Dissenting opinions on possible addition of a drainage fee to utility bills led city leaders to take pause on the matter. The idea of a proposed drainage fee was brought up during the city’s budget workshop discussion, which was held at the July 18 city council meeting. While no action was taken, ci...

Non-profit organizations in the community got the news Tuesday that the Buda City Council would award $25,500 in grants from the general fund. The agenda originally called for distribution of $20,500. The presentation was made July 18 at a special budget workshop. Various local non-profit organizati...

Buda residents may be seeing an increase in water and wastewater rates in the new fiscal year because of various water and wastewater capital improvement projects, the new wastewater treatment expansion and the agreement with Alliance Regional Water Authority regarding the pipeline being built. Fina...

Potential safety issues led Buda city leaders to table a request to allow on-street parking for an incoming business in the downtown sector. The request, made by Dickson Productions, an entertainment marketing group that’s worked with acts such as “Asleep at the Wheel,” called for eight additional p...

Conflict hit the Buda City Council dais June 6 when council members debated the mission behind the reintroduced housing plan study, which centered on the controversial topic of affordable housing. Buda Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks reintroduced the item due to an interest to “look for potenti...

Completing the remaining 2014 bond projects was one of the primary budget items Buda city leaders focused on during the city’s initial budget meeting earlier this month. Overall, city leaders were encouraged by the outcome of the special budget meeting held at U.S. Foods, with Buda Mayor Todd Ruge s...

The high cost of maintaining a large aesthetic medallion in the FM 967 and Main Street intersection in Buda led city leaders to forgo the project, which could have cost $104,000. Buda city officials instead chose to go with a cheaper option, which ranges from $27,000 to $55,000, that they hope could...

Implementation of greenery and aesthetic improvements for a storage facility on an existing application was enough for the Buda City Council to give it the green light earlier this month. By a 5-1 vote with one council member abstaining, the Buda City Council March 21 approved a special use permit (...

Tempers flared at times Tuesday over a proposed house bill that could create a watershed district for Onion Creek. With concerns that include a lack of representation for Buda in the proposed district, Buda city leaders asked staff to draft a resolution outlining necessary changes to House Bill 2851...

Buda City Council took another step March 7 towards the eventual creation of a Cabela’s connector. The council approved a service agreement with RPS Klotz and Associates to create a design schematic and related preliminary studies for the segment 5 of the Main Street improvements project. Allen Croz...