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Newbraunfelsmagazine.Com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 1 2 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 3 4 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 5 6 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 7 contents 10 LSTAR To Make A Stop In New Braunfels Publishers: 16 David Mills Custom Homes Community Circular Magazines a division of White-Frisbie Media 18 Copper Ridge Creative Director 20 Bradford Custom Homes Taylor Davis 21 NB Mattress Graphic Design 22 See It Clearly: My Lasik Story Taylor Davis James Tootle 26 Dr. Jeff LaMour: Piggies In Trouble? 27 Attorney James Voeller: Estate Planning Copy Editor Sheryl Hawkinson 30 CellTeks: Reality Is... You Can Hear Me Now! Sales 32 Canyon High School: New & Improved Rachel Danley 34 The Trois Estate at Enchanted Rock: Sheryl Hawkinson A Revalation to Reality To advertise your product or services in New Braunfels Magazine, please contact 37 Crosland Builders: Home In the Hill Country Rachel Danley at 38 Bracken Bat Cave: 210-348-3709 or by email at [email protected] Largest Bat Colony In The World New Braunfels Magazine is a periodical published for the enjoyment of the greater New Braunfels Magazine is published by Community New Braunfels area. Mailed three times annually to households and available at several Circular Magazines, a subsidiary product of White- local businesses and organizations, the magazine is intended to cover entertaining and Frisbie Media. It is provided for the enjoyment and education of its readership. The information presented informative topics that are of interest to the New Braunfels area community. The magazine in this magazine is believed to be true at the time of is not affiliated with the City of New Braunfels or any other government agency and is publishing. Community Circular Magazines does not supported by its advertisers. guarantee or warranty any of the services or products produced by the companies represented herein. We want your feedback! Community Circulars is a proud member in excellent What do you think of our all-new New Braunfels Magazine? As a reader, we want to hear from standing with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). If you. If you have feedback on any of our articles, or the magazine itself, we want to know about you have any feedback on this publication, please it. We encourage you to visit our web site at www.NewBraunfelsMagazine.com and let us contact us at 210-348-3709 or visit our web site at know what’s on your mind. www.NewBraunfelsMagazine.com Become a contributor to New Braunfels Magazine! We are looking for contributors to our new magazine. 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Many New Braunfels area business owners and/or employees are also residents in the area; we appreciate their support and thank them for the services they provide to our readers. 8 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 9 By Patrick Driscoll and Rachel Danley Once upon a time, people talked about how great it would be to link Texas’ big cities with fast, reliable passenger rail. That is, with service better than Amtrak’s once-a-day offerings. Over the decades, ideas tumbled like houses built out of cards as circumstances, aided by critics, huffed and puffed chilling winds. But a smaller plan, to link San Antonio and Austin by intercity rail on tracks running through downtown New Braunfels, continues to breath. In fact, the old Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Rail District is still kicking up some dust. The seven- year-old district, authorized by a 13-year-old state law, recently shed its name and dumped its old web site in exchange for a punchy, fresh re-branding. The newly dubbed Lone Star Rail District’s revamping has received the Silver Spur Award for corporate identity by the Texas Public Relations Association. In January, Lone Star Rail District launched engineering and environmental impact studies for its planned passenger trains. These studies are required by federal law and represent the final planning stage for the project. The process is expected to span 24-36 months and will include studies on the LSTAR’s proposed 15 station locations and facilities. 10 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com One study will examine upgrading existing rail lines for passenger Covington said. service. Another will examine how to reroute freight trains to new In New Braunfels, the downtown station stop is widely seen as a tracks. positive boost. Once the studies are complete and reviewed by federal agencies, the Trace Jurica, developer of Town Creek, believes the LSTAR will be district can begin final design and construction. a tremendous amenity for locals within the community and will also “Phasing in service over time should go quickly, as the … rail already continue to promote New Braunfels as a destination. exists,” said Alison Schulze, LSTAR’s administrator and senior planner. “The LSTAR will spur transit-oriented development in and around Meanwhile, footwork will continue to secure local, state and federal downtown and Town Creek,” he said. Entertainment, restaurants, funding. Officials estimated in 2006 that $615 million are needed hotels and tourism will all experience a positive impact as people are to start the passenger rail and up to another $1.7 billion to build a able to travel to New Braunfels on any given night to enjoy downtown” freight bypass from south of San Antonio to north of Austin. About Town Creek is a uniquely urban, mixed used development and $56 million in funding was lined up in 2010 and an additional $182 downtown’s newest neighborhood. The neighborhood is designed million was appropriated in the last session of the Texas Legislature. to contain cottage style residences, local and regional businesses, As all the moving pieces align the rail service will eventually provide: restaurants, live-work spaces and retail shopping. Its urban design • Up to 12 trains a day every day, including midday and evening was creatively envisioned to fight suburban sprawl and create an service. environment where daily needs are attainable in a walkable distance. • Amenities such as Internet access on passenger cars. The future LSTAR station location in New Braunfels will enhance • A 90-minute shot from downtown Austin to downtown San the New Urbanism mission of Town Creek and help create a pedestrian- Antonio, with stops at San Marcos and New Braunfels. friendly environment in all of downtown’s neighborhoods. • Local service at up to 16 stations from Georgetown to South The proposed Austin-San Antonio regional passenger rail line has San Antonio. deep roots, with the first serious feasibility study completed 11 years Intercity rail would pull cities along congested Interstate 35 closer ago. Covington admits that ramping up rail plans is a long labor of together, said Rail District Chairman Sid Covington. The line could love, one that decidedly invests in future generations. also drive up property values and spark a new kind of development, “Doing things with rail projects, it just moves at glacial speeds,” he where homes, jobs and entertainment coexist within walking distance said. “You want to do it right.” of stations. See next page for important information on “People will see a huge increase in the improvement of their lives,” upcoming civic forums regarding the LSTAR. NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 11 News on the LSTAR for New Braunfels By Rachel Danley Lone Star Rail District’s proposed stations for passenger rail service, stretching 120 miles through five counties, will be closely scrutinized by environmental impact studies. Identifying final station locations is a key element of the studies. Interestingly, the New Braunfels station site is one of the few sites that will have its location reconsidered, according to Alison Schulze, LSTAR’s administrator and senior planner. In the fall, public meetings will begin to determine if the previous location near Landa Park and the Comal County Courthouse will remain the proposed station stop. The other site being considered is the area around City Hall and the New Braunfels Civil Convention Center. Detailed environmental and engineering studies along with public input will determine the final station location. New Braunfels residents are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings and voice their opinions and concerns. Those unable to attend a workshop or hearing can also express their views online via email on the upcoming module of www.LoneStarRail.com. The module will be available in the near future and will include the dates and times of public meetings and hearings. All comments will be entered into the public record. 12 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 13 14 NewBraunfelsMagazine.com NewBraunfelsMagazine.com 15 David Mills Custom Homes Building Trust and Success For David Mills Custom Homes, building immaculate custom Previous clients, Wayne and Anna Watson, were impressed by the houses and trust as a builder have contributed to its success. One look at great building experience of Mills Custom Homes and were very Mills’ homes will demonstrate the level of craftsmanship put into each pleased by their straightforwardness.
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