Round Rock ISD suspends high school class rankings Student ranks could be permanently eliminated from transcripts, pending results of upcoming study

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1 I-35 Largest distributed newspaper in Central Texas Seven editions 450,079 circulation JULY 2 AUG. 5, 2010 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 11 What s News State Rep. Diana Maldonado, the Democratic incumbent from House District 52, is running for re-election this fall against Republican challenger Larry Gonzales. The candidates outline their top priorities for the next legislative session, in which lawmakers will work to resolve a reported $18 billion budget shortfall. 17 Williamson County commissioners voted in May not to pursue financing from the federal Build America Bonds program. County Auditor David Flores estimated the program could have potentially saved about $3 million, but commissioners said the money would come with strings attached. 12 An expansion of Pflugerville Community Library is expected to move forward on schedule, after the City Council voted June 8 not to delay financing for the project. Construction could begin by summer Round Rock Karate Academy opened June 12 on Old Settlers Boulevard. Owner Daniel Delenela instructs students in the martial art of Tang Soo Do. 4 What s Inside Kristin Coker Middle schools Parmer Ln Sam Bass Rd University Dr. 39 Old Settlers Blvd What s Online Round Rock ISD Education Focus provides news updates, TAKS scores, district maps and a feeder chart for district schools The Round Rock Police Association filed a petition in June asking the City Council to formalize the process of negotiating benefits for police officers. more.impactnews.com/8936 Pflugerville s Comprehensive Plan, which will provide guidelines for the city s growth and development over the next 20 years, is now available for public review, along with the city s long-term parks and recreation plan. more.impactnews.com/ Round Rock ISD suspends high school class rankings Student ranks could be permanently eliminated from transcripts, pending results of upcoming study Story Highlights Frontera Vista office complex makes up half of Round Rock s vacant square footage Pflugerville hopes to diversify office space variety Community Impact Newspaper SAVINGS GUIDE Valuable coupons and offers from local businesses starting on Page 43 By Rob Heidrick High school class rank, long measures, and in June, Superintendent Jesús Chávez directed considered a prominent factor in administrators to hold off on Factors described as very important in the admissions process, according to a 2009 Highland Park isd study. the college admissions process, ranking students until the district has been given less and less weight completes an evaluation of its own 1) High school GPA 81.4% in recent years as universities put this fall. A committee of parents, more emphasis on other indicators RRISD leaders and university offi- 2) Rigor of course work 72. 1% such as grade point average, cials will begin meeting in August 3) SAT/ACT scores 58. 1% academic rigor and scores on SAT to review the possibility of creating a new policy. 4) Class rank 48.8% and ACT tests. Several Texas school districts including I have put a stop to any future Eanes ISD in Westlake and Highland Park ISD and Carroll ISD in the Dallas area recently opted to overhaul their class rank policies and no longer publish ranks for students with GPAs below the top 10 percent in each high school class. Round Rock ISD is exploring the possibility of taking similar class ranking requests pending the outcome of this study, and we are also looking at what we might do temporarily for someone who, on their application, does need their class rank, Chávez said. We haven t made the decision [about whether] to continue that throughout this next school year, and when we finish the study, we will know what recommendations to use going forward. Weighing options Texas school districts set their own policies on reporting class ranks, with two key exceptions: State law requires all districts to notify the top 10 percent of students in the junior and senior classes at each high school that they are eligible for automatic admission to public universities. Districts also must inform students in the top 25 percent of 10th and 11th grade classes about the automatic admission rules. CONTINUED ON 19 Far North- WEst 25.8 % 16.8 % Northwest Round Rock North Central 20.9 % US 183 HWY. 290 I % 22.5 % Northeast Office Vacancy Rates The overall vacancy rate for office space in the Austin-Round Rock metro area was 22.1 percent during the first quarter of Local commercial real estate firm Oxford Commercial also examined office vacancy rates for submarkets within the area. Rates are for buildings over 10,000 square feet Source: Austin and Round Rock submarket data provided by Oxford Commercial; Pflugerville data provided by Costar Group Inc. N Pflugerville 7.3 % Admissions criteria Class rank is one of many indicators that colleges use when selecting which students to admit from large pools of applicants. In 2009, Highland Park ISD in Dallas the first school district in Texas to remove rankings from official transcripts surveyed 100 colleges and universities to which students most often apply. Fewer than half of the respondents indicated that they consider class rank a very important measurement of student success. Round Rock ISD will conduct its own evaluation this year, but the district cites the Highland Park study as a possible indication that class rank is no longer as essential to the process as it once was. Half of Round Rock office space remains vacant, Pflugerville nearly at capacity By Kathryn Eakens During the first quarter of 2010, the overall vacancy rate for office space in the Austin- Round Rock area dropped for the first time in three years, according to a report released in April by local commercial real estate firm Oxford Commercial. But while the majority of Austin area submarkets fall within 7 percent of the metro s average overall vacancy rate of 22.1 percent among office buildings greater than 10,000 square feet Round Rock sits at 52 percent. However, Charley Ayres, vice president for business retention and expansion for the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce, said that figure can be deceptive. Office space One of Round Rock s largest and most luxurious office buildings, Frontera Vista, is also the city s most prominently vacant. Developer Simmons Vedder & Company began construction on the office complex near the intersection of I-35 and Toll 45 in 2007, prior to the national economic recession. But since Frontera Vista s completion in 2009, the complex s two five-story buildings have remained empty. At nearly 268,000 square feet, that single development makes up about half of Round Rock s vacant office space. It was just pretty bad timing for that particular project because it came online just when the downturn in the economy occurred. Businesses put their expansion plans on hold, and there certainly weren t any new relocations anywhere, Ayres said. The office market is just now starting to come back. We ve had four or five projects look at that building just in the last couple of months. Just down the road, Pflugerville is closer to the other end of the spectrum. Oxford Commercial s data for the Austin s northeast submarket combines Pflugerville with the portion of Austin east of I-35 and CONTINUED ON 23

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3 821 Grand Avenue Parkway, Ste. 411 Pflugerville, TX Publisher / Chief Executive Officer John P. Garrett, jgarrett@impactnews.com Round Rock / Pflugerville General Manager Karin Shaver Market Editor Rob Heidrick Reporter Kathryn Eakens Senior Account Executive Carrie Newton Account Executive Melissa Edwards Lead Designer Ellie Burke Staff Writers Samantha Bryant, Suzanne Haberman, Jenn Rains, Mary Tuma Contributing Writers Val Avery, K. Jenney Editorial management Associate Publisher Claire Love Executive Editor Cathy Kincaid, ckincaid@impactnews.com Managing Editor Shannon Colletti Assistant Managing Editor Rebecca Nordquist Creative Director Derek Sullivan Ad Production Manager Tiffany Knight Administrative management Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Garrett Chief Financial Officer Darren Lesmeister Business Director Misty Pratt Circulation & Operations Manager David Ludwick About us Community Impact Newspaper, owned by local businessman John Garrett, is Central Texas fastest growing news organization. We now distribute to nearly 550,000 homes and businesses in seven markets in Central Texas and one in Northwest Houston. Subscriptions Subscriptions to our other editions are available for $3 per issue. Visit impactnews.com/subscribe. Contact us News or press releases rpfnews@impactnews.com Advertising inquiries rpfads@impactnews.com Reader feedback rpffeedback@impactnews.com 2009 M E D I A I N C O R P O R A T E D 2010 JGMedia, Inc., All Rights Reserved. No reproduction of any portion of this issue is allowed without written permission from the publisher. When I was in high school, I worked hard to try to increase my class rank and stay involved in extracurricular activities, because I was told that both were important considerations for college admissions. In fact, I tried to join or lead every possible club I could find, and I even started a new one. But even back then, class ranking was just one factor among many considered by college admissions offices. Some local parents are now hoping to eliminate the rankings from being printed on high school transcripts, arguing that class rank alone does not give the full picture of the student. It certainly does not reveal much about a person s leadership capabilities, collaborative ability or adaptability all vital skills in the workplace. Round Rock ISD has a reputation for innovation, and if it becomes the fourth Reader Feedback Round Rock Donuts more.impactnews.com/8508 General Manager s Note Do you think school districts should eliminate class rankings at the high school level? Yes 26% No 74% Unscientific web survey collected 6/4/2010 6/23/2010 See more poll results at impactnews.com/polls It was back in 1973 that I ate the last true Round Rock donut before going into the military. At one time, the donut was 85 percent sugar and 15 percent dough, and it would melt into your mouth. The donut being as thin as it was but large in size alone with the secret recipe was what brought people from all over this area to Round Rock. Richardo Torres Family Impact, June 2010 more.impactnews.com/8517 We did the [Austin] Dog Alliance Camp last year. It was hard to find out about it. My son, who is autistic, loved it! Thanks for highlighting this great organization. Stephanie Cer tifiedpreowned.com school district in Texas and just the second in the Austin area to do away with the reporting of class ranks, it would be another case of the district leading the way for change. Community Impact Newspaper Publisher John Garrett and I are both graduates of what we like to call the Ivy League of Texas, Sam Houston State University. Activity involvement was weighted heavily during the admissions process, and it was encouraged throughout our years there. To me, this indicates that education goes beyond books, grades or rankings, and learning is not limited to the classroom. impactnews.com Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Karin Shaver kshaver@impactnews.com Local jobs Post your résumé and search for local jobs at impactnews.jobing.com. May employment trends Central Texas unemployment 6.9% Down from 7.0% in April State unemployment 8.3% No change from April National unemployment 9.7% Down from 9.9% in April In May 43,600 jobs were added in Texas. The business sector added 10,200 jobs, and the hospitality industry added 9,600. Source: Charla Lovelace, Jobing.com Online-exclusive content Visit the Round Rock and Pflugerville home page for up-to-date community news, information and a full calendar of local events. Find us online at impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville. Impact your inbox Sign up to receive Community Impact Newspaper s weekly updates at impactnews.com/signup. Contents 4 Community Impacts 6 Business Profiles LeeAnn s Cakes Round Rock Honey 8 Community Events 11 Neighborhood Dining Round Rock Café Michael s Tacos 12 News Report Build America Bonds program 13 City Council Notes 15 Community Corridor Round Rock West 17 Vote 2010 Texas House District Health Report Dell Children s Circle of Care Pediatrics 21 Transportation Report Westinghouse Road, Red Bud Lane 24 Community Icon Ron Moellenberg 25 Local History Noel Grisham 27 Education Focus Round Rock ISD news Feeder chart, school maps, TAKS results 31 Family Impact July activities 33 Environmental Report Water conservation rebate programs 34 County News Williamson County s 2010 taxable value 35 Inside Information Local men s professional sports teams 36 Regional Report 39 Residential Real Estate In This Issue It is possible that we will have an upturn [in sales and property tax revenue], but to turn it up as sharply as what you were 13 projecting a few years ago is pragmatically unlikely. 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4 CR July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Community Impacts Round Rock & Pflugerville I-35 University Blvd Kent Farmer and Keith Hawley will open Blue Oak Grill in July at the former location of Bennigan s Grill and Tavern, 2500 Hoppe Trail. The restaurant will have a full bar and will serve classic American fare such as po boys, burgers and prime rib. Call or visit N 3406 Great Oaks Dr. Map not to scale Round Rock Now Open O Connor Dr. Hairy Man Rd. 45 Sam Bass Rd. Round Rock Ave. 1 Emergency Pet Care of Round Rock opened June 28 at the former site of the Putt n Funn Zone at 301 Chisholm Trail. The clinic offers medical attention on nights, weekends and holidays when most regular veterinarian s offices are closed. Hours are Mon. Thu. from 6 p.m. 7 a.m. and Friday from 6 p.m. through Monday at 7 a.m. Call or visit 2 Daniel Delenela, owner of Round Rock Karate Academy, has 20 years of experience in the martial arts. At the academy which opened June 12 at 1400 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Ste. 114 he offers instruction in the art of Tang Soo Do, or the Way of the Empty Hand Defense. This system uses eight concepts to instill confidence and unlock a student s potential. Classes are available Mon. Sat. for ages 5 through adults. Call or visit 3 Wyoming Springs Dr. Deep Wood Dr. Hoppe Tr. 5 Chisholm Trail McNeil Rd Sunrise Rd. Mays St Hesters Crossing Rd. Bowman Rd. 4, 6 Central Commerce Dr. I-35 Main St Wells Branch Pkwy A.W. Grimes Blvd. Picadilly Dr. Parmer Ln. 18 Grand Avenue Pkwy. Old Settlers Blvd. Palm Valley Blvd Gattis School Rd. Louis Henna Blvd. 12 Red Bud Ln. Pflugerville Pkwy. Pecan St. Heatherwilde Blvd. 3 Dr. Sofia R. Munir opened Rahman Family Clinic, P.A. in June at 7215 Wyoming Springs Drive, Ste Munir is board-certified in family medicine. The clinic accepts Medicare, and walk-ins are welcome. Call Gerald Bailey, owner of Round Rock based SnakeHead Software, launched a new community website June 10 for iphone and ipad developers called iphonedevelopersnetwork.com. The social networking site is for anyone involved in or looking to become involved in iphone development. It features news, articles, videos, forums, events and a job board. Product discounts for members will be available soon. There is no cost to register. Round Rock residents Keocha and TJ Anders recently started Iron on Iron Training. The football training business provides year-round mini camps, one-onone training, injury prevention techniques and more to football players ages 5 and up at parks, schools and homes in the Austin Railroad Ave. Immanuel Rd. CR Rowe Ln. area. The husband-and-wife team also operates the nonprofit Actively Pursuing Life and the Next Level Training program, which focuses on health and wellness, athletics and academics for high school seniors headed to college. Call or visit LLB Bookkeeping, which opened in February, offers bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation services. As a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, owner Leslie Black also offers QuickBooks training and hosting from her homebased office. Hours are Mon. Fri. from 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Call or visit Coming Soon Priem Ln. 17 Lake Pflugerville Weiss Ln. 4 Papa G s Italiano, 2601 S. I-35, is scheduled to open in August. A 30-inch pizza and all-you-can-eat Italian breakfast buffet are a few of the menu items. The locally owned and operated restaurant will be open daily from 11 a.m. 10 p.m. Call A Sears Hometown Store is slated to open at 2601 S. I-35, Ste. E300 in August. The store will carry products such as home appliances, home electronics, tools, and lawn and garden equipment. Call or visit Relocations 7 Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation Associates relocated to 2120 N. Mays St., Ste. 100 in June. The new location will replace Texas Orthopedics part-time office at RM 620. One of six Austin-area locations, the office offers orthopedic care and physical therapy services. Call or visit Under New Ownership 8 G Cue Billiards changed its name to Skinny Bob s Billiards in April. The pool hall, located at 300 Hesters Crossing, is now under the ownership of John and Sue Cielo and Rich and Geri Anglin. Call or visit 9 The Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital Central Texas building, located at 1400 Hesters Crossing, was acquired by Alabama-based Medical Properties Trust Inc. June 16. The company purchased the building, along with two others in Houston and Richardson, Texas, from the developer for about $74 million. Reliant will continue to operate the hospital. Call or visit In the News Three Round Rock ISD schools appeared in Newsweek s annual America s Best High Schools list published June 14. The list of 1,622 high schools includes the top 6 percent of the approximately 27,000 public high schools in the country. Westwood High School was ranked No. 90, McNeil High School was ranked No. 565 and Round Rock High School was ranked No Visit Closing the Doors 10 The owners of Grapevine Market in Hesters Crossing Shopping Center, 2400 S. I-35, Ste. 160, plan to close the store this summer, though no official date has been announced. The store will remain open 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Mon. Sat. while it clears out its inventory. Wine, liquor and beer can all be purchased at 50 percent off. Visit or call

5 Pflugerville Now Open 11 Opening just in time for summer, Frost Bites has around 60 different snow cone flavors. Located at 110 W. Pflugerville Parkway, Ste. B-2, the building has seating inside and outside and a drive-thru window. Hours are Mon. Sat. 11 a.m. 9 p.m. and Sun. 1 9 p.m. Call Coming Soon 12 Pflugerville Dermatology and Aesthetic Center will open in late August at 302 N. Heatherwilde Blvd., Ste Dr. Ted Lain also operates Steiner Ranch Dermatology at 4300 N. Quinlan Park Road, Ste. 255, in Austin. Call or visit in preparation for future development of a business park. Future uses of the land, to be called Gateway Park, could include retail, lodging, office and entertainment space. Visit 18 Thin-Nology, Central Commerce Drive, Ste. 402, announced in July that it has taken on the United Nations as a client. The company specializes in thin computing technology and desktop virtualization. Call or visit The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation launched a redesigned website in May featuring a video about Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Pflugerville, an interactive map showing % key features of the area and a searchable database of available properties for rent or for sale. Visit The Pflugerville Rotary Club awarded $20,000 in scholarships to local students June 3. Recipients from Pflugerville High 4.44 School include Michael Bowser, Caleb % Davis, Kayla Eluemundo and Chris Petrus; Hendrickson High School recipients include Stephanie Ibarra, Nicole Bieda, Darrell Robinson and Zachary Almaraz Visit % 4.4 News or questions about Round Rock or Pflugerville? rpfnews@impactnews.com. 13 The Pflugerville City Council approved an economic development agreement June 22 to facilitate National Scooter Company s relocation to the city. The company which manufactures scooters, motorcycles and other electric vehicles will receive $235,000 in incentives from the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation within three years in exchange for beginning operations at 1950 Picadilly Drive by Aug. 1. Relocations 14 The Office Depot at 1100 Center Ridge Drive in Austin will move to 500 Canyon Ridge Drive in July. The new location in the Tech Ridge Shopping Center will open July 7, and the last day of business for the Center Ridge location is July 2. Call or visit Name Change 15 Owners Steve and Peri Laughlin changed the name of Tuff s Tavern to Red Rooster s in June. The tavern, located at 109 E. Pecan St., now has a full bar and a new barbecue restaurant inside, Mexicue Catering. There is live music Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights, as well as karaoke on Thursdays. Call In the News 16 Pflugerville-based Austin Foam Plastics, 2933 A.W. Grimes Blvd., received a silver award from The DuPont Group May 25 for the new process it created to make recycled foam packaging material for Dell Inc. The polyethylene foam is 65 percent recycled and is now used to package Dell s desktop computers and servers. Visit 17 The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation is planning to construct streets and install utilities on a 121-acre tract it owns at the southwest corner of Toll 130 and East Pecan Street Samantha Bryant Courtesy Texas Orthopedics Samantha Bryant Samantha Bryant 2 Daniel Delenela instructs students in the martial art of Tang Soo Do at Round Rock Karate Academy, which opened in June. 7 Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation Associates moved in June to a new location on North Mays Street. 11 Erik Miller (pictured) and Chad Harper opened a new snow cone business called Frost Bites in June. 15 Tuff s Tavern, located at 109 E. Pecan St. in Pflugerville, is now Red Rooster s. Samantha Bryant Samantha Bryant Samantha Bryant Courtesy Pflugerville Rotary Club 5 Co-owner Kent Farmer of the Blue Oak Grill has around 20 years of experience in the restaurant business. 10 Grapevine Market will be closing its location in the Hesters Crossing Shopping Center later this summer. 14 Office Depot is moving into a new location in the Tech Ridge Shopping Center July 7. The Pflugerville Rotary Club awarded $20,000 in scholarships to local high school students in June. We have home equity loans with rates as low as 4.44% APR*. 4 home improvements 4 a summer vacation 4 a college education Save hundreds even thousands over the life of your loan when you borrow with a home equity loan with rates as low as 4.44% APR from Amplify, instead of pulling out the plastic. Call us and we ll run a savings comparison for you over the phone you can apply by phone, too! Or apply online at goamplify. com/4rate. Either way, you ll save with a home equity loan from Amplify. *APR is Annual Percentage Rate and is accurate as of July 1, APR subject to change without notice, and based on creditworthiness and loan term. Example of dollar savings is representative only and based on average loan balances. Your situation may vary. goamplify.com/4rate any one of our five branches and mention 4RATE to get started 4RATE

6 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition LeeAnn s Cakes Pflugerville By K. Jenney What do you do if you are an aspiring cake baker and decorator and you want to grow your business? You buy a moonwalk. While most people wouldn t make the correlation between the two, LeeAnn Briceno, owner of LeeAnn s Cakes, recognized a winning combination when she spotted an inflatable bounce house and shows like Cake Boss and King of Cakes, Briceno is always honing her craft by attending cake-decorating classes. She also provides classes to local residents interested in learning the art, and she brings a bit of food TV celebrity to Pflugerville. Her classes are taught by Janette Pfertner, one of the first cake decorators to grace the airwaves of the Food Network. Briceno averages about 10 cakes a week, and while referrals and repeat customers keep her busy, she also loves to attend cake shows, where she sells equipment and supplies to other cake vendors. I m like a one-stop shop for many of my retail customers, she said. Briceno works on an appointment-only basis, allowing her to give customers her full attention. Cake decorating is an art that requires patience and concentration, she said. Every customer deserves the best piece I am able to produce. Those interested in sampling Briceno s handiwork will find her at the Pflugerville Farmer s Market, where she sells cake truffles chocolate-dipped balls of cooked cake batter mixed with icing. Even cake makers recycle, she smiles. Who would have known that even the scraps of unused cake can end up as such a tasty treat? The bakeshop offers cakes for holidays and special occasions such as weddings and quinceañeras. Let them eat cake. And jump. And dance. Even with a great cake, there are other things required for a fantastic party. LeeAnn s Cakes partners with Ashley s Party Rental to complete the event experience. Ashley s owner Irma Rodriguez maintains a small warehouse of tables, chairs, columns, lighting and other party essentials. Briceno and Rodriguez met when they bartered a birthday cake for a moonwalk. The pair have been business colleagues and friends ever since. Av e. LeeAnn s Cakes owner LeeAnn Briceno not only creates custom cakes, she also offers decorating classes for local residents. took advantage of the opportunity. She acquired the moonwalk from a friend in exchange for a birthday cake. Briceno decided four years ago to turn her passion for baking into a business, but she had been stumped at how to get the word out. Anybody could go to their local grocery store and purchase a sheet cake, she said, so I decided to create a party package that included the moonwalk and a custom-made cake. But after a year of offering the package, Briceno s client base had grown so quickly that she decided to sell the moonwalk and concentrate on filling her cake orders. She is busy during any given holiday, but the base of her business lies in bridal showers and quinceañeras, the Latin American celebration of a girl s 15th birthday. Every cake is custom made in Briceno s storefront bakeshop. She offers a variety of cake flavors, fillings and icings, including buttercream and fondant a pliable, Play Dough like substance that is as edible as it is beautiful. She decorates her creations with handmade gumpaste flowers or ornaments such as stars. Briceno also has the capability to create edible art generated from clients photographs. With the explosion in popularity of custom-made cakes due to television Pecan St. ad K. Jenney Business Profile Ra ilro 6 July 2010 D au ess Rd. N LeeAnn s Cakes 200 E. Pecan St., Ste Experience the True Bundle from Time Warner Cable. It s the Real Deal. 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7 Business Profile Round Rock Honey Round Rock Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Photos by Rob Heidrick Round Rock Honey owner Konrad Bouffard greets his bees by spreading a line of honey at the base of the hive. By Rob Heidrick Dozens of Italian honeybees bumped against the mesh of Konrad Bouffard s helmet, buzzing in a defensive hum as he approached their hive. Leaning forward, he slowly poured a line of honey across the front perch of the wooden box, causing many of the insects to gather around it for a taste. They re less aggressive on a full stomach, Bouffard said, lifting the cover off of the hive box to reveal a network of honeycombs dripping with honey and covered in bees. Bouffard, owner of Round Rock Honey, has been commercially harvesting the sweet, golden product for eight years. He has set up hives in more than 100 locations throughout Central Texas, each strategically placed to avoid fields with pesticides and other pollutants. The net method, as he calls it, allows the bee populations to consume nectar from a variety of wildflowers and produce honey with a wide range of flavors. Bouffard said the idea came to him after he observed different methods practiced by other beekeepers and noted that while the mainstream commercial technique generates larger volumes of honey, it follows a less natural process. The style of beekeeping that is most frequently used by people in the United States was not a style that I wanted to adopt, he said. The style I wanted was one that de-emphasized pesticides and growth hormones and things like that, and emphasized the natural side just letting things happen. But what really stands out about Bouffard s operation is his relationship with the bees themselves. As he checks the hives, he talks to them occasionally in a gentle, respectful tone almost apologizing for the intrusion into their space. He diagnoses injured bees in a glance, pointing out missing wings and wounds sustained in battles with predators and hive-mates. At the highest philosophical level, what it comes down to is, are you a beekeeper that s in it in order to give and take, or are you just taking from the bees? Bouffard said. We re going to make them work for us, yeah. But we re also going to let them do what they do naturally: let them be in a natural environment, not use any kind of pesticides really take care of them and they reward us with honey. Bouffard attended graduate school and culinary school in Indiana, where he learned to prepare meals using all-natural ingredients. He also discovered his passion for beekeeping. I was famous for going out into the forest and gathering wild squash and wild nuts, and I would frequently come across swarms of honeybees because there were apple orchards there, he said. When he moved back to Texas, Bouffard set up a few hives so he could sell honey with his vegetables at the downtown Austin Farmers Market. He quickly found that customers were much more interested in his honey, so he began to expand his operation by setting up new hives across the region, from Georgetown to Bee Cave and everywhere in between. There s a big difference between backyard beekeeping and commercial beekeeping, he said. You always have to be on top of things. The consequences of inaction as a beekeeper, for not being fastidious, are very severe. The consequences go beyond the occasional stings Bouffard said he has mostly been stung on his ankles and wrists, which are the more vulnerable portions of his bee suit. The business also requires him to be constantly aware of weather patterns and the health of the bees, not just in the current season, but also months ahead of any potential problems. The company used to bottle its honey at the Round Rock warehouse, but the business soon outgrew the space, and in recent years, that process has been handled by an outside packing company. By the end of this year, however, Bouffard hopes to build a bottling room on-site and return the production process to one central location. Round Rock Honey can be purchased at area farmers markets and on the company s website. Round Rock Honey has hives in more than 100 locations in Central Texas, and Bouffard routinely checks on them to make sure the bees are healthy and producing enough honey. Protected by a bee suit, he is relatively safe from stings. Most of the bees that produce Round Rock Honey are Italian honeybees. Nearly all of the bees that venture out of the hive to collect nectar and pollen are female; the male drones remain in the hive with the queen. The bees create honey as a food source and store it inside wax honeycombs inside the hive. Industrial Blvd. Sam Bass Rd. 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8 8 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Community Events Courtesy City of Cedar Park Sponsored by July 2 11 The Queen of Bingo The Georgetown Palace Theatre presents the play telling the story of the regulars at St. Joseph s Bingo night through the eyes of sisters Babe and Sis. Fri. and Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $20 (general admission), $18 (seniors), $12 (students 16 and older and active military), $8 (children 15 and under) Georgetown Palace Theatre, 810 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown Brushy Creek Independence Day Parade and Festival Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District and the Brushy Creek Women s Association host Independence Day festivities. Parade participants line up at the intersection of Liberty Walk Drive and Northfield Street at 9 a.m. The festival begins at 10 a.m. 9 a.m. noon Free Cat Hollow Park, 8600 O Connor Drive, Round Rock , 18 Animal Adoption Days Pets from the Pflugerville Animal Shelter are available for adoption. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Stone Hill Town Center, Limestone Commercial Drive, Pflugerville Worth the drive 10 Aquapalooza 2010 Country artist Brad Paisley will headline the annual Aquapalooza, which is holding its first event in the Austin area. The concert starts at noon, and musicians will play until 9 p.m. The free event will be held at mile marker 22 at The Reserve at Lake Travis and requires boat access since the floating stage will not be accessible by land. The Sail & Ski Center in Lakeway and Sea Ray will be hosting the event. Call or visit 4 Frontier Days The annual celebration features a parade down Main Street and festivities at Old Settlers Park, including a re-enactment of the historic Sam Bass Shootout, a jalapeño-eating contest and the Sertoma Central Texas Rubber Duck Race. A fireworks display at dusk will conclude the day s events. Noon (parade), 1 p.m. dusk (festival) Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock Pflugerville Pfirecracker Pfestival The annual event features a day of activities at the lake with a fireworks show after dark. 4 p.m. dark Lake Pflugerville, Weiss Lane, Pflugerville Pet Vaccination Clinic Dr. John Tarlton hosts a low-cost vaccination clinic for dogs and cats. 5 7 p.m. $5 (rabies), $20 (complete yearly vaccinations) Walgreens, 2650 RM 620, Round Rock Christmas in July Kids and Family Fun Run/Walk July 10 By Kathryn Eakens The Williamson County Brown Santa program is a 20-year-old community outreach project of the Williamson County Sheriff s Office that brings Christmas to children whose families are at or below the poverty level. Each year the Sheriff s Office hosts the Christmas in July Kids and Family Fun Run/ Walk to raise money for the program, which provides toys, books and other presents to children. Last year the program assisted more than 600 families and 1,920 children. The Kids K Run for children 12 and younger will begin at 8 a.m., and the Family Fun 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost to participate in the Kid s K is $10. Entrance fees for the Family Fun 5K are $30 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Discounted tickets are available if purchased before July 7. 9 The Princess and the Frog The Round Rock Public Library presents the Disney film The Princess and the Frog, in which Prince Naveen and a waitress named Tiana are transformed into frogs and must race to break the spell. 1:30 3 p.m. Free Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock Pajama Night at the Ballpark Bring a pair of new pajamas or a new book to the Round Rock Express Baseball game and get a free pass for a future game. Donations go to the Pajama Program, a nonprofit that gives pajamas to children at local shelters. Attendees are encouraged to wear their own pajamas to the game. 7 p.m. Prepay to get a group discount rate of $6/person The Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock or Literacy Council volunteer orientation The Literacy Council of Williamson County needs volunteers throughout the county to help adults learn to speak, read and write English. 6 p.m. Free Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock Latin Dance Party Ilajo Events Management hosts the event featuring Latin music and happy hour drink specials and appetizers by El Rincon. Latin Dance party will be a re-occurring event on the second Wednesday of each month p.m. $5 (21 and older) Windermere Events Center, Windermere Drive, Ste. 600, Pflugerville Movies in Your Park: Planet 51 The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department and Time Warner Cable present the movie in which astronaut Chuck Baker lands on a planet inhabited by little green people who fear alien invaders. 7:30 p.m. Free Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock Parents Night Out The Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District hosts the event featuring games, sports, crafts, dinner and a movie. Advance registration is required. 5:30 10 p.m. $12 (member), $15 (resident), $25 (nonresident) Brushy Creek Community Center, Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock ext Water 2 Wine anniversary celebration Celebrate the two-year anniversary of Water 2 Wine Round Rock with free food, live music and Courtesy Williamson County Christmas in July 2009 at Williamson County Southwest Regional Park Festivities will continue from 9 11:30 a.m. with food, music, children s activities and law enforcement exhibits. 8 11:30 a.m. Williamson County Southwest Regional Park, 3005 CR 175, Leander wine. There will be door prizes, special pricing and a chance to win a free batch of wine. 6 9 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Water 2 Wine Round Rock, 2000 S. I Texas State Cup Kick It 3v3 hosts a soccer tournament for young athletes. Winning teams from the Texas Cup will compete at the World Cup Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in August. Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock 20 Where the Wild Things Are The Round Rock Public Library presents Spike Jonze s adaptation of Maurice Sendak s classic children s story, in which Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown him as their ruler. 1:30 3 p.m. Free Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock Courtesy Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau Get in the game Independent Women s Football League World Championship The Independent Women s Football League hosts its championship games, featuring more than 1,800 women playing for 51 tackle football teams across North America. Round Rock ISD Athletic Complex, W. Parmer Lane, Austin 23 Middle School Game Tournament Night Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District hosts a tournament featuring video and board games, a nacho buffet and prizes p.m. $5 (member), $7 (resident), $10 (nonresident) Brushy Creek Community Center, Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock ext Pflugerville Pfourth Pfriday Craft Pfair Windermere Events Center presents a monthly showcase of local craft and food vendors. The event also features live music and entertainment. 1 8 p.m. Free Windermere Events Center, Windermere Drive, Ste. 600, Pflugerville Aug. 14 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Sam Bass Community Theatre Youth Guild presents a dramatization of C.S. Lewis classic novel set in the land of Narnia. $15 (general admission), $12 (students) Sam Bass Community Theatre, 600 Lee St., Round Rock www. sambasstheatre.org 24 Pflugerville Pfurry Pfriends Pfundraiser The newly formed organization supporting the Pflugerville Animal Shelter hosts a fundraiser featuring food, live music, an auction and a dunking booth. Noon 5 p.m. Dogs welcome Hanovers Draught House, 108 E. Main St., Pflugerville 26 Aug Pony National Softball Championship Athletes ages 8 18 compete in their division for the national softball title. Old Settlers Park, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock 30 Movies in Your Park: Imagine That The Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District and Time Warner Cable present the movie centered on the relationship between a workaholic father and his daughter, whose imaginary world becomes the secret to her father s success. 7:30 p.m. Free Cat Hollow Park, 8600 O Connor Drive, Round Rock Fifth Friday art show & wine tasting Support local artists, drink wine, snack on some light appetizers and discuss the art with the artist. 5 9 p.m. Free Water 2 Wine Round Rock, 2000 S. I roundrock 31 Texas Baptist Children s Home Reunion The bi-annual reunion marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of TBCH in The reunion is free for all alumni and family members and will include cottage tours, a group photo and a barbecue lunch. The TBCH Alumni Association will also award scholarships to graduating seniors. RSVP is required. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Texas Baptist Children s Home, 1101 N. 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9 Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Recent Highlights Live music in July BigShotz Neighborhood Bar 399 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Round Rock Wednesdays and Saturdays Karaoke 2 Steven Franks 16 Joe Barrientos Cele Store Cameron Road, Manor Cele Store All-Stars European Bistro 111 E. Main St., Pflugerville Fridays Pianists, 7 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Accordian, 7 10 p.m. Gumbo s of Round Rock 901 Round Rock Ave., Round Rock Michael Hamley 3 Michael Hamley 9 Voyces 16 Alan Lemke 17 Sound of AM 23 Sound of AM Hanovers Draught House 108 E. Main St., Pflugerville Negative Creep, A Formal Affair 3 On Edje, Ruben V. 7 Paul Haake Band 9 Rotel & The Hot Tomatoes 10 Liverdog, Pride & Joy 14 Sally Townes Trio 16 Suede 17 Victoria Pennock Band, The Weathermen 21 The Newz 23 Skyrocket 24 Vallejo, Robert Johnson s Soul 30 Radiostar Band in Track Suits 31 Blue Finger Disco Junior s Grill and Ice House 119 E. Main St., Round Rock Pflugerville s Music in the Park Pfluger Park, 515 City Park Road, Pflugerville musicinthepark 9 Inside Out Steelband 23 Pride and Joy Red Rooster s 109 E. Pecan St., Pflugerville Tuesdays Six Shooter Trio Wednesdays Pete Benz 2 Brewer Nation 9 Vitera Roadhouse Bar & Grill 1103 Wonder Drive, Round Rock Lee Person 9 Commonwealth 16 Chrome Wheels 30 Track 5 Star Co. Coffee and Café 114 E. Main St., Round Rock Thursdays Jazz, 7 10 p.m. Fridays Blues and rock, 7 10 p.m. First Thursdays Open mic jam sessions Vino S. I-35, Round Rock Hannah Day 9 Blue Rail 10 Hannah Day 16 Sound of AM 23 Sonida Sol Samantha Bryant Courtesy Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau Courtesy City of Pflugerville Courtesy City of Pflugerville Courtesy City of Pflugerville A ribbon cutting for the new J.B. and Hallie Jester Williamson County Annex and the Williamson County Public Safety Building in Round Rock was held June 16. Children ages 6 to 15 competed in the Iron Kids Triathlon June 13 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The Pflugerville Farmers Market is held each Tueday from 3 7 p.m. at 901 Old Austin-Hutto Road. KidFish 2010, an event that introduces children to the pastime of fishing, was held June 5 at Lake Pflugerville Park. The Invincible Czars performed June 25 at the City of Pflugerville s Music in the Park event at Pfluger Park. CEDAR PARK FARMS TO MARKET Texas Fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meat, cheese, fresh seafood, live music and fabulous prepared foods! A Texas Farmers Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm, RAIN OR SHINE! Check out our website for details on our location Some people come to get PHYSICALLY FIT, and they leave SAFER. Some people come for SELF DEFENSE, and they leave FIT. FITNESS WITH A PURPOSE (512) Gattis School Rd. Suite 109 Kickboxing, self defense, cardio and total body conditioning- all rolled up into one action-packed fitness class! LEARN MORE AT Round Rock, TX SPECIAL 3 MONTH SUMMER SHAPE UP COMPOUNDING SPECIALIST f or W illiamson County A Pharmacy where your Business will always be appreciated. Traditional Pharmacy accepting most insurance and Medicare Part D Plans Nutritionals 701 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, TX Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat. 9am-1pm

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11 Neighborhood Dining Round Rock Café Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July New in the Neighborhood: Michael s Tacos Suzanne Haberman Round Rock Café owner Jeff Workman prepares his selection of daily soups and sandwiches from fresh ingredients. The lunch items have a reputation as the best selections available at the café. By Suzanne Haberman The kitchen of Round Rock Café smells like fresh peppers, rosemary and baking yeast used to leaven whole-wheat sourdough bread made at the restaurant daily. The fragrance wafts into the dining and reception rooms at the front of the renovated 1902 farmhouse. Selections from the café s lunch menu, especially the gourmet soups and sandwiches, are among the restaurant s most popular items even in the hours when dinner specials are available. Owner Jeff Workman was working in the construction industry before pursuing his dream to work in the field he loves. He enrolled in night classes at the Culinary Academy of Austin and graduated in If I m going to have to work the rest of my life, I might as well do what I want to do and work for myself, he said. Workman s internship at the Austin restaurant Hudson s on the Bend inspired the style of Round Rock Café, which opened in August Light streaming through the many windows, hardwood floors and high ceilings give the restaurant a rustic farmhouse look without being overly country. I liked the farmhouse concept, he said. I didn t want to open a restaurant in a strip mall where it is hard to overcome the casual atmosphere. The food is true to the café s downhome charm, and nearly everything is made from scratch. Pretty much anything we can make in-house, we do, Workman said. Almost daily, Workman and baker Julie Bates, who is also one of the only servers, sit down at a wooden table in one of the house s three dining areas to invent new recipes desserts, savory cookies and the soup de jour, which is not repeated for a month, Bates said. The pulled pork and slaw sandwich ($7.25) is one of the most popular items, Workman said. Before being smoked and shredded, the meat marinates in pineapple, orange juice, guajillo chili and garlic. The pork is then paired with havarti cheese and topped with a moderate scoop of coleslaw, blended with chipotle lime barbecue sauce and mayonnaise. Half-sandwiches are not sliced in half, but simply made on a smaller, homemade bun. Any half-sandwich paired with a cup of the day s soup costs $6.75. The pulled pork sandwich paired well with the tomato soup. As a rustic soup, the broth was chunky, not creamy like bisque. A gourmet touch was the lemon rosemary cream sauce drizzled on top, simultaneously adding tang and creaminess. Most tomato soups are creamy tomato, and this soup doesn t have [that texture] until you add the garnish, Workman explained. Another lunch combination ($6.75) paired the second handcrafted soup of the day, chicken and cheese tortellini with half a jerk chicken sandwich. Broth was flavored with roasted chicken and colorful vegetables including carrots, corn and yellow pepper. Three thick slices of baked chicken breast came on the jerk chicken sandwich and were coated with a mixture of fresh ingredients, including ginger, green onion, cilantro, garlic, Cajun spices, cinnamon and habanero which, despite its fame as the hottest chili, was mild enough for a sensitive palate. When the time comes for dessert, ask about options not on the menu. For one dessert special, a lemon icebox pie ($3.75), Bates created a frozen citrus custard on a thick graham cracker crust, topped with fresh whipped cream. Bread of life Round Rock Café owner Jeff Workman donates the unused rolls of bread to the Round Rock Area Serving Center and makes additional donations. During a week in mid-june, Workman and his staff made 200 cookies for the Allen R. Baca Center for Senior and Community Activities. Flavors included basil-lime, orange-oregano and grapefruit-thyme made with fresh fruit and herbs. I-35 San Saba St. Liberty Ave. Harris St. Round Rock Café 110 S. Harris St Round Rock Ave. Main Ave. Bagdad Ave. Mays St. N Karin Shaver Michael Sanchez, center, works in the kitchen with Christina Sanchez and Richard Bryant. By Karin Shaver Michael s Tacos owner Michael Sanchez grew up in restaurants. His grandmother owned Josie s Café in Round Rock in the early 80s, and his parents had a taco business in Austin for 10 years. Sanchez went to culinary school and then tried his hand at real estate, but his love for the restaurant business and his family s encouragement inspired him to open a business of his own. Sanchez, a Round Rock High School graduate, delivered tacos in the community for several years before opening his first storefront location in February. His breakfast tacos ($1.69) are made with generous portions and will make you a hero at the office if you bring some to share. Be sure to visit the salsa bar for your choice of six homemade salsas. The Binks Brisket taco ($2.49) includes tender chopped beef brisket, potato and cheese served on a fresh tortilla and is a must-try. Another popular item is The Real Sanchez taco ($2.99), which is filled with so much carne guisada, potato, beans and cheese that keeping everything inside the tortilla is not an easy task. Sanchez works seven days a week, and he also gets help from his cousin, five siblings and other family members to fill all the orders. Catering is available, and the restaurant has provided several local businesses with orders of hundreds of tacos at a time. Michael s Tacos S. I-35, Ste. 105, Round Rock

12 12 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition News Update Build America Bonds program By Samantha Bryant Williamson County commissioners voted unanimously May 25 to pursue up to $35 million in tax-exempt bonds to continue paying for ongoing transportation projects. In doing so, the commissioners decided not to use the federal Build America Bonds program as a financing option. Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the BAB program was designed to provide economic stimulus by giving incentives for investment in state and local debt. The federally subsidized bonds allow for a direct payment of 35 percent of the interest expense to the municipality issuing the bond. We are getting great prices on our bond sales without the program, Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long said. County Auditor David Flores said that if the federal program paid 35 percent of the interest on a $35 million principal, Williamson County taxpayers could have saved about $125,000 to $150,000 per year over the life of the bond, or around $3 million total, Flores said. The court chose to pursue the more traditional tax-exempt bonds for passthrough financing, a program in which TxDOT reimburses the county for a portion of the construction costs over time. Long said there are few safeguards preventing Congress from changing the program at some point in a way that would have an adverse impact on the county. Our reluctance to use [the BAB program] is that all of the criteria for the program and all of the rules around it have not been completely fleshed out, Long said. It would not be wise on the county s part to enter into a program where we still didn t know what all the rules were. Precinct 1 Commissioner Lisa Birkman said she also voted not to use the BAB program because of the uncertainty of the regulations surrounding it. She said she has seen complications arise in previous cases in which the federal government has been involved with county projects. [The federal government] also tends to want to have a lot of say in whatever we use the money for when they re paying for it, Birkman said. There s always a lot of red tape and bureaucracy involved. Birkman said the BAB program would also increase the national debt. This borrowing from the federal government will only increase the federal debt. For us to borrow, we are increasing their debt, which means all Americans will have to pay that back, and the federal debt is uncontrollable as it is now, Birkman said. Another reason Long said she declined to use the program was that it expands the reach of the federal government into local matters. We fundamentally disagree with the growth of federal government, and this program is going to grow the federal government, she said. Meanwhile, several county Democrats seeking election this fall are critical of the decision. Jim Stauber, democratic candidate for precinct 2 commissioner, said that since Williamson County residents are already paying federal taxes to support the BAB program, the court rejected an opportunity to offer tax relief to citizens. It s our money; we are paying our taxes, Stauber said. It could save the county a lot of money, so why not take advantage of that? Long said the county has an excellent bond rating and has been getting favorable rates when it goes to the bond market. Our budget has been based on an assumption of a certain interest rate on those bonds, and what s going on in the market right now is actually well below what our assumed interest rate was, Long said. 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13 Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July City Council Notes Recent news By Kathryn Eakens and Rob Heidrick Pflugerville Pflugerville City Council opts not to delay library expansion The planned expansion of the Pflugerville Community Library is expected to move forward on schedule, after the Pflugerville City Council voted June 8 to decline a proposal to delay the financing for the project for another year. Instead, the city plans to proceed with its original plan to fund the project with bonds from the 2011 budget, which could allow construction to begin as early as next summer. Faced with tight budget projections for the next several years, the city considered holding off on issuing the bond debt until fiscal year 2012, which would have delayed the library expansion by four to six months, City Manager Brandon Wade told the council. This would have given Wade who has served in his position since January more time to review anticipated expenses for the next several years. He recommended the one-year delay, but he said it would be possible to adjust the budget in order to allocate funds for the expansion in The city has lowered its property tax rate Round Rock City Manager Jim Nuse to retire in January Round Rock City Manager Jim Nuse announced in June that he will retire Jan. 15, capping a nearly threedecade career with the city. Nuse came to work for the city as an engineer in 1983, and he was promoted to public works director a position he held for 17 years and then chief of operations/ assistant city manager before the City Council appointed him city manager in January There is never a perfect time to leave a place you love, but some times are better than others, Nuse said. Things are going very well in Round Rock, and I have confidence that the staff knows how Samantha Bryant Construction on the Pflugerville Community Library expansion could begin as early as next summer. by half a cent in each of the last five years, and council members hope to continue the trend in If the decrease is approved, the new rate would be 60.4 cents per $100 assessed value. Wade said the decision to move forward with issuing debt in the next budget will require him to cut spending in other areas. It is possible that we will have an upturn [in sales and property tax revenue], but to turn it up as sharply as what you were projecting a few years ago is pragmatically unlikely, Wade said. The city s 2011 budget will be up for approval in September. to keep moving in the right direction. The council will soon begin the search for Nuse s replacement. Human Resources Director Teresa Bledsoe said the city will need to prepare a candidate profile, a recruitment brochure and other materials before recruiting can begin. Expenses relating to the search process will include fees for travel, reference and background checks, communications and advertising. She estimates the total cost of the search would be about $10,000 if the city handles the search completely in-house and up to $40,000 if the council hires an outside recruitment company for the entire process. The actual cost will likely fall in the lower end of that range about $15,000 because the council plans to create the profile and job description before bringing in recruiters for first-round interviews, Bledsoe said. Pflugerville planning documents online for public review The City of Pflugerville s Comprehensive Plan and Parks and Recreation Open Space Master Plan are now online for public review at The document is intended to serve as a guide for daily planning decisions regarding growth, development and regulation in the city through Input on the Comprehensive Plan may be submitted through July 12 to Autumn Speer at autumns@cityofpflugerville.com. The first public hearing on the document will be held July 12 during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Written as a complement to the Comprehensive Plan, the Parks and Recreation Open Space Master Plan addresses parks and recreation amenities and prioritizes community needs from open space to recreation centers. Upcoming Pflugerville City Council meetings July 13 and E. Main St., Pflugerville Work sessions begin at 6 p.m. Regular meetings begin at 7 p.m. View replays of the council meetings on Suddenlink Cable channel 10 or at Council adopts Downtown Master Plan The Round Rock City Council passed an ordinance adopting the city s Downtown Master Plan with two unanimous votes June 10 and June 24 after postponing the decision in May. Improvements outlined in the plan which aims to redevelop the city s downtown district are expected to include a mix of residential, commercial, retail, dining, entertainment and public space. City of Round Rock Communications Director Will Hampton said the plan is intended to serve as a flexible vision as opposed to an enforceable document. Upcoming Round Rock City Council meetings July 8 and E. Main St., Round Rock Work sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. Regular meetings begin at 7 p.m. View replays of the council meetings on Time Warner Cable channel 10 or at Samantha Bryant The Parks and Recreation Open Space Master Plan addresses parks and recreation amenities and community needs. Public input on the Open Space Master Plan may be submitted to Trey Fletcher, managing director of community development, at treyf@cityofpflugerville.com through July 15, which coincides with a public meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Pflugerville City Council is anticipated to consider adoption of the plans July 27. Projects outlined in the plan include connecting West Main Street to I-35 to create a second gateway into downtown and reconnecting East and West Main streets by realigning Round Rock Avenue. The city block bordered by West Main, Mays Street and Liberty Avenue could then be developed into a town green. 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15 Community Corridor Round Rock West Drive Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Compiled by Karin Shaver 2 Acrotex Round Rock West Dr. 5 3 I Elderhaven Adult Day Health Center Round Rock West Park St. William Catholic Church McNeil Rd. N St. William Catholic Church Round Rock West Drive is tucked away off of McNeil Road near I-35 and provides access to businesses as well as the Round Rock West subdivision. Round Rock West Park, known for its large duck pond, also has tennis courts and a walking trail. Some would find the variety of businesses in the commercial centers along Round Rock West Drive surprising. They include service companies, technology firms, nonprofits, startup companies and even national corporate headquarters. Businesses 1 Economy Supply Company offers kitchen, bath and plumbing products and has a showroom at 808 Round Rock West Drive. It also has branches in Austin, Fort Worth, Irving and Waco. Call or visit 2 Acrotex is a gymnastics and cheerleading gym offering classes for participants age 2 and up. There are locations in Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park and Burnet. Call or visit 3 The headquarters of Acme Brick Company is located in Fort Worth, but the company s Round Rock location is at 631 Round Rock West Drive. Call or visit 4 Featherlite is a manufacturer of concrete block and masonry materials. The company, which began in Texas in 1949, now operates seven blockproducing facilities including the one in Round Rock, and it became part of Acme Brick Company in Call or visit 5 Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Houston, Sysco Corporation distributes food and other products and services to locations where food is prepared, including hospitals, restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, sports parks, summer camps and schools. One of 186 distribution facilities across the country, Sysco s Round Rock location employs about 343 people. Sysco announced in March that the company plans to merge its Round Rock and San Antonio locations into a new facility in Schertz within two years. Call or visit 6 Checksmart Recovery & Verification offers recovery of returned checks via electronic and traditional collections. The business is owned and managed by Round Rock City Councilwoman Kris Whitfield and Scott Swindell. Checksmart was awarded Small Business of the Year by the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce in Call or visit 7 Local resident Mark Fritz opened the first Remington Medical Resort in San Antonio in The Round Rock location, 555 Round Rock West Drive, is an administrative office. Remington Medical Resorts are for patients requiring short-term medical rehabilitation or treatment after surgery or hospitalization. Remington offers private rooms with resort-like amenities, meals prepared to order any time of day and an on-site salon with spa services. There are locations in San Antonio and Dallas, and there are plans to build in Houston and Denver. Call or visit 8 TexaFrance is a gourmet and specialty food production and distribution company. The Round Rock location is the headquarters and warehouse for its products that are distributed in stores around the state. TexaFrance offers jelly, marinade, mustard, pesto, salad dressing, salsas and sauces. Call or visit 9 L-1 Identity Solutions is a national company that provides fingerprint processing and background checks for government or commercial businesses. The Round Rock office is located in the executive suites of Round Rock West Corporate Center. Call M3 Design is a product development company for a variety of industries including consumer, enterprise, health care and emerging technologies. The company has done work for IBM Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Inc., Microsoft, Colgate, Stryker and 3M. Call or visit 11 Revenue Rescue is a provider of billing and expense recovery services for fire departments across the country. Call or visit 12 James Environmental Management Inc. provides compliance assurance for a wide variety of businesses in areas such as stormwater permitting and management, industrial and construction safety, and spill prevention. The company provides service to more than 1,200 clients nationally. Call or visit Nonprofit 13 ARCIL Inc. which stands for A Resource Center for Independent Living was founded in Austin in The agency provides assistance for people with disabilities and their families and has locations in Austin, San Marcos and Round Rock. ARCIL offers assistance with independent living skills and provides resources for people with disabilities. Call or visit 14 Elderhaven Adult Day Health Center Williamson County is an adult day-care program that provides comprehensive care for seniors and adults with disabilities. The center provides activities and meals during the day, allowing program participants to continue living in their homes instead of moving into a full-time care facility. Call or visit This is a sample of businesses and organizations in the area. The list is not comprehensive.

16 16 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Pflugerville ISD Registration Information Registration for the school year is right around the corner! Students who are new to Pflugerville ISD as well as returning students are required to submit information to the District in order to enroll in a PISD school. NEW STUDENTS If you are new to Pflugerville ISD, please bring the following information to your campus to register your student: Up-to-Date Immunization Records Birth Certifi cate for all students. Social Security Cards (a state ID may also be used) Proof of Residency (Utility Bill; lease/ purchase agreement) Last report card or transcript of grades. TAKS results if available Accompanying Parent or Guardian with a photo ID Kindergarten Orientation information will be available during registration. Check your campus Web site for additional details. RETURNING STUDENTS Each year all returning students must re-enroll in Pflugerville ISD. This allows the District to verify key data for each child and ensure all emergency contact information is accurately reflected in the District s data system. Elementary and high school students will receive a registration packet the first day of school that includes all of the required forms to be completed, signed and returned. Registration packets for returning middle school students will be distributed, completed, signed and returned during middle school schedule pick-up. New students will also be asked to fill out registration forms at their campus. No appointment is required. Please contact your home campus for more information. Pre-Kindergarten Registration All Pre-K sites will hold registration at Pflugerville Middle School July p.m. July 28 8 a.m. noon; 1 5 p.m. Elementary School Registration Location: Your Student s Home Campus August p.m. August p.m. August p.m. Middle/High School Registration August 9 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. August p.m. August 11 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. August p.m. Returning Middle School Students - Schedule Pickup/Schedule Corrections Location: Your Student s Home Campus Time: 4 7 p.m. 6th Grade Tuesday, August 17, th Grade Wednesday, August 18, th Grade Thursday, August 19, 2010 Returning High School Students - Schedule Pickup Hendrickson High School Students will also have an opportunity to get textbooks and locker assignments at this time. 12th Grade Wednesday, August 18 8:30 11 a.m. 10th Grade Thursday, August 19 8:30 11 a.m. 11th Grade Thursday, August 19 1:30 4 p.m. 9th Grade Friday, August 20 8:30 11 a.m. All Grade Levels Saturday, August 21 9 a.m. noon New Student/Incoming 9th Grade Orientation Contact your campus for more information Hendrickson High School August p.m. John B. Connally High School August 24 and August 25 Pflugerville High School August 17 The student s parent/legal guardian will be required to accompany their child in order to fill out required paperwork. A student will not be issued their schedule until this paperwork is complete. For more information about registration, including immunization requirements, school supply lists and other back to school information, please visit: registration.cfm John B. Connally High School Students will pick up textbooks, locker assignments, parking permits and I.D. s at this time. 9th Grade Tuesday, August 17 9 a.m. 4 p.m., Closed noon to 1 p.m. All Grade Levels Wednesday, August 18 9 a.m. noon All Grade Levels Thursday, August p.m. All Grade Levels Friday, August 20 9 a.m. noon Pflugerville High School August Please contact your home campus for more information.

17 Chisholm Trail Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Texas House District 52 Election dates Election date: Nov. 2 Last day to register to vote: Oct. 4 Early voting: Oct. 18 Oct. 29 Last day to apply for ballot by mail: Oct. 26 Interviews by Suzanne Haberman Editor s note: This is the third in a series of interviews that will appear until the November general election, as part of Community Impact Newspaper s mission to promote civic involvement. For complete transcripts, interviews with candidates for other positions on the ballot and more information about the election, visit The Texas House of Representatives is composed of 150 state representatives who draft and vote on legislation. District 52 in southeastern Williamson County includes about 135,000 people living in Round Rock, Taylor, Hutto, Thrall, Coupland and parts of Georgetown and Austin. Diana Maldonado Democrat (incumbent) Education: Bachelor s degree: business, St. Edward s University, New College Experience: Elected to Round Rock ISD board of trustees in 2003 and 2006, served as president in second term; worked 20 years in the Texas comptroller s office; past president of the Mexican American Comptroller Employees Association; past member of the Executive Women in Texas Government and Hispanic Women s Network of Texas What are the most important issues facing district 52? Growth. District 52 Williamson County is the ninth fastest growing county in the nation, and Round Rock is the No. 2 fastest growing city in the nation. We are definitely tackling growth issues. Overall it is the budget deficit as a state that we will be tackling for this upcoming session. How are you different from your opponent? I already hold an elected position. I moved to the Round Rock area 13 years ago. I have been in office since 2003, so I have a proven track record. We also handled a difficult budget with the school district. We worked really well with our taxpayers, including the families who have children in school versus those who don t have kids in school. The record speaks for itself with regards to being fiscally responsible, having transparency and getting the message out to our citizens. Professionally, I ve worked more than two decades in state government. [In those] 20-plus years at the Texas comptroller s office, I became a budget efficiency expert and managed different areas of the agency in the revenue administration area. What are your major successes? Being able to work with people, bringing people to the table and bringing common-sense solutions to everyday problems when it comes to your pocketbook issues, driving issues and education. Why are you seeking re-election? I just finished my first term. It was very successful in delivering back to the district. We still have a lot of work to do, which I m really excited to come back and represent district 52 in the House. When it comes to being fiscally honest in the upcoming budget deficit that we re facing, reported at $18 billion, we re at the point as leaders we cannot pick and choose what bills to pay. We have to make sure that we work on looking at the areas of investment that will be most profitable to the district and the state. Investing in education is one of the priority issues we need to look at. How have you represented the wishes of your constituents? We filed more than 17 bills. As a freshman you usually pass two to three bills, but I ve successfully passed six bills. One of them had to do with a higher education facility in the Hutto-Taylor area, where you re going to have multiple college offerings housed. I brought home a $10 million road project to the Round Rock area, where you have the biggest explosion of growth. While I don t sit on the appropriations [committee], I was able to secure more than $17 million specifically for this district. More than 70 percent of the legislation we filed came from constituents. It was about reaching out and listening to the people in the district and making sure they had a voice at the Capitol. What are the most important issues facing district 52? Statewide we have a $15 billion to $18 billion shortfall that we are going to have to deal with. In district 52 a lot of what we look at are smart growth issues. Smart growth is the umbrella topic for things like infrastructure that s roads and bridges but it also includes things like our school system, economy, jobs and education. All these topics work together in a smart growth capacity. Going back the 14 years I ve been here, this community has done a wonderful job of making sure those are in place. The Williamson County we have today is because a lot of really great people have had a plan and executed that plan and we re all benefiting from the fruits of their labor. Going forward it s the same idea. Why are you running for office? Because of the importance of what experience means at this time for this district. We re going into a legislative session in 2011 where my experience in state government will be very helpful. I was working in the session when we were able to cut $10 billion in spending to balance our budget in It s going to take that type of experience to get us through the 2011 budget. If you had been in office, what would you have done differently from your opponent, and why? This past session, I would have voted for voter ID to protect the integrity of our elections process, which is the heart and soul of our democracy. I m a yes vote when it comes back in I would have also been much more business friendly. How will your previous experience in the legislature help or hamper you? [It s a] tremendous help. I have been there, seen it, worked in it and understand it and the depth of the issues. I have been part of the discussions for 17 years. Working with the members on legislation there is a certain depth of knowledge I ve obtained. Having been there as long as I have, there is zero learning curve going forward. How could people make their voice heard to you if you were elected? Call. Communicate. That s the most important thing. That s how we know. You see that the offices that are good are very responsive. Bring it to our attention. There are 7,000 bills out there. If there is a piece of legislation in particular that you need to highlight for us, absolutely do that. We d rather hear it here than in there. When did you know you wanted to be in government? In college I got an internship at the state Capitol and fell in love with the policy side of things, having worked part of legislative session and seen how it works. I love to drill down and see how it all works. Larry Gonzales Republican Education: Bachelor s degree: government, The University of Texas at Austin, candidate for master s degree in public administration from Texas State University Current position: Owner of Lazarus Graphics LLC Experience: Worked nine consecutive legislative sessions for the Texas House of Representatives, lieutenant governor s office, attorney general s office and Texas State University System larry@larrygonzales.com Dental Health Center of Round Rock Round Rock Ave., Ste. 102 Round Rock, Texas William J. Montreuil, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. 620 IH 35

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19 Class ranking continued from 1 RRISD could decide by the end of the year to stop reporting ranks for students outside of these limits, Chávez said. Alternatively, the committee could recommend keeping the current system in place or adopting a voluntary ranking system in which students and their families would choose whether to include class rank on their transcripts. The change could be implemented by an official vote of the school board or through a less formal administrative regulation, depending on what the committee decides. Academic pressures In RRISD, grade point average is calculated using a four-point scale for all courses that are awarded state credit. However, only so-called core courses English, science, math, social studies and foreign languages factor into the calculation for class rank. Grades in advanced core classes are weighted on a six-point scale. Chávez said several parents, mostly from Westwood High School, have expressed their support for eliminating rankings because they believe the current system puts students in academically rigorous programs at a disadvantage. They argue that some students are shying away from advanced placement and dual-credit courses out of concern that the more challenging courses could put their GPA at risk. Students would still compete to be ranked among the top 10 percent, but RRISD board member Catherine Hanna, who has a daughter entering her senior year at Westwood, said the rankings can be a source of intense anxiety for students at all academic levels. It s just a very stressful experience to be wondering, Am I No. 89 or 125? What is my friend s number?... It really seems to introduce a level of anguish that maybe is not necessary, Hanna said. If it s not something that s going to advance their interest and help them get into good schools or get good scholarships, then I do think it s right to sit down and ask if we really need to do this. Rosemary Kelly, director of guidance and Class rank process for school year Until the Round Rock ISD class rank committee completes its report in November, the district will follow a new policy for calculating and reporting rankings. 70 x The district calculates class ranks internally so it can notify the top 10 percent of students in junior and senior classes at each school, per state law. Students in the top 25 percent of 10th and 11th grade classes are informed about the state s automatic admission policy. Students receive cards informing them of their rank in class. x Students complete a standard transcript request form to be sent to colleges and universities. The form will ask students if they want to include their class rank. Students check yes or no. x x If students choose to include the class rank, it will not be printed on the transcript, but a card indicating the rank will be included in the official sealed transcript envelope. counseling at RRISD, said many juniors and seniors feel pressured to select courses that will allow them to get a higher GPA rather than pursuing those they are actually interested in taking. She said parents have called in to request lists of classes that could help their children boost their rankings. I tell them we need to look at the big picture I can give them a list of classes, but they should come in and talk about what the goals are for their child and where their passion is, Kelly said. Parents may be thinking, They can follow their goals and passions when they re in college, but right now our goal is to have our child go to A&M or UT. Reliable measure? Highland Park ISD in Dallas became the first Texas school district to stop reporting class ranks for students below the top 10 percent in 2009, soon followed by Carroll ISD and Eanes ISD. Reports prepared by the HPISD study team indicate that many other districts are making the same choice: As of 2007, more than 40 percent of public and private schools nationwide did not assign numeric rankings. Kelly said ranking students by GPA is not always a true reflection of their Admission Test Scores 1995 Essay abilities in the classroom. Sometimes the ranks are separated by less than onetenth of a point, suggesting that students several ranks apart could essentially be academic equals. You have to ask yourself, what s really the difference between No. 1 and No. 50? she said. In reality, that could be the difference between a student getting a 95 versus getting a 97 in one class. It is literally that close. Other outcomes In addition to evaluating the possible benefits of changing the district s current policy, the RRISD class rank committee will predict potential downsides. One question that has emerged in discussions leading up to the evaluation is whether the research conducted by the other three school districts will also apply to RRISD. The districts that have already done away with rankings are more affluent, and each has only one high school. We need to hear from people all over the district, Hanna said. There may very well be people who come forward to give the perspective that [class rank] is beneficial. I would hate to change and find out two years down the line that Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Percentage of colleges attributing considerable importance to factors in the admission decision: The National Association of College Admission Counseling conducted a national survey in 2006 that showed a marked decline in the weight of class rank in the college admissions process. In 2006, the final year of the study, just 23 percent of respondents indicated that class rank was of considerable importance down from 43 percent in Grades in all c ourses Class Rank Source: NACAC Admission Trends Surveys, we ve done something that inadvertently harms our kids. Eliminating class rank would also bring about changes for college admissions offices. Universities would receive less objective data that could be used to evaluate applicants, potentially leading admissions decisions to be more subjective, Kelly said. We would not be giving them that information right on the transcript, so they would have to decide how else to take a look at that student, Kelly said. Some schools require applicants to submit a class rank, which would require RRISD to make calculations on a case-bycase basis. Chávez said there is not yet a clear indication of how that process would be organized, but the committee would develop one if needed in the long term. Chávez said he expects the study team to present its findings to RRISD trustees by November, and if a new policy is adopted, it could take effect in time to apply to the class of The district will mail letters to students in mid-july informing them of the temporary policy change and the formation of the study committee. 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20 20 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Health Focus New pediatric clinics N Uni v Rd. IH 35 Sam s Bas a t Oa ks Dr. Hillside Dr. Young Peoples Workshops Spanish Immersion School 620 G re for ages 18mo. to 5 yrs and after school 3620 Hillside Drive, Round Rock Texas, ec a ves Rd. Wa ls al o pit Ca ht arlt on Ln. Be Pac. wy xh ft Mo 3201 Bee Caves Road, Austin, Texas Our core curriculum is designed to spark and maintain children s interest in Spanish by engaging them in creative and enjoyable activities such as science, math, dancing, singing, cooking, art projects and games Special Round Rock Offer One month FREE when signing up in July Educational Child Care: Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K, After School and Summer Camps er si t y Blv d. Hutto Round Rock 1431 O ld S Cedar Park e t tle r s Blv d ,000 patients 60,000 patient visits 3 10,000 patients 30,000 patient visits 4 5 With this coupon. Expires 7/31/2010 Schedule a tour today at I-35 Irrigation Repair Ho Hlaabl,as Español? Georgetown 29 $15 Off NOW ENROLLING FOR SUMMER & FALL 2 mi 2 km r. The medical home model is an approach to working with patients beyond the treatment of individual illnesses. The model responds to specific conditions, such as chronic asthma or juvenile diabetes, while also promoting healthy lifestyle choices, including disease prevention, good nutrition, parental education and success in school. sd That s a process that we pursue together we identify areas where there is a demonstrated need, and we look at the best area to place a clinic, Hazelwood said. We envision the creation of several pediatric clinics per year for the foreseeable future. Federal support could also play a large role in the expansion of pediatric care in Texas. Recent healthcare legislation extends federal funding of the Children s Health Insurance Program through 2015 and provides other measures to improve access for uninsured families. Hazelwood said he expects additional funding to be allocated in the near future. It will be interesting to see how federal healthcare reform legislation may impact this. Everything indicates that there will be a continued preference to allocate federal dollars in an attempt to reach those who are not covered or don t have access, he said. Everything we see right now seems to support the notion that we re heading in the right direction. liam clinics will have a total of 31 exam rooms and will provide services for about 10,000 patients in 30,000 visits per year. The organization s other three Williamson County clinics in Round Rock and Georgetown currently serve about 20,000 patients annually. The approach for our strategy in Williamson County is to create a seamless medical home network for pediatric patients that takes them from primary care and preventive care settings into inpatient settings and back out again, he said. The intention is to prove this concept in Williamson County and use it as an approach for pediatric medical home expansion in as much of the Dell Children s Hospital area as possible. In the past two years, Seton has awarded grants totaling more than $5 million to Lone Star Circle of Care for the development of clinics in Central Texas. Hazelwood said Seton s partnership with LSCC is part of a broader, long-term strategy to establish additional pediatric clinics throughout Central Texas over the next several years. Wil By Rob Heidrick Williamson County hospital networks are taking steps this year to expand healthcare options for the nearly 20,000 children in the county without health insurance. The Seton Family of Hospitals announced in May that it will provide more than $3 million in grants to sponsor a regional pediatric primary care network in partnership with Lone Star Circle of Care, allowing two new pediatric clinics to open this summer in Cedar Park and Hutto. The network, which will be named Dell Children s Circle of Care Pediatrics, will be linked in a number of ways to Dell Children s Medical Center in Austin. They will serve as the medical home, and we help provide medical and surgical pathways for accessing specialists and... services at our hospitals, said Mark Hazelwood, president and CEO of Seton s north market. We are also jointly recruiting the physicians who will work in these pediatric clinics. Lone Star Circle of Care CEO Pete Perialas Jr. said the two new Don't let your grass h suffer in the Texas Heat! Price Lawn & Landscape Locally owned and operated with over 25 years experience TX License LI Sprinkler Head Repair Landscape Design and Installation Providing a CLEAN veiw of Austin one window at a time! WE LL MAKE YOUR WINDOWS SPARKLE AGAIN! Professional interior & exterior window cleaning Residential, commercial and new construction Environmentally safe, non-toxic products Pressure washing Gutter cleaning FREE Estimates Mention this ad for 10% OFF New customers only. Expires

21 Transportation Report Westinghouse Road, Red Bud Lane Round Rock Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Westinghouse Road / CR 111 project TECO Westinghouse I-35 Hewlett Loop Round Rock Premium Outlets 116 Westinghouse Rd. 111 University Blvd. Teravista Club Dr A.W. Grimes Blvd. A.W. Grimes Blvd. N 2000 ft 1 km 79 Dell Diamond Palm Valley Blvd. Red Bud Lane project Red Bud Ln. 123 Woodland Ln. Woodland Loop Westinghouse Road / CR 111 Williamson County marked the completion of work on a two-mile stretch of CR 111, also known as Westinghouse Road, with a ribbon cutting ceremony in May. Named for the TECO-Westinghouse plant west of I-35, the street runs between the outer edges of Round Rock and Georgetown. The two-lane roadway, under construction since June 2008, was expanded to four lanes from Hewlett Loop to just west of FM 1460 The east portion of the road is divided by a median, and the west side is undivided and ends with a center turn lane Bike lanes were constructed on both sides of the roadway, and upgrades were made to drainage and sewer systems J.C. Evans Company of Leander built the project, and engineering work was done by the local firm Huggins/Seiler Associates of Round Rock The project cost about $6.6 million, funded by the 2006 road bond package Visit for more information about road bond projects in Williamson County. Red Bud Lane Construction is underway on a portion of Red Bud Lane in Round Rock, as the road undergoes upgrades between CR 123 and Woodland Loop. This section of Red Bud Lane, previously a two-lane road with a center turn lane, is being upgraded to a four-lane roadway Curbs, sidewalks and gutters are also being installed The design for the project was completed in January, and work is expected to be done by November The construction contractor on the project is FT Woods Constructors Kathryn Eakens The budget for design and construction is $2.75 million, funded by the City of Round Rock Visit for more information on city road projects. The widening of Red Bud Lane will be completed in November.

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23 Office space continued from 1 north of the Colorado River for an overall vacancy rate of 22.5 percent. However, Pflugerville s first-quarter office vacancy rate is likely much lower than the rest of the northeast Austin market, according to recent figures by national real estate information services firm Costar Group Inc. The report, which included the city s six office buildings larger than 10,000 square feet, reported a vacancy rate of 7.3 percent. The city s comparatively low vacancy rate could be partially attributed to the smaller amount of existing office space. Charles Simon, executive director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, said it is not that Pflugerville is completely lacking office space, however, as much as it is limited in its variety. Most of the office space is in small suites ranging from 800 square feet to maybe 1,500 square feet, Simon said. So if someone needed 5,000 square feet forget about someone needing 20,000 or 30,000 square feet there is nothing of that size here in town. So that s where we re way behind. Which is better? Garrett Meeker, research director at Oxford Commercial, said that while an optimum vacancy rate can be anywhere from 5 to 15 percent, the Austin-Round Rock metro is still in good shape at 22.1 percent considering the current economy. Ayres said Round Rock was in the same situation as Pflugerville currently is for many years but that he would rather face a surplus of office space over a shortage. More times than not, when a project or a prospect is looking to move the way that business runs in recent history they don t have time to build. They want to be able to move in immediately, he said. So if you don t have something on the ground ready to go, you may miss out on a project. Though the PCDC can provide funding as an incentive to companies to begin doing business in Pflugerville, Simon said it cannot provide incentives for developers to build speculative projects. We can t do a deal with a private developer unless a project will create primary jobs in the city, he said. If developer wants Local Office Property vacancies Samantha Bryant Courtesy Costar Group Inc. Frontera Vista CR 172 Hesters Cr ossing Rd. Toll 45 La Frontera Blvd. I W. Louis Henna Blvd., Round Rock Year built: 2008 Buildings: 2 Total size: 267,874 sq. ft. Vacant: 267,874 sq. ft. 12th Street office Park th St., PFlugerville Year built: 1985 Buildings: 1 Total size: 11,600 sq. ft. Vacant: 7,214 sq. ft. 12th St. 10th St. Pecan St. Railroad Ave. to go build a speculative office building so that I would now have an available vacant office building here, that would be a great thing. But I can t use PCDC money to provide any kind of incentive to the developer to build it unless they have someone who s going to occupy it from day one. However, PCDC funds 4B economic development money generated from a half-cent of the city s sales tax revenue can also be used to construct infrastructure such as roads, utilities and drainage projects, which can make a piece of land more attractive to a developer. The PCDC recently submitted a preliminary plat application to the city for a proposed business park on 121 acres it owns at the corner of Pecan Street and Toll 45. We re not proposing to build anything Samantha Bryant Seton Williamson Medical Plaza Seton parkway, Round Rock University Blvd. CR 112 A.W. Grimes Blvd. Year built: 2008 Buildings: 1 Total size: 113,304 sq. ft. Vacant: 23,222 sq. ft. on it, but we re putting in the streets and utilities, Simon said. We re going to consider an assortment of uses, provided it s beneficial to the economic development of Pflugerville, but our plan A would be to fill that up with an office campus. Future development With the surplus in the Round Rock market and the lending industry still recovering from the recession, Ayres said the city is not seeing much in the way of new office construction. There s a little bit here and there, but there s still enough available space that a lot of your developers aren t making the investment to build yet, Ayres said. One developer ready to make the investment is John Avery Jr., who is planning a new 73-acre development near University Boulevard and Sandy Brook Drive called University Village. Immediate plans include construction of University Village Memory Center, a residential center specializing in Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July One Financial Center 1717 N. I-35, Bowman Rd. Round Rock i- 35 Mays St. Hwy 79 Round Rock First-quarter Vacancy Rates % 6.7 % 26.9 % Source: Oxford Commercial Samantha Bryant % 2010 Year built: 1984 Buildings: 1 Total size: 29,140 sq. ft. Vacant: 10,763 sq. ft. 52 % Pflugerville First-quarter Vacancy Rates % % % the care of people with Alzheimer s disease and dementia, and a 2-acre office site. Future developments could include office, medical, retail and multifamily housing. Avery said the main difference between University Village s office space and the market surplus is that his development will be in the form of stand-alone office condos as opposed to multilevel high rises. And with Seton Medical Center Williamson, Scott & White Healthcare-Round Rock and the Texas A&M University Medical Center all within a 2-mile radius, Avery plans to cater to medical professionals. The doctor will have the ability to own their own space, which isn t something that they can typically do in the hospital-run medical buildings, Avery said. 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24 24 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Community Icon Ron Moellenberg Kathryn Eakens Pflugerville Fire Department Chief Ron Moellenberg joined the department in 1977, when it consisted of just 20 volunteers. By Kathryn Eakens Chief Ron Moellenberg never planned on making a career in the fire service. But after 33 years with the Pflugerville Fire Department, Moellenberg is as much an institution in the city as the department itself. After graduating from Pflugerville High School in 1968, Moellenberg went on to earn a degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and took a job with the Texas Department of State Health Services, which eventually transferred him back to his hometown. Some of my buddies from high school talked me into joining the volunteer fire department when I transferred back here, and that s how I first became affiliated with the department, Moellenberg said. When he joined the Pflugerville Fire Department in 1977, it was a purely volunteer service with about 20 members. We not only fought the fires but raised money to operate the department through things like bake sales and barbecues, Moellenberg said. After awhile it became difficult for the fundraising efforts to keep up with Pflugerville s growing population, and in 1985 the city voted to create Travis County Rural Fire Prevention District No. 3. At that time, a number of my friends encouraged me to apply for the job of chief. I was the volunteer chief, but I really had no intention of doing that as a fulltime job, he said. I took a significant pay cut to come from the state to work here, but I ve never regretted that. I consider myself one of the fortunate few people who turned an avocation into a vocation. The Pflugerville Fire Department operated as a Rural Fire Prevention District from 1985 to 1992, when it was converted to Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2. Today, four fire stations and 84 employees provide protection to about 100 square miles of northeast Travis County an estimated population of 65,000. Over the years, Moellenberg has been instrumental not only in the evolution of the Pflugerville Fire Department but fire service as a whole. The department is a national leader in the use of compressed air foam systems, which inject an environmentally friendly soap and air into a stream of water as it is aimed at a fire, resulting in a more effective suppression agent than water alone. First introduced in America in the 1970s to combat wildfire in the forested areas of the northwest, CAFS are now gaining momentum in fire departments across the country but Moellenberg was at the forefront of the movement when he purchased the first CAFS-equipped engine for the Pflugerville Fire Department in We use a lot less water. In Texas, that s really important and one of the reasons I got interested in it. The hose lines, because they have air and bubbles in there, are lighter so the firefighters don t fatigue, he said. And there s the mysterious thing that a lot of us are still trying to understand how you can inject a small amount of foam into a fire and it mysteriously goes out very quickly. Moellenberg also headed up a firefighter exchange program with Great Britain in the early and mid- 90s, in which he became one of only two Americans inducted as honorary members of the British Firefighters Association. He has taught at the Texas A&M Municipal Fire School, and he currently serves as vice chairman on the Rural Fire Advisory Council. But Ron isn t the only Moellenberg who has found a passion for the fire service. His two sons Mark, a battalion chief, and Tim, a lieutenant are also firefighters with the Pflugerville Fire Department. My kids grew up in the fire service. Back in the volunteer days, every time I came to the station, I usually had one or more of my kids in the truck with me. Firefighting is kind of a family thing. It s not uncommon to see fathers and sons and daughters all in the same department, he said. You have to depend on the person standing next to you, and that s kind of the way things play out in families, too.

25 Local History Noel Grisham Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Photos courtesy The Williamson Muesum Noel Grisham, pictured with friend Karen Thompson, was superintendent of Round Rock ISD for 22 years. By Kathryn Eakens Noel Grisham helped lay the foundation for Round Rock ISD to become the district it is today. As superintendent from 1957 to 1979, Grisham oversaw the consolidation of RRISD and Pond Springs School District located in the west side of Round Rock and the construction of more than 10 of the district s schools. Pond Springs was large in size, but it just had one school and needed to expand, said Karen Thompson, a local historian and a friend of Grisham s. When the school districts consolidated it almost doubled the size of the RRISD, and he immediately began building schools on the west side of town. At school board meetings, Grisham ruled with an iron fist. They were open to the public, but he didn t want a whole lot of public input, Thompson said. If you wanted to discuss school stuff with him, he d be glad to see you in his office and talk to you anytime. But he wanted the school board meetings to stick to the business that was at hand. But in the day-to-day operations of the district, Grisham who was an English teacher and principal before becoming a superintendent trusted his administrators to run their individual campuses. He was very much a superintendent who wanted to put principals in charge of their campuses. As long as the campus was running smoothly, the less he knew about the specific details, the happier he was, said Gene Stokes, who served as principal of Pond Springs Elementary during Grisham s tenure. Round Rock ISD experienced rapid growth toward the end of Grisham s time as superintendent. Enrollment increased from less than 2,000 students in 1970 to more than 10,000 in He was constantly acquiring land, Thompson said. He had a map in his office showing where the new subdivisions were going in and where the growth was in town so that he could keep up with it. Prior to Grisham s retirement, RRISD built Grisham Middle School in the Anderson Mill area of Northwest Austin and named it after the superintendent in My daughter and son both went to Grisham Middle School, and he would go over there and talk to the students, Thompson said. It was really interesting to them to have the person the school was named after there. Following his exit from public education, Grisham served as representative of Texas House District 52 during the 1983 state legislative session, serving on the House Committee on Public Education. While he was in the Legislature, I had the privilege of serving as the state president of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, Stokes said. That was when the state was considering what became House Bill 72, the major reform of the 1980s, and I had the opportunity to visit with him personally, which was a neat experience. Passed in 1984, House Bill 72 provided a pay raise for teachers, revamped the system of public school finance to funnel more In 1984, while a member of the Texas Legislature, Grisham presented a flag to Karen Thompson, center, and Michelle Robertson, representatives of the Martin Wells Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. money to property-poor school districts and took a number of other steps aimed at improving the academic achievement of students. A lover of history, Grisham also authored and co-authored a number of books prior to his death in 1999, including Crossroads at San Felipe, Historic Churches of Texas, Buffalo and Indians on the Great Plains and Tame the Restless Wind: The life and Legends of Sam Bass. All Included! Moving In Just Got Easier! Washer Dryer Refigerator Garage Door Openers Miniblinds throughout Purchase one of the three homes listed below between May 15 June 30th and take advantage of this incredible Move In Ready Package! It s that Easy! The Kendal (B) 2617 Windview Lane $228,579 (available in August) The Copeland (A) Windmill Ridge Street $220,757 (available in June) The Adderley (A) 2613 Windview Lane $254,472 (available in August) 2208 Sq. Ft. 1 story 3 bedroom, 2 bath Family Room Formal Dining Study 2.5 car garage Extended Outdoor Living Area 2178 Sq. Ft. 1 story 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Family Room Formal Dining Study 2.5 car garage Extended Outdoor Living Area 2505 Sq. Ft. 1.5 story 3 bedroom, 3 bath Family Room Formal Dining Study Game Room 2 car garage Cindy Pease, Sales Counselor cpease@hhomesltd.com Commons Parkway Pflugerville, TX Prices, plans specifications, square footage and availability subject to change without notice. Square footage is approximate and may vary by elevation or options selected. Contact Sales Counselor about availability and for more information. must contract between June 1 - June 30, 2010 and close no later than August 31, 2010.

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27 Education Focus Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Round Rock ISD news New board members outline goals for first year Catherine Hanna, left, and Terri Romere were elected to the RRISD board of trustees in May. By Rob Heidrick The Round Rock ISD board of trustees gained two new members this summer, and both hope to help the district evolve in a period of growth and transition. In the district s May 8 election, Terri Romere defeated incumbent Linelle Clark-Brown for Place 4 on the board, and Catherine Hanna won the race for the Place 5 seat vacated by Sherry Johnson, who did not seek a second term in office. Romere, a Realtor who has been an RRISD PTA member since 1999, said her top priority is to improve the lines of communication between administrators, teachers and families Fast facts: New RRISD schools Cedar Ridge High School 2801 Gattis School Road, Round Rock Principal: Daniel Presley Capacity: 2,400 students Size: 375,000-square-foot floor plan on 98 acres Construction budget: $83.9 million, funded by 2006 bonds Ribbon cutting: Aug. 16 Double Creek Dr. of students. She said she also believes that teachers should be given a more active role in shaping the district s future. They need a voice, and they need to be heard, Romere said. They need to be able to feel comfortable talking about their grievances and concerns and their celebrations. Hanna, who works as an attorney in Austin, serves on the City of Round Rock/Round Rock ISD Community Task Force and several RRISD PTA boards. She said the district s PTAs have been the strongest agents in boosting parents involvement but there is still room for improvement. One of her goals includes providing additional parent education programs for parents of young children. We need to focus more on the very early grades, she said. Some parents are reluctant and don t quite understand what they need to do to reach out. In the coming year, RRISD will prepare for the 2011 session of the Texas Legislature, in which it faces an uphill battle to secure more funding due to the state s projected $18 billion budget shortfall. Superintendent Jesús Chávez has predicted that the district will not receive any new state funding for at least three years, Gattis School Rd. 45 Meister Ln. N Stone Oak Dr. beyond the required allocations for teacher salary increases. This could put a strain on a district projected to grow by about 1,000 students a year in that time. Hanna said RRISD s growth brings several opportunities, but it will also require careful planning and additional infrastructure. We need to continue to look at whether the facilities we have are adequate for the growth, and it s not just how many seats are in the classroom, Hanna said. I think the district has good, professional folks who understand the demographics, but it might have to be dealt with [by adding] new facilities. Both of the new members said they expect RRISD to move closer to its goal of earning the Texas Education Agency s Exemplary rating and both expressed confidence in the district s plan to graduate college-ready students while also preparing them for realworld careers. Not every child is going to go to college, but we want to be able to give them the tools so that if they choose that route, they can go, Romere said. We also owe our community career-ready graduates so they can go out and be productive members of our society. N Chandler Oaks Elementary 3800 Stone Oak Drive, Round Rock Principal: Rebecca Lavender Capacity: 600 students Size: 83,397-square-foot floor plan on 12 acres Construction budget: $23.05 million, funded by 2008 bonds Ribbon cutting: Aug. 3 School board approves budget Rob Heidrick The Round Rock ISD board of trustees adopted an operating budget of $336 million for the fiscal year at its June 17 meeting. The district property tax rate remained steady from the previous year at $1.38 per $100 valuation, generating more than $200 million in local tax revenue. State funding provides about $108 million of total revenue, while federal funding accounts for about $900,000. $4.7 million came from other local revenue. The approved budget includes employee salary increases and raises the starting teacher salary to $42,000, up from $41,825. The fiscal year begins July 1, and the board will adopt the tax rate in September. Teachers, librarians, registered nurses, counselors and other licensed professionals Eligible employees will receive a step increase plus an additional amount that will total a $1,000 pay increase to their annual salary Eligible employees at or above the maximum will receive a $500 pay increase to their annual salary Administrative and professional, instructional support and operations support Adjust pay ranges by 3 percent Employees will receive an increase equal to approximately 2 percent of the midpoint Employees at or above the maximum will receive half of the pay increase

28 28 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Education Focus Sponsored by: Round Rock Independent School District 2010 High schools Cedar Ridge 42 Stony Point 45 Round Rock 44 McNeil 43 Westwood 46 Middle schools Ridge View 40 C.D. Fulkes 33 Hernandez 38 Hopewell 39 Walsh 41 Chisholm Trail 35 Cedar Valley 34 Deerpark 36 Gisham 37 Canyon Vista 32 Elementary schools Callison 8 Voigt 30 Berkman 2 Teravista 28 Union Hill 29 Chandler Oaks 11 Wells Branch 31 Great Oaks 18 Forest North 16 Live Oak 21 Pond Springs 23 Anderson Mill 1 Purple Sage 24 Canyon Creek 9 Forest Creek 15 Blackland 3 Gattis 17 Double File Trail 13 Robertson 25 Caldwell Heights 7 Cactus Ranch 6 Old Town 22 Deep Wood 12 Bluebonnet 4 Fern Bluff 14 Sommer 26 Brushy Creek 5 Jollyville 19 Spicewood 27 Laurel Mountain 20 Caraway 10 School boundaries Elementary schools Middle schools High schools Parmer Ln Sam Bass Rd. I-35 University Dr. Old Settlers Blvd Parmer Ln I-35 Sam Bass Rd. 620 University Dr. 39 Old Settlers Blvd I Sam Bass Rd Parmer Ln University Dr. Old Settlers Blvd Statistics State District Economically Disadvantaged 56.7% 25% Limited English Proficient (LEP) 16.9% 8.4% Average years experience of teachers Average annual salaries of teachers $47,159 $47,408 Total students: 42,683 District scores by grade 2010 TAKS Preliminary Scores (sum of all grades tested) Grade 3 Reading 95% Math 91% Grade 4 Reading 92% Math 93% Grade 5 Reading 96% Math 96% Subject State 2009 District 2009 District 2010 Reading 91% 95% n/a Math 82% 90% n/a Writing 93% 96% n/a Science 78% 89% n/a Social Studies 93% 97% n/a Grade 6 Reading 91% Math 92% Grade 7 Reading 91% Math 90% Grade 8 Reading 97% Math 94% Grade 9 Reading 96% Math 79% Grade 10 English language arts 92% Math 84% Grade 11 English language arts 96% Math 93%

29 Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Elementary schools Address Phone Year opened Projected enrollment 2009 Accountability Rating 2009 Economically Disadvantaged 2009 TAKS Results Reading Math 2010 Preliminary TAKS Scores by grade 3rd 4th 5th Reading Math Reading Math Reading Math Anderson Mill Salt Mill Hollow, Austin Recognized 51.9% 89% 84% 92% 85% 85% 91% 90% 83% Berkman 400 W. Anderson Ave., Round Rock Exemplary 81.8% 88% 85% 78% 78% 83% 86% 95% 96% Blackland Prairie 2005 Via Sonoma Trail, Round Rock ,038 Recognized 8.3% 98% 96% 99% 95% 95% 90% 99% 99% Bluebonnet 1010 Chisholm Valley Drive, Round Rock Recognized 77.5% 84% 81% 81% 77% 63% 75% 79% 85% Brushy Creek 3800 Stonebridge, Round Rock Exemplary 15.8% 99% 98% 95% 96% 94% 99% 98% 100% Cactus Ranch 2901 Golden Oak Circle, Round Rock Exemplary 4.3% 100% 99% 100% 99% 99% 100% 99% 100% Caldwell Heights 4010 Eagles Nest St., Round Rock Exemplary 37.2% 92% 93% 94% 93% 88% 94% 95% 98% Callison 1750 Thompson Trail, Round Rock Recognized 55.2% 91% 89% 88% 84% 87% 89% 95% 94% Canyon Creek Ember Glen Drive, Austin Exemplary 1.2% 100% 99% 99% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 10 Caraway Oak View Drive, Austin Exemplary 12.5% 98% 98% 100% 97% 98% 98% 97% 98% 11 Chandler Oaks 3800 Stone Oak Drive, Round Rock n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 Deep Wood 705 St. Williams Drive, Round Rock Exemplary 22.7% 99% 94% 91% 89% 94% 89% 98% 99% 13 Double File Trail 2400 Chandler Creek Blvd., Round Rock Exemplary 37.3% 95% 91% 95% 83% 87% 86% 93% 95% 14 Fern Bluff Park Valley, Round Rock Exemplary 4.9% 99% 99% 98% 98% 99% 98% 98% 98% 15 Forest Creek 3505 Forest Creek Drive, Round Rock Exemplary 7.4% 96% 96% 99% 91% 93% 90% 93% 93% 16 Forest North Broadmeade, Austin Exemplary 37.2% 97% 95% 94% 88% 86% 94% 100% 91% 17 Gattis 2920 Round Rock Ranch Road, Round Rock Recognized 37.2% 93% 89% 96% 94% 86% 91% 96% 95% 18 Great Oaks Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock Exemplary 4.5% 99% 99% 99% 95% 96% 97% 99% 99% 19 Jollyville 6720 Corpus Christi, Austin Exemplary 32.3% 96% 91% 92% 77% 91% 90% 96% 95% 20 Laurel Mountain DK Ranch Road, Austin Exemplary 3.6% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 100% 100% 99% 21 Live Oak 8607 Anderson Mill Road, Austin Exemplary 32.5% 92% 93% 98% 94% 91% 93% 94% 90% 22 Old Town 2200 Chaparral Drive, Round Rock Exemplary 17.7% 97% 97% 99% 97% 94% 96% 98% 98% 23 Pond Springs 7825 Elk Horn Mountain Trail, Austin Exemplary 18.1% 97% 96% 98% 94% 97% 97% 100% 99% 24 Purple Sage Tanglebriar Trail, Austin Acceptable 41.7% 87% 84% 82% 76% 88% 84% 90% 83% 25 Robertson 1415 Bayland, Round Rock Recognized 69.3% 82% 81% 94% 83% 74% 84% 90% 86% 26 Sommer Avery Ranch Blvd., Austin Exemplary 3.7% 100% 99% 100% 98% 96% 95% 99% 100% 27 Spicewood Olson, Austin Exemplary 2.1% 100% 100% 100% 98% 96% 99% 100% 100% 28 Teravista 4419 Teravista Club Drive, Round Rock Exemplary 22.2% 95% 91% 98% 95% 95% 95% 95% 98% 29 Union Hill 1511 Gulf Way, Round Rock ,001 Exemplary 51.8% 96% 97% 96% 97% 89% 95% 94% 95% 30 Voigt 1201 Cushing Drive, Round Rock Recognized 68.3% 86% 85% 78% 77% 83% 86% 88% 89% 31 Wells Branch Merriltown Drive, Austin Exemplary 41.8% 93% 92% 96% 88% 90% 86% 92% 91% Middle schools 2009 Results 6th 7th 8th 32 Canyon Vista 8455 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin ,233 Exemplary 4.6% 99% 99% 98% 99% 99% 99% 100% 100% 33 C.D. Fulkes 300 W. Anderson Ave., Round Rock Acceptable 63.2% 90% 82% 84% 89% 80% 76% 93% 80% 34 Cedar Valley 8139 Racine Trail, Austin ,187 Recognized 10.4% 99% 97% 98% 98% 95% 95% 99% 99% 35 Chisholm Trail 500 Oakridge, Round Rock ,065 Acceptable 28.7% 96% 90% 87% 90% 92% 89% 95% 92% 36 Deerpark 8849 Anderson Mill Road, Austin Acceptable 28.2% 96% 89% 90% 88% 88% 86% 96% 94% 37 Grisham School House Lane, Austin Acceptable 21.0% 98% 91% 94% 95% 94% 91% 98% 94% 38 Hernandez 1901 Sunrise Road, Round Rock n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 39 Hopewell 1535 Gulf Way, Round Rock Acceptable 43.1% 93% 88% 82% 85% 85% 82% 96% 93% 40 Ridgeview 2000 Via Sonoma Trail, Round Rock ,286 Acceptable 20.7% 96% 90% 89% 92% 90% 88% 97% 92% 41 Walsh 3850 Walsh Ranch Road, Round Rock ,032 Recognized 13.9% 99% 96% 97% 98% 95% 97% 100% 97% High schools 2009 Results 9th 10th 11th 42 Cedar Ridge 2801 Gattis School Road, Round Rock ,467 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 43 McNeil 5720 McNeil Road, Austin ,496 Recognized 13.4% 96% 89% 96% 84% 94% 90% 97% 96% 44 Round Rock 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock ,579 Acceptable 24.3% 93% 76% 94% 73% 92% 76% 95% 90% 45 Stony Point 1801 Tiger Trail, Round Rock ,772 Acceptable 29.1% 91% 73% 95% 73% 88% 79% 93% 90% 46 Westwood Mellow Meadow Drive, Austin ,536 Exemplary 8.1% 99% 96% 99% 95% 97% 96% 100% 99%

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31 Photos by Val Avery Family Impact Tried It, Liked It Kids calendar Round Rock and Pflugerville The Book Box in Pflugerville hosts storytimes every Thursday and Friday at noon. A cozy nest of books, local artwork and handmade treasures of all sorts are at the customers fingertips upon entering The Book Box, a quaint and comfortable bookstore that has been open since last summer. The store sells, buys and trades July 10, 17 Little Hoopers Saturday Basketball Clinics Students in grades 1 6 can participate in a two-hour clinic that will teach basic basketball fundamentals. 10 a.m. noon $8 per clinic Pflugerville Recreation Center, 400 Immanuel Road, Pflugerville hoopcoach41@yahoo.com 12, 19, 26 Reading Bunnies Beginning readers team up with teen volunteers to share a story and practice reading skills. 2 3 p.m. Free Pflugerville Community Library, th St., Pflugerville 13 Family Activity: Scrapbooking Families create a scrapbook together of their summer memories; other family activities are offered throughout the month of July. 6 7 p.m. Free Pflugerville Community Library, th St., Pflugerville used books, none of which cost more than $5. There are several seating areas for adults and children, as well as a carpeted, well-lit area for weekly storytimes for young children and families on Thursdays and Saturdays at noon. Each reading 13 Texas Teens Read 2010: Rock Candy Player/Duct Tape Madness Children ages create their own MP3 player out of candy and find creative uses for duct tape. 4 5 p.m. Free Pflugerville Community Library, th St., Pflugerville 21 Dinosaur George at Round Rock Library Dinosaur George and his real life dinosaur friends put on a children s show. 1:30 2:15 p.m. Free Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock August 3 You Could Be a Movie Critic: Alice in Wonderland Viewers write critiques of the film for a chance to win movie gift cards 6 8:30 p.m. Free Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock Nature s Garden Wellness HCG DETOX DIET Combination Homeopathic HCG Detoxification & Low-Calorie Dietary Program Re-set your long-term metabolic rate Effective Body Contour and Re-Shaping Holistic Approach and Guidance by N.D. s No Prescription, No Shots, No Heavy Exercise IH-35 N & 620 Next to Sprouts is followed by a basic arts and crafts project. A children s nook is nestled in the back of the store and offers many books and puzzles for children of all ages. Children ages 12 and under receive a free book for every 100 minutes of reading recorded on a reading log available online or in the store. Several other activities are offered at The Book Box, including monthly ceiling tile decorating sessions the store s ceiling is covered with children s art along with blank tiles waiting to be decorated. A chess club for ages 7 and up meets Wednesdays at 2 p.m. During its summer schedule, the store is open from noon 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. This was my dream for 20 years, owner Beth Lee said. Get Involved Court Appointed Special Advocates is a national volunteer organization that facilitates the placement of abused and neglected children into safe, permanent homes. CASA of Williamson County, established in 2009, is one of 68 Texas programs that have more than 5,000 volunteers serving more than 20,000 foster children. The group assists civil court judges in making decisions that safeguard a child s best interests. It also supports vulnerable children and youth by connecting them with advocates, referred to as CASAs, who remain with the child until he or she is placed in a permanent home. Volunteers undergo a 30-hour training program that includes education Grand Ave Pkwy I-35 A summer program at The Book Box awards a free book for every 100 minutes of reading. I-35 The Book Box Windermere Drive, Ste. 204 Pflugerville about the court system, family law and other regulations. Speak Up For Kids CASA 5K events across the state raise funds for CASA programs. The 5K Series is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and coordinated by Texas CASA. All proceeds benefit the local program and bolster efforts to recruit new volunteers. Oct. 10 marks the 5K CASA event, held in Georgetown. Sign up and run, walk or jog to help speak up for a child. To become a volunteer or make a contribution, call or visit CASA of Williamson County Central Commerce Dr. Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Pecan St. Wells Branch Pkwy. Windermere Dr. NOW ENROLLING Family owned & operated childcare center 6:30-6pm 6 wks - 12 yrs Breakfast lunch & snack provided daily Age appropriate curriculum Free weekly Spanish classes ages 2 & up Dedicated long term staff Secured keypad entry N Day Trip The Sculpture Ranch in Johnson City By Val Avery The Exotic Resort Zoo is about an hour drive from the Round Rock/ Pflugerville area. This preserve gives endangered species a chance to increase their numbers and also allows visitors to enjoy their company. Guided tours with information about the animals are provided through the park. The animals run to greet visitors awaiting the feed bought in the park s gift shop. The Exotic Resort s petting zoo allows visitors to play with baby deer, llama, kangaroos and other animals. The zoo is located on 137 wooded acres with several small lakes and creeks, providing a natural habitat for the enjoyment of animals from around the world. More than half of the wild animals in the park have been listed on the endangered animal lists. Five safari-themed cabins can be reserved for overnight stays or for hosting events. Located in the Texas Hill Country, six miles west of Johnson City, lies a 14,000-square-foot studio building featuring 40 years of works by the Italian artist Benini and several of his counterparts. The Sculpture Ranch is on the 140 surrounding acres. All types of contemporary sculptures are displayed, and several of them are enhanced by nature s beauty and moved by the wind. Sculptures are accessible by roadways and paths, and plenty of parking is provided. The studio and ranch are open Thursday Sunday from 10 a.m. 6 p.m. and Friday Sunday from 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Admission is free. 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33 Environmental Report Water conservation rebate programs Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July By Kathryn Eakens Though the summer is off to a wet start, weather patterns are difficult to predict, and a drought can happen at any time. The cities of Round Rock and Pflugerville both offer programs that not only encourage residents to conserve water, but can also save them money in the process. Round Rock The Round Rock City Council approved a resolution May 27 creating two new water conservation pilot programs a toilet rebate program and an efficient irrigation program which began June 1. The toilet rebate program offers City of Round Rock residential water customers a rebate for replacing their existing toilets with a model off the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s WaterSense list. Similar to the logo associated with the Energy Star Program, the WaterSense logo a blue and green water droplet signifies products that have been thirdparty tested and designated water efficient. The toilet is the No. 1 user of water inside the house. If you re going to do one thing inside your house to save water, it should be to replace your toilet with a WaterSense label model, City Water Conservation Specialist Jessica Woods said. It s the easiest thing to do and the most cost-effective thing to do. A resident can receive a rebate of up to $100 per toilet for replacing up to two toilets in their home, which must have been built prior to Jan. 1, In 1992, a national standard became effective saying all toilets have to use 1.6 gallons per flush or less, but all the manufacturers did was put less water in the tank so those early 90s toilets were just awful, Woods said. By 1995, the industry had reconfigured how the toilets actually worked so anything built since 1996 has those second generation toilets that are better. That s why I chose that as the cutoff date. To qualify for the efficient irrigation program, residents must also be City of Round Rock water customers residential or commercial and have an existing irrigation system. I ll come out to the property and conduct an irrigation evaluation on their system to see how much water it s using now and give my recommendations on what could help that system be more efficient, Woods said. If there s anything I recommend that is on our rebate list, then they could get that work done and apply for a rebate. Residential customers can receive up to $300 in rebates, while the maximum for commercial and multifamily customers is $600. Woods said both programs run through Sept. 30 or until funding which comes from revenue generated by the city s peak usage water rates runs out. Applications are available at Pflugerville The city s Drop by Drop program, which has been in place for several years, offers City of Pflugerville water customers a rebate for landscaping their lawns with approved plants, trees, shrubs and grasses. After filling out an application including a sketch of the current landscape and a list of planned improvements, applicants have until the end of June each year to implement the plan once it is approved by the city. Not only would you be reducing water, but ideally you would be reducing maintenance time in your yard so you wouldn t be producing as many carbon dioxide emissions from lawnmowers and that kind of thing, City Forester April Rose Using water efficiently Equipment Consider purchasing products with the WaterSense label. They are about 20 percent more efficient than their average counterparts. Repair all leaks. Bathroom Don t let the water run while shaving or brushing your teeth. Take short showers instead of tub baths. If you take a bath, stopper the drain immediately and adjust the temperature as you fill the tub. Laundry Wash only full loads of laundry or use the appropriate water level or load size selection on the washing machine. Outdoors Water the lawn or garden during the coolest part of the day. Raise your lawnmower cutting height. Longer grass blades help shade each other and reduce evaporation. Use a pool cover to reduce evaporation when the pool is not being used. said. Native plants usually need much less in the way of fertilizer so you d be reducing not only the demand for fertilizer but the potential runoff into storm water. They also provide better habitats for birds and other wildlife. Participants can receive a rebate for half of their expenses, up to $500. As part of the Drop by Drop program, the city also sells rain barrels and composters to residents at cost $40 for a rain barrel and $60 for a composter. 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34 34 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition County News Williamson County s 2010 taxable value By $ Suzanne Haberman Though many home values decreased in Williamson County since last year, the value of new homes and commercial properties built in 2009 are expected to stabilize the county s total 2010 taxable value, according to an analysis of Williamson Central Appraisal District property valuations mailed to citizens in April. The result is much better than we expected, Williamson CAD Chief Appraiser Alvin Lankford said, considering recent housing market woes. A relatively steady overall taxable value means that taxing entities, such as the county, cities and school districts, will have as broad a base this year from which to draw property taxes as last year, which will help fund public operations. It tells you Williamson County is still a desirable place to live, Lankford said. The average value of a home in Williamson County decreased 1.27 percent from The decrease in market value can result from home prices dropping after being on the market for long periods of time, Lankford said. This is the second year in a row that residential properties average market value has decreased. However, more than 2,800 new homes and nearly 150 new commercial properties were built in Williamson County last year. The tax base created by the new improvements compensated for reduced values of existing homes, increasing the net taxable value in Williamson County by 2.9 percent. Williamson County total market value $ $ $30 $20 $10 $0 in billions 28.8 (projected) Average Williamson County home values The values of 62 percent of Williamson County homes decreased for the second consecutive year. Twenty-eight percent of homes increased in value while 10 percent remained within $1,000 of the 2009 appraised value $191, % from 2008 Source: Williamson Central Appraisal District 2009 $188, % from $186,184 Opening Spring 2011 New properties and additions 8,000 7,100 Residential 7,000 6,642 6,000 5,885 Commercial 5,000 4,000 3,601 3,000 2,000 1, Open Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 a.m. Now Accepting: CIGNA Aetna United Healthcare Humana BCBS PHCS Multi-Plan Greater Austin Allergy & Immunology Adult & pediatric asthma & allergies Certified by The American Board of Allergy and Immunology Henry J. Legere III, M.D., P.A Bee Caves Rd. D205 Austin, TX Tel: (512) Fax (512) ,999 Allergy testing Laboratory testing Immunodeficiency evaluation Urticaria evaluation Atopic Dermatitis Testing for strep throat & influenza Hay Fever Immunotherapy Patch & skin testing Asthma evaluation 301 Seton Pkwy, 408 Round Rock, TX 78665

35 Inside Information Local men s professional sports teams Texas Stars The Texas Stars hockey team began its inaugural season last fall at the newly constructed Cedar Park Center. The Stars are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League s Dallas Stars. The team relocated to Cedar Park from Iowa and is composed of players from all over the world including the U.S., Canada, Russia and Finland. The relocation of the team, having it in the same state and just a few hours from its NHL affiliate, has been a big benefit. It s been huge for both teams. If Dallas needs someone, they can get them there pretty quickly, said Josh Fisher, director of media relations for the Texas Stars. It gives our guys a better chance of getting to the NHL and getting a chance to play than if they were far away. It also is good for us for branding with an in-state NHL team. The Texas Stars inaugural season proved a winning one. The team defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs to win the Western Conference Finals, but fell just short of winning the Calder Cup Finals, losing to the Hershey Bears in the championship series June 14. The Stars finished the season Because of the Stars success and the league s popularity in Central Texas, the team has enjoyed three sell-out crowds this season and had an average home attendance of 5,300 fans. Austin Toros The Austin Toros, an NBA development league team, ended a successful fifth season in April by playing in the conference finals. Two years ago the team, which was owned by private investors, was sold to the San Antonio Spurs. Since that time, the franchise has made it to the playoffs every year and holds the third-best record in the league. The Toros, one of only three teams owned by a parent NBA affiliate, compete against 15 other teams across the nation. Players have the opportunity to be called up to a parent team, and the NBA parent teams are able to assign players to the D-League. The basketball team makes its home at the Austin Convention Center, where it plays all home games. The Toros season spans from November to April with playoffs in mid-april. Courtesy Ron Byrd The Greater Austin area has enthusiastic sports fans that we hoped would embrace hockey, and they did, Stars President Rick McLaughlin said. The City of Cedar Park presented the Texas Stars with a beautiful building and a great partnership, allowing us to play in a growing market. Support from the community has been so promising that the team is already looking forward to next year, Fisher said. I think it was big and it gives us something to work on to increase for next season, he said. In trying to appeal to the community and its fan base, the team has many promotions and special events for those who turn out for games, including giving away everything from Stars fleece blankets to sports water bottles to pennants and hockey pucks. Courtesy Chris Covatta/Getty Harrell Pkwy. 12th St. Trinity St. Cesar Chavez St. Loyola Ln. New Hope Dr. Texas Stars Hockey Ticket prices: $9 $50 Venue: Cedar Park Center 2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park Round Rock Express Ticket prices: $6 $14 Venue: The Dell Diamond 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock N Avenue of the Stars Lamar Blvd. 4th St. Decker Ln. Palm Valley Blvd. Red River St. 15th St. Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin Aztex Ticket prices: $15 (adult), $12 (youth) $10 (group of 20 or more) Venue: House Park 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin I-35 Austin Toros Ticket prices: $8 $40, based on section Call for reserved seats Venue: Austin Convention Center 500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin Austin Turfcats Ticket prices: $8 $40 Venue: Travis County Exposition Center 7311 Decker Lane, Austin N N N N Courtesy Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball gained a presence in Central Texas 10 years ago when the Round Rock Express team, the Triple-A affiliate for the Houston Astros, was established. Since then, the team s popularity continues to grow as it provides not just fun for the sports enthusiast but also a place to take the whole family. We have met the need for a fun, safe, affordable environment for families to spend time together, said Laura Fragoso, director of marketing for the Express. One team goal is to provide entertainment for all ages, which the team does by providing a rock climbing wall, bungee trampoline and a swimming area for group rentals all within The Dell Diamond for kids to enjoy throughout the game. There are also betweeninning promotions and games to keep the crowd involved. The Express gets its name from principal owner and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who was nicknamed the Ryan Express. The Express attracted about 8,700 fans per night during the 2009 season. Austin Aztex Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Round Rock Express The Austin Aztex soccer team began over a year ago when Phil Rawlins, a native of Stokeon-Trent in the U.K., saw a need in his new home. Rawlins found that Central Texas has about 30,000 kids playing soccer and 7,000 to 8,000 adults in leagues, but there was no professional league. So, in 2008 he formed a sister-club with the English Premier League team Stoke City, for which he sits on the board, and the Austin Aztex was formed. Their season runs from March to October. Austin Turfcats Compiled by Jenn Rains and Mary Tuma When the Express debuted and The Dell Diamond opened its gates in 2000, we had a vision of bringing something special to the game and to the fans, said Reid Ryan, CEO and founder of the Round Rock Express. The response of support from the community has been overwhelming. Aside from popularity in the area, fans have seen many players go on to play in the Majors, as 114 players from the Express have done. The Express has also made playoff appearances four times during its first 10 seasons in Central Texas. Fans who come to the ballpark get the chance to enjoy special events and promotions almost every night of the week as the Express has Kids Days, halfprice group nights, special giveaways and Thirsty Thursdays, which offers discounted drinks. Ryan Sanders Baseball is proud of the progress we have made in the Central Texas community, and fan enjoyment at the ballpark will continue to be our top priority, Reid Ryan said. The Express season runs April to September. All home games are played at The Dell Diamond. The Austin Turfcats finished their second season June 19 with a loss to the Arkansas Diamonds and a 2 12 record. The team made it to the Southern Indoor Football League President s Cup championship in 2009 and were then accepted into the 25-team Indoor Football League. They play at the Travis County Expo Center from February to June. Courtesy Patrick Meredith

36 36 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Regional Report Abridged stories from our other editions Top Stories Malls face redevelopment Central Austin The national decline of indoor shopping centers is an old story, but two blighted Austin malls are set to undergo unconventional transformations. At the time they were built, Highland Mall and Northcross were the premier shopping malls in the Austin region and the first wave of suburban mall development, said Charles Heimsath, president of Capitol Market Research, a locally based real estate research firm. Now, a Walmart is under construction at Northcross, and higher education facilities are planned to move into Highland. Bankruptcy, lawsuits and low tenant occupancy plague oncethriving Highland Mall. Austin s oldest mall opened its doors 39 years ago with 160 tenants; now fewer than 90 stores are in the shopping center. A 2009 Yahoo! Finance/U.S. News and World Report feature cited Highland as one of America s Most Endangered Malls, Highland Mall transformation Highland Mall is set to transform into a part-retail, part-educational center in the next two to three years. A proposed nonlocal educational organization has shown interest in moving into the former JCPenney site. Highland Mall Blvd. Airport Blvd. I-35 Men/Women making the list with a relatively low 61 percent occupancy rate. Seeing an opportunity, Austin Community College opted to purchase the newly vacated 18.5-acre Dillard s site for a campus expansion. ACC plans to renovate 194,000 square feet of the four-story retail space for classrooms, business and administrative services. The expansion could also house the school s continuing education division, ACC purchased the four-story Dillard s building for classrooms and business and administrative services. It is part of the college s expansion efforts. Dillard s men s and women s clearance store will end its lease in as well as provide space for a conference center and additional offices for nonprofit organizations. Renovations are expected to begin within the next two to three years. The idea is to take an area that has seen better days and use it for different and more sustainable uses, said Ben Ferrell, ACC s executive vice president for finance and administration. Full story at more.impactnews.com/8813 Custom and luxury home market sees increases West Austin If home building permits continue at the rate they have been, the cities of Lakeway and Bee Cave are expected to have more homebuilding permits approved this year than they have had in the past couple of years meaning new homes and home projects are expected to be back under way in these areas. This is not only expected to help Falconhead West in Bee Cave $270,000s $600,000s foot lots Homes by Drees Custom Homes, Ryland Homes and Taylor Morrison Rough Hollow in Lakeway $300,000s $3 million+ 1,787-acre community Host of 2010 Parade of Homes Oct Named 2010 Best Overall Community Over 300 Units by Home Builders Association of Greater Austin Bee Creek Rd. Steiner Ranch in Austin $250,000s $3 million+ 4,600 acres Three community centers Includes UT Golf Club N homebuilders and real estate agents, but the local economy could receive an economic boost as well. Steve Zbranek, president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and owner of Zbranek Custom Homes, said the custom home market has begun to see some positive signs in Full story at more.impactnews.com/8501 West Austin projects in progress 71 Rough Hollow Thurman Bend Rd. 620 Falconhead West Steiner Ranch a joyous celebration with food, drink, dance, and music for the collective family and friends. It is a time of rejoicing, reassessment and recommitment

37 Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Business Profiles The Mercantile at Dyer Dairy 7801 E. Hwy Georgetown Aaron and Susan Dyer milk the cows at Dyer Dairy twice a day every day, including weekends and holidays. The first milking is at 4 a.m., and the second is at 4 p.m. no exceptions. It s a lifetime commitment; you have to realize that, Susan said, holding her 9-month-old daughter Abagail on her hip as she stands at the counter of the on-site retail shop, The Mercantile at Dyer Dairy. The Mercantile is an approximately 500-square-foot building brimming with local products. Featured is Dyer Dairy s Grade A, raw, unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk from about 30 cows raised without hormones on the family s farm. Because it is unprocessed, cream rises to the top of every 1-gallon bottle lining the refrigerator. The Mercantile also sells about 50 varieties of cheese, including havarti and cheddar with chipotle, made from Dyer Dairy milk. Also for sale in the N store are bushels of seasonal produce, free-range eggs, meat, locally roasted coffee, honey, jerky and soaps. Everything is grown or made in Texas, and many products are made by small family businesses like Dyer Dairy. Aaron and Susan got married in 2005, and Dyer Dairy was in operation within a year. The Mercantile opened in fall 2009, and it is the only place to purchase Dyer Dairy milk. Full story at more.impactnews.com/8680 Neighborhood Dining The Emerald Restaurant Hwy. 71 W Bee Cave To see her dream become a reality, the late Marge Kinsella mortgaged her Irish china set 26 years ago to open up The Emerald Restaurant. Since then, the passion for traditional food and an authentic Irish atmosphere lives on with her family, who continues to run the quaint cottage along Hwy. 71. From the floral wallpaper to the tablecloths, virtually everything in The Emerald is imported from Ireland, including select ingredients. A single candle on each table illuminates the Europeaninspired cuisine while patrons, who usually come for a romantic low-key date, enjoy Irish music playing softly in the background. Many of The Emerald s dinners are served on a silver platter carved and flambéed tableside a feature increasingly lost on the modern dining scene. Recipes are descended from west Ireland, where Kinsella FM Bee Caves Rd. 71 grew up, and are said to be generations old. Visitors may want to set aside ample time in their night plans to savor Emerald s, as all food is made from scratch. At first, start with complimentary Irish soda bread and treacle bread, infused with molasses and raisins, served with hand-churned strawberry champagne butter. Full story at more.impactnews.com/8496 N Community Impacts Now Open Cedar Park A new farmers market opened June 16 at Rock United Methodist Church, 2001 New Hope Drive. New Hope Farms to Market will offer live music, produce, prepared foods and cooking demonstrations. Open every Wednesday 4 7 p.m. Call or visit www. cedarparkfarmstomarket.org. Hutto Mindy Pham opened the Cajun restaurant, Cajun Best at 143 Exchange Blvd., Ste Call or visit Coming Soon Cedar Park Newk s Express Café will begin serving salads, sandwiches, pizzas, soups and homemade cakes before the end of the year. Newk s plans to build near FM 1431 and Toll 183A. Newk s Express Café also opened a location in May at the Arboretum in Austin. Visit We Want to See You SMILE C OMPLIMENTARY BLEACHING WITH COMPLETION OF NEW PATIENT EXAM, X-RAYS AND CLEANING. Lumineers Wisdom Teeth Extraction Sedation Dentistry In-Office Bleaching State-Of-The-Art Dentistry Digital X-Ray General and Cosmetic Dentistry Official Dentist of the Austin Torros Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. (donations) Closed Sunday N I-35 Oakmont Dr. University Blvd. University Oaks Blvd. 200 University Blvd. Suite #340 Round Rock, TX (512) Free admission to exhibits 2-6 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month! 1800 N. CONGRESS MLK (512) TheStoryofTexas.com School Physicals Starting July 2nd for $25. Also ask us about our Care Savings Card Health care when YOU need it! Physician always on site to treat patients. Online paperwork for faster check-in. On site x-ray for prompt evaluation of possible sprains and breaks. Extended hours work with YOUR schedule Mon-Sat M 8a-8p Sun 9a-5p W Parmer Suite D400

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39 Residential Real Estate Neighborhoods at a Glance Cambridge Estates Pflugerville Eagle Ridge Round Rock Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July Cambridge Estates features easy access to Toll 130 and nearby shopping at H-E-B. The neighborhood is located off Dessau Road near the Pflugerville Recreation Center. Pflugerville ISD schools: Pflugerville Elementary Dessau Middle School Featured homes Dessau Rd. Oxford Dr. Pecan St. E. Windsor Hill Dr. Eagle Ridge features easy access to I-35 and nearby shopping at Ikea and the Round Rock Premium Outlets. The neighborhood is also in close proximity to a number of area hospitals and higher education institutions. Round Rock ISD schools: Caldwell Heights Elementary Hopewell Middle School Stony Point High School Hendrickson High School N N Featured homes Sunrise Rd. University Blvd. Rams Horn Way Eagles Nest St. 705 Botany Bay Circle 4 Br./2.5 Ba. 2,681 sq. ft. Agent: Vicki Acheson, ZipRealty $195, Cambridge Estates entrance 1350 Red Stag Place 4 Br./2.5 Ba. 3,592 sq. ft. Agent: Stuart Sutton J.B. Goodwin, Realtors $229, Eagle Ridge entrance 708 Stevenage Drive 4 Br./2 Ba. 2,119 sq. ft. Agent: Wendall Schoffstall Keller Williams Realty $179, Pigeon Forge Drive 4 Br./2 Ba. 2,424 sq. ft. Agent: Joetta Houghton Keller Williams Realty $207, Rams Horn Way 4 Br./2.5 Ba. 3,414 sq. ft. Agent: Lyly Ngo M.E. Gene Johnson Realty $214, Hawk Ridge St. 4 Br./2 Ba. 2,558 sq. ft. Agent: Kimberly Johnson Keller Williams Realty $199, Residential Real Estate On the market (May 1 31) Monthly home sales Price Number of homes for sale Average days on market Month Number of sales Average price range Round Rock Pflugerville Round Rock Pflugerville Round Rock Pflugerville Round Rock Pflugerville Less than $100,000 $100,000 $149,900 $150,000 $199,900 $200,000 $299,900 $300,000 $399,900 $400,000 $499,900 $500,000 $749,900 $750,000 $999,900 $1 million Market Data May 2010 May 2009 April 2010 March 2010 Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Market Data provided by Nason Hengst Keller Williams nason@nasoncompany.com $193,978 $197,915 $193,688 $200,939 $199,076 $197,488 $206,246 $188,865 $195,627 $160,573 $168,741 $160,103 $166,606 $155,864 $162,657 $161,240 $155,429 $164,295 Board Certifi ed Care of All Ages Urgent Illness/Injury Immunizations Preventive Care Women s Health Tina Philip, DO Family Medicine Shane Keller, MD Family Medicine 1615 Grand Ave. Pkwy., Suite 112 Pflugerville, Tx

40 40 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Residential Real Estate Pflugerville and Round Rock Property Listings ZIP code City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. ft. Price Agent Agency Phone Round Rock Cambridge Heights Guana Cay Drive 3br/2ba 2,046 $175,000 Paula Fiedler J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Cambridge Heights 1712 Barilla Mountain Trail 3br/2ba 1,402 $129,900 Kerry Jackson Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Forest Creek 3703 Harvey Penick Cove 4br/2ba 2,734 $225,000 Karen Halsema Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Forest Creek 2522 Crenshaw Drive 4br/3ba 3,013 $329,000 Leslie Gawthorp J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Forest Creek 2045 Saint Andrews Drive 5br/3ba 3,384 $285,000 Karen Halsema Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Greenridge 4006 Cisco Valley Drive 4br/2ba 2,526 $185,000 John Mick RE/MAX Capital City Round Rock High Country 2446 Roundabout Lane 3br/2ba 2,012 $149,900 Rina Peiffer Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Jester Farms 1609 Vera Way 4br/2ba 2,035 $135,900 Michelle Sheehan Gaston & Sheehan Realty Round Rock Meadows at Cambridge Heights Zola Lane 3br/2ba 1,826 $157,888 Randall Allen J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Mesa Ridge 1306 Wayne Drive 3br/2ba 1,430 $121,500 Thomas Cheng Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Morningside Meadows 209 Santolina Lane 4br/3ba 5,522 $215,000 Fred Norton Prudential Texas Realty Round Rock Springbrook Centre Tortoise St. 4br/2ba 2,341 $169,730 Sandy Perkins Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Round Rock Springbrook Centre Jigsaw Pathway 4br/2ba 1,705 $149,900 Kathleen Bucher Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Turtle Creek Village 938 Monadale Trail 3br/2ba 2,096 $173,000 Sonia Guardado J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Windy Park 1727 Windy Park Circle 3br/2ba 1,340 $115,000 Kelley Menefee Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Chandler Creek 109 Desert Highlands Trail 4br/2ba 2,094 $169,500 Mary Worley Amelia Bullock, REALTORS Round Rock Forest Bluff 1155 Forest Bluff Trail 4br/2ba 3,377 $182,000 Robert Guest Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Lake Forest 2607 Deep River Circle 4br/3ba 3,499 $349,500 Catherine Myers Amelia Bullock, REALTORS Round Rock Lake Forest 806 Shady Bluff Cove 4br/3ba 4,577 $535,000 Susan Truair Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Round Rock Lake Forest 2804 Cool River Loop 5br/4ba 4,374 $409,900 Marianne Iamele Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Round Rock Lake Forest 2609 Deep River Circle 4br/3ba 3,510 $405,000 Joleen Vanzanden Pacesetter Properties Round Rock Meadows at Chandler Creek 2111 Balsam Way 3br/2ba 1,379 $120,000 Freddy Nunnery Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Round Rock Paloma Lake 3672 Rosalina Loop 4br/2ba 1,950 $205,000 Cyndy Stewart Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Rolling Ridge 1203 Rolling Ridge Drive 3br/2ba 1,631 $150,000 Joseph Eckels J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Ryans Crossing 3362 Rod Carew Drive 3br/2ba 2,875 $199,000 Karen Halsema Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Ryans Crossing 3401 Campanella Drive 3br/2ba 2,216 $156,500 Kiersty Lombar Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Settlers Crossing 3149 Corrigan Lane 3br/2ba 2,343 $217,000 Debbie Sheppard-Thrush Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Round Rock Settlers Overlook 2739 Fairview Drive 3br/2ba 1,464 $124,000 Deborah Sheppard Austin Home Source Round Rock Sonoma 1820 Paradise Ridge Drive 4br/2ba 2,422 $214,900 Catherine McGinley Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Sonoma 2813 Barefoot Lane 5br/3ba 3,451 $239,900 Jeffrey Walker Prudential Texas Realty Round Rock Sonoma 1606 Belvedere Place 3br/3ba 2,782 $210,000 Al Jordan Keller Williams Realty ZIP code guide Dell / Gattis School area University / Dell Diamond area Round Rock west of IH Pflugerville Brushy Creek area 2522 Crenshaw Drive, Round Rock $329, Forest Bluff Trail, Round Rock $182, Barefoot Lane, Round Rock $239,900 9 am, 10:45 am, 5:45 pm & 7:30 pm, July for grades K-5 Visit our website to find a club near you! Grand Ave. Pkwy. I-35 Heatherwilde 45 Pflugerville Pkwy. Railroad Ave. FM Free event in the church parking lot July 16, 7-9:30 pm Games, food, live music, activities for the whole family E. PFLUGERVILLE PKWY.

41 Residential Real Estate Property Listings Community Impact Newspaper impactnews.com July ZIP code City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. ft. Price Agent Agency Phone Round Rock Sonoma 2673 Ravenwood Drive 5br/3ba 4,918 $321,900 Chad Goldwasser Goldwasser Real Estate Round Rock Sonoma 1725 Fallen Leaf Lane 3br/2ba 1,818 $174,500 Leslie Gawthorp J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Sonoma 1547 Homewood Circle 4br/3ba 2,854 $230,000 Sherri Revier ERA - Colonial Real Estate Round Rock Teravista 903 Mesquite Hollow Place 3br/2ba 2,616 $199,000 Michael Pourciau Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Teravista 1721 Woodvista Place 4br/2ba 3,020 $275,000 Stephen Homer Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Teravista 1700 Stonehaven Lane 3br/2ba 1,751 $169,900 Karen McGrath J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Zunker Meadows 1712 Chalice Cove 4br/2ba 1,856 $164,900 Amelia Washington Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Behrens Ranch 2443 Salorn Way 5br/3ba 3,066 $258,900 Michelle Sheehan Gaston & Sheehan Realty Round Rock Cat Hollow Bailey Jean Drive 4br/2ba 2,242 $219,000 Russell Martinez e-executive Realty Round Rock Cat Hollow Great Oaks Drive 2br/2ba 1,068 $124,990 K.C. Whetstone Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Chisholm Valley 404 Buckboard Blvd. 3br/2ba 1,432 $119,000 Heidi Brou Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Chisholm Valley 500 Hesters Crossing Road 2br/2ba 959 $82,500 Pete Rodriguez J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Creekbend 1708 Wild Horse Lane 3br/2ba 1,750 $156,709 Ann Cruz Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Crossing 500 Hesters Crossing Road 1br/2ba 912 $74,900 Amber Gunn e-executive Realty Round Rock Fern Bluff 8517 Priest River Drive 3br/2ba 1,977 $149,900 Jim Clark RE/MAX Round Rock Round Rock Oak Hollow 1200 Chinquapin Court 3br/2ba 1,747 $154,000 Mark Griffiths Best Agents in Texas Round Rock Oakcreek 2510 Partridge Court 4br/2ba 2,432 $200,000 Suzie Gole Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Preserve at Stone Oak 3938 Upper Passage Lane 3br/2ba 1,982 $172,500 Kaine Smith Crystal Falls Realty Round Rock Preserve at Stone Oak 3629 Spring Canyon Trail 4br/2ba 1,725 $164,900 Larry Lewis Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Round Rock West 1004 Deepwood Drive 3br/2ba 1,664 $160,000 Karen McKinney J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Round Rock Somerset 1616 Sylvia Lane 3br/2ba 1,540 $139,900 Tom Lobben Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Stone Oak at Round Rock 3703 Top Rock Lane 3br/2ba 1,450 $149,000 Laura Ivy Blessing Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Stone Oak at Round Rock 3713 Top Rock Lane 3br/2ba 1,613 $145,900 Karla Jordan Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Stone Oak at Round Rock 3812 Top Rock Lane 3br/2ba 1,840 $150,000 Suzie Gole Keller Williams Realty Round Rock Tonkawa Springs 2002 Tonkawa Trail 4br/2ba 2,359 $295,000 Farrah Guice J.B. 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42 42 July 2010 Community Impact Newspaper Round Rock/Pflugerville Edition Residential Real Estate Property Listings ZIP code City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. ft. Price Agent Agency Phone Pflugerville Bohls Place 1518 Dahlia Court 4br/2ba 2,648 $179,900 Stephen Lundy J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Pflugerville Brookfield Estates Harcourt House Lane 3br/2ba 1,673 $159,000 Patricia Martin Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cambridge Estates 1004 Pigeon Forge Drive 4br/2ba 2,424 $207,500 Joetta Houghton Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra Cantarra Drive 5br/3ba 2,524 $195,612 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra Coomer Path 3br/2ba 1,614 $174,476 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra Cantarra Drive 3br/2ba 1,614 $174,594 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra Moura Cove 5br/3ba 2,817 $208,074 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra Cantarra Drive 3br/2ba 1,374 $159,785 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Cantarra 3401 Stephens St. 5br/3ba 2,667 $208,074 Greg Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Club at Wells Point 702 Runners Ridge 5br/3ba 4,138 $257,800 Siobhan McCullough Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Pflugerville Creekside Addition 503 Geyser Ave. 4br/2ba 2,392 $177,900 Kim Womack RE/MAX Capital City II Pflugerville Fairways Blackhawk 2525 Butler National Drive 4br/3ba 2,630 $250,000 Joetta Houghton Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Fairways Blackhawk Diablo Drive 4br/2ba 2,592 $234,975 Heather Gaddes Gaston & Sheehan Realty Pflugerville Fairways Blackhawk Vilamoura St. 4br/2ba 2,349 $198,000 Joetta Houghton Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Falcon Pointe Stage Line Trail 4br/2ba 2,770 $208,000 David Durham Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Falcon Pointe 3013 Richfield Landing 5br/3ba 4,557 $259,999 Chad Goldwasser Goldwasser Real Estate Pflugerville Heatherwilde 1212 Acanthus St. 4br/2ba 2,400 $159,900 Scott Brooks Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Highland Park Kenai Fjords Drive 3br/2ba 1,314 $109,000 Laurie Flood Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Highland Park 605 Windsor Castle 4br/2ba 2,236 $179,000 Jennifer Schoepflin Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Highland Park 1708 Kingston Lacy Blvd. 3br/2ba 1,716 $148,000 Michelle Sheehan Gaston & Sheehan Realty Pflugerville Meadows Blackhawk 2103 Terradyne Drive 4br/2ba 1,960 $180,000 Tiffany Peters Moreland Properties Pflugerville Meadows Blackhawk Dornick Hills Lane 4br/3ba 3,538 $285,000 George Giles Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Meadows Blackhawk Crooked Stick Drive 3br/2ba 2,078 $169,000 Kellie Foster Marketplace Real Estate Group Pflugerville Northtown West Greinert Drive 3br/2ba 1,642 $142,780 Bethany Young RE/MAX Capital City Pflugerville Sarahs Creek Craigs Crest Path 3br/2ba 1,271 $125,000 Lisa Kosub Young Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Sarahs Creek 1032 Doras Drive 3br/2ba 1,736 $149,900 Gilbert Gracia RE/MAX Round Rock Pflugerville Sarahs Creek Donna Jane Loop 3br/2ba 1,455 $141,995 Sandy Rios Gaston & Sheehan Realty Pflugerville Settlers Ridge 700 Brown Drive 4br/2ba 2,100 $185,000 Jan Obar Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Springbrook Glen 1109 Springbrook Drive 3br/2ba 1,772 $157,618 Adam Sadovsky Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Springbrook Glen 1204 Grafton Lane 4br/2ba 2,392 $168,500 Russell Tam Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Springbrook Gantry Drive 4br/2ba 3,302 $185,900 Leslie Urbanovsky Keller Williams Realty Pflugerville Steeds Crossing Morgans Choice Lane 3br/2ba 1,426 $123,500 Michele Scott J.B. Goodwin, REALTORS Pflugerville Swenson Farm 1102 Canyon Maple Road 4br/4ba 3,334 $264,900 Susan Truair Coldwell Banker United REALTOR Pigeon Forge Drive, Pflugerville $207, Diablo Drive, Pflugerville $234, Windsor Castle, Pflugerville $179, Gantry Drive, Pflugerville $185,900 For additional residential real estate listings, visit more.impactnews.com/8909 The residential real estate listings were added to the market between 06/03/10 to 06/16/10 for Round Rock and 05/27/10 to 06/16/10 for Pflugerville and were provided by the Austin Board of Realtors, Although every effort has been made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of this listing, Community Impact Newspaper assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Contact the property s agent or seller for the most current information. 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