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CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • JULY 13, 2018
Scout seeks donations for fi re Annual 4th of July CL photographer wins
Bike Ride comes to an photo contest aboard
station gym project Pg. A7 end for Wallers Pg. A8 ship Pg. A12
PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
Amphitheater project put on hold
BY DONNA RITCHIE Safety staff met with the POA’s Director of Operations,
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER Steve Schneider, to discuss how to bring the project
The construction of the new amphitheater at Holi- into compliance before the Fourth of July holiday. The
day Harbor Park, which was slated to be completed in city offered to expedite the project. According to the
June, has been red-tagged and put on hold. Construc- city, the general manager committed to submitting an
tion of the amphitheater began the first week of May application with plans by June 14 but said that did not
without the POA submitting the necessary applica- happen.
tions or plans to the city. The city said the facility will On June 15, Mayor Vicki Warren met with POA
remain red-tagged until plans are submitted, permits President Mike Harris and POA General Manager Eric
granted, inspections conducted and any code viola- Kazakoff to discuss the issue and to form a plan to
tions are fixed. work together to get the amphitheater finished as soon
“I have always felt this was a simple hardscape as possible. According to the mayor, the POA agreed to
project in an existing already-permitted park and the submit the necessary application and plans to allow the
occupancy, usage and parking requirements did not city to inspect for state and local code compliance on
change. Proximity to the lake doesn’t change,” POA an expedited basis in time for the Fourth of July holi-
General Manager Eric Kazakoff stated. “We always day. “That did not happen,” the mayor stated.
intended to pull permits for the shade structure and On June 26, city staff discovered that work had con-
the electrical work. Not doing that in a timely fashion tinued on the amphitheater and that it was nearly com-
was the fail here. Had our subs submitted those when pleted, making inspection for safety purposes difficult
they promised, these other requirements would have without removing improvements, and in the process,
become evident much sooner. I have agreed to provide violating a variety of state and local codes. For this
everything the city has requested as soon as I can get reason, and for citizen safety and legal compliance,
them produced.” the city said it said it red-tagged the entire facility, de-
On June 5, the city issued a cease work order when claring it unsafe. Cease work and red-tag notices were
it was discovered that plans had not been submitted posted at the facility.
and permits not issued. Plans must be submitted with a The following day, the city re-posted the notices PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
permit application; otherwise, there is no way to verify at the amphitheater when it was learned that the no-
code compliance, the city said. The city’s Building and uuCONTINUED PAGE A6