Roadway Use of Country Club Creek Parkland
City Council meeting · Thursday, October 22 at 10:00 AM
The decision
Should about 121,156 square feet of Country Club Creek West Greenbelt be permanently used for a roadway and related improvements?
Who notices: Residents who visit this greenbelt and neighbors who travel nearby could notice the change.
Plain-language summary based on official city records. Written with AI assistance.
Your potential impact
Before · In your neighborhood
The land is currently dedicated parkland.
After · What could change
The city could build, operate, maintain, and repair the roadway on that land.
The trade-offs
Potential benefits
Austin taxpayers
The project includes a $1,368,050 payment to the parks department to offset the parkland use, with no impact to the city's General Fund.
Stated in the official record.
Supporting wording
Funding: This item includes a mitigation payment in the amount of $1,368,050 and $107,735 in the form of park improvements from Austin Transportation and Public Works to Austin Parks and Recreation and, as a result, there is no impact to the General Fund.Official recordPossible concerns
Greenbelt visitors walking or biking
Visitors on foot or bikes could face more interactions with vehicles, depending on the roadway's layout and crossings.
Possible tradeoff, inferred from the proposal. Not a reported position of this group.
Over the years
Greenbelt visitors and nearby residents
Visits to the greenbelt could include more traffic noise near the roadway over the long term.
Possible longer-term effect, inferred from the proposal. Not a guaranteed outcome.
Legal boundaries
Who decides what
What Austin can decide
The City Council votes yes or no on this item and can change its details.
What others control
Texas law requires the city to find that no feasible, prudent alternative exists and that the project includes all reasonable planning to minimize harm to the park.
What this means for you
Austin has to follow these outside rules too. That can add steps or time before anything changes, and the council can't skip them.
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Where things stand
Current official status: Agenda Ready
Listed council meeting: October 22, 2026
A final vote result isn't available on this page yet. That doesn't mean a vote hasn't happened. The official record in Sources & transparency below has the City's latest status and meeting details.
Sources & transparency
Plain-language summary based on Austin's official city records, written with AI assistance. Not yet checked by a person.
26-2807Official status: Agenda ReadyUpdated by the City Oct 16, 2026
Read the official record
Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 and consider a resolution authorizing a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Country Club Creek West Greenbelt, to permanently use approximately 121,156 square feet of parkland in order to construct, operate, maintain, and repair roadway and associated improvements. Funding: This item includes a mitigation payment in the amount of $1,368,050 and $107,735 in the form of park improvements from Austin Transportation and Public Works to Austin Parks and Recreation and, as a result, there is no impact to the General Fund.