This page collects the primary public records used to explain Rathgeber Natural Resource Park. Links lead to the City of Dripping Springs, Hays County or the Hays County parks-bond project site. If a summary on RathgeberPark.com conflicts with an official record, rely on the official source.
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Official City Rathgeber Natural Resource Park pageCurrent City overview, park status, vision-plan link and virtual-tour access.Rathgeber vision-plan approval staff reportSeptember 3, 2024 — Approval record and next-step sequence toward design and bidding.Hays County parks-bond project pageCounty project summary and $3.55 million allocation.
Project history and approval
December 8, 2020 City Council recordCouncil item authorizing acceptance of the Donation Deed for the property adjacent to Headwaters.September 3, 2024 vision-plan staff reportPlanning scope, approval recommendation and stated next steps.
Funding and implementation records
September 2024 funding agreementDescribes the $3.55 million allocation and design/construction context.Hays County POSAC recommendationsShows the earlier $7.5 million project request; this is not the amount ultimately allocated.City FY2027–FY2031 Strategic Business PlanIdentifies Phase I design in FY2027 and Phase I construction in FY2028, subject to annual reevaluation.Parks and Community Services FY2027 departmental budget proposalDescribes proposed Phase I design tasks and the $721,000 estimate.
How this site uses sources
- Adopted ordinances, resolutions, minutes, agreements and approved plans control over summaries.
- Budget proposals and strategic schedules are labeled as proposed or planned until adopted or implemented.
- Concept plans are not described as final construction plans.
- The status date changes only when a substantive source-backed update is made.
- Broken links should be replaced with the City’s current document location without changing the historical description.