Photo by Leslee Bassman
Photo by Leslee BassmanFollowing weeks of choppy waters brewing between government staffers and some lake users, Travis County Parks department personnel believe they have found a way to keep swimmers safe and boaters motoring at Lake Travis' Hippie Hollow.
During the Feb. 27 public meeting at the Travis County West Service Center, Travis County Parks Director Charles Bergh and District Park Manager Dan Perry agreed to relocate the buoys, which currently partition off a shoreline section of the clothing-optional lake area for swimmers and prevent boaters from anchoring down the length of the hollow.
Earlier this month, the swim buoys at Hippie Hollow were extended from one end of the park to the other, an action which prohibited any boats from reaching or nearing the Hippie Hollow shore and anchoring safely, said Will Coombes, a Friends of the Hollow community representative, at the meeting.
On its webpage, Friends of the Hollow states that it consists of "a group of over 900 boaters, swimmers and beach-goers interested in maintaining, promoting and enjoying Hippie Hollow."
