By Anton Riecher
Plans by a new developer to build a secondary access for emergency response traffic into Saddle Ridge subdivision was announced during the Oct. 14th Lytle City council special session.
Kevin Pape, vice president with the Calara Group, said that the engineering done by Rausch Coleman, the original developer of the subdivision, “wasn’t a very good solution for secondary access.”
“We’re going to be building a road that is going to be the primary road for the city’s access to get into the waste treatment plant,” Pape said. “Through that, it will also have an emergency (route) to get to that road through our neighborhood in case something happens.”
The new road involved changes to plans for the third phase of the Saddle Ridge subdivision previously approved by the city council, he said. New engineering plans will be submitted for council approval.
City Administrator Zachary Meadows said the need for secondary access out of the Saddle Ridge subdivision has been a topic of much concern to the council, particularly after the recent sale to Calara Group.
“Ultimately, we’ve been asking to get some updates on where we’re at with that particular road construction,” Meadows said. “If you recall, it’s to come out of the back end of Saddle Ridge in, I think, phase three of that project.”
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Secondary access into Lytle subdivision approved by council vote
During the Oct. 14 Lytle City Council meeting District 1 Alderwoman Anne Carrillo asked the public to recognize Oct. 14 as White Cane Safety Day, an annual observance on Oct. 15 that honors the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired. Carrillo said she still cherishes the cane used by her late brother.
