News & Notes
By Mike Parker | 21 December 2011 | Cedar Park Citizen Councilman Don Tracy said he is a believer in first impressions. And in today’s society where an initial step is to search online, that first impression can many times mean a website. That assertion has led the city to approve an overhaul of its [...]
By Macy Hurwitz | 19 May 2011 | Cedar Park Citizen The prospect of building a huge science and technology center in the city is attractive to many, but the logistics and economic considerations needed to get there are daunting. Instead of surrendering the idea, Councilman Don Tracy thought the best way to proceed would [...]
By Ashley Porter | 15 March 2010 | News 8 Austin About a month after discussions began among the Cedar Park City Council, the city created an ad-hoc committee to explore the feasibility of a major project that would include a planetarium. “There are a lot of other things that encompass it, the planetarium just [...]
By Ben Wright | 18 February 2010 | Hill Country News Heavenly bodies might be the next notch on the post for Cedar Park as it seeks to become a destination city. On Thursday, the City Council discussed plans to create a science and astronomy center. “Since Central Texas does not have a planetarium I [...]
By Macy Hurwitz | 16 February 2010 | Cedar Park Citizen Cedar Park Mayor Bob Lemon had an idea. Noticing that Central Texas does not host a planetarium—and brainstorming on what the city should take on as its next project—Lemon floated the idea to a couple of people, including the 4B Economic Development Corporation. Once [...]
By Joseph M. de Leon | 12 February 2010 | Community Impact CEDAR PARK — First, Cedar Park officials helped developers build an arena and bring a hockey team to Cedar Park. In January, city incentives lured a Schlitterbahn water resort to town. Now, Cedar Park leaders plan to continue their goal for the city [...]