Paul Spring, a Cortana Ridge resident of the River Place neighborhood, addresses the River Place Homeowners Association at its meeting just prior to the area’s Limited District’s session. Although Spring recognized the large amount of traffic brought into the neighborhood by the popularity of its nature trail, he said the solution proposed “literally disenfranchised more than 100 families,” referring to the charges imposed on non-Limited District households located at the front of the neighborhood. LESLEE BASSMAN
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
As River Place will soon charge fees for trail users outside of its Limited District, the topic has divided some in two parts of the community: north and south.
River Place Limited District officials solidified plans to move forward with a fee charging schedule for the neighborhood’s nature trails during a Feb. 26 meeting of its board members. However, staffing and contractual issues may need to be straightened out before the projected March 2 opening date of the program, a detail that may push the project back a week, said Jennifer Mushtaler, board member.
The Limited District agreed Jan. 8 to charge $10 per person and $10 per animal for trail users on the weekends, beginning March 2. Established after the River Place Municipal Utility District was annexed by the city of Austin in December of 2017, the Limited District is responsible for coordinating solid waste disposal and maintaining the community’s parks and trails. The agency has the same geographic boundaries as its predecessor, the River Place MUD and Limited District residents are obligated to pay $0.75 per $100 valuation to fund the agency’s duties.
