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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
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