Marble Falls council lauds savings from parks master plan, OKs contract to widen highways

MARBLE FALLS — Revisions to a parks master plan completed without an outside consultant saved the city thousands of dollars, council members heard Jan. 3.

The City Council during the meeting also approved a contract to a widen heavily traveled roadway near two schools and another near a future hospital.

PHOTO 1: Marble Falls City Secretary Christina Laine (left) gives the oath of office to Cheryl Pounds as the new Municipal Court judge during the City Council meeting Jan. 3. Mayor George Russell (back, left) and Councilman Ryan Nash look on. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan

Meanwhile, the council by unanimous decision approved the revised Park, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, praising efforts to keep costs down.