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Mayor

Recently elected New Braunfels mayor and council member begin roles

The city of New Braunfels welcomed a new mayor and District 5 council member during a regular meeting May 22. Mayor-elect Neal Linnartz was sworn into office after Linnartz secured the win with 55.98% of the vote in the May 6 election. “I do want to thank my family for being here tonight,” Linnartz said. […]

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City Council

New Braunfels City Council makes board, commission appointments | Community Alert | #citycouncil

During a special session on Monday, New Braunfels City Council members appointed numerous individuals to various positions on the city’s board and commissions. The appointments were as follows: • April Rodgers to the Building Standards Commission for a term ending Nov. 30, 2024. • James Clay Carter for a term ending Nov. 30, 2025, and […]

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City Council

New Braunfels CIty Council to mull contract between NBEDC, Chamber | Community Alert | #citycouncil

Monday’s New Braunfels City Council agenda includes consideration of a $1.8 million three-year professional services agreement between the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce for an economic development program. The Chamber maintains a professional services agreement with the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation to undertake specific economic development […]

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City Council

New Braunfels City Council to consider raising roadway impact fee for developers | #citycouncil

New Braunfels City Council received a presentation during its Aug. 22 meeting on the roadway impact fee program and gave the direction to look into increasing the residential fee from the previous recommendation made by the council in 2020 of 65% to a 100% charge. An impact fee is an assessment of new development to […]

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City Council

Car dealership’s move, proposed resort on deck for New Braunfels City Council | Community Alert | #citycouncil

New Braunfels City Council members are expected to consider the first reading of a rezoning request to construct a car dealership on the southbound I-35 access road near Oak Creek Way on the city’s east side when they meet Monday night. If passed by council members after two readings, the proposed Neighborhood Commercial District rezoning […]

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City Council

New Braunfels City Council to consider MUD petition filing fees | #citycouncil

New Braunfels City Council heard a presentation from city staff on June 27 on possibly considering whether the city should charge application fees to petitioners wishing to create municipal utility districts within the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. New Braunfels currently does not charge filing fees for MUD applications, according to city documents. “A MUD is just […]

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City Council

Andres Campos-Delgado wins seat on New Braunfels City Council | Community Alert | #citycouncil

Andres Campos-Delgado will represent District 1 for a three-year term on the New Braunfels City Council after defeating Suzie Lynn in a runoff on Saturday. The District 1 council race went to a runoff when no candidate garnered 50% plus one of the votes cast. According to unofficial results, Campos-Delgado received 269 votes, or 69% […]

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