Updated: 9:48 p.m.

Voters in the city of Bee Cave are in favor of both propositions put forward in the May 3 election, authorizing a road tax and new public safety building for the city, according to early voting results.

The overview

Early voting results show Proposition A has received 85.76% approval with a total of 843 votes counted in favor authorizing the city to collect a sales tax at the rate of 0.125% to be put toward road maintenance and repair. There have been 140 votes counted against the proposition so far.

Proposition B has received 82.89% approval with a total of 809 votes in favor so far, authorizing the city to construct a new public safety building to house the city’s police department and Lake Travis Fire Station 603 with an $18 million budget. There have been 167 votes against the proposition counted as of press time.

Some context

Authorization of the road tax has been put before voters every four years for the last two decades, Mayor Kara King said.

Requiring voter authorization for new developments like the public safety building, however, is new for Bee Cave. Following last November’s election, in which Proposition G passed with a total of 2,200 votes in favor, all city land purchases, sales, and leases must be put to a vote before development can occur.

With the public safety building approved, Bee Cave will continue planning work for the facility, which has been ongoing since it was first proposed in 2021.

What’s next?

No firm date has yet been set for construction to begin on the public safety building, but late summer or early fall was the estimated time frame provided by city officials, Bee Cave Communications Director Crystal Cotti said.

Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

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