns and Treasurer Ivar Rachkind discuss decreasing member fees for the coming fiscal year during the board’s Sept. 25 meeting. LESLEE BASSMAN

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The University of Texas Golf Club community in Steiner Ranch votes to become its own homeowner association. The steering committee is taking steps to make that a reality by Jan. 1.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The University of Texas Golf Club community in Steiner Ranch is taking steps to create its own association and separate from being controlled by the Steiner Ranch Master Association.  

“SRMA is in charge of approving if we can spend our own money,” said Linda Messer, a member of the UTGC steering committee. “We’re interested in making sure things are going right and making things better.”

The goal of the community of nearly 520 homes is to start business on Jan. 1. There was a vote taken in September where a majority of the homeowners who voted want the change.  

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