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Bee Cave Mayor

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    Elaina Fowler
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    Kara King
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Biographical Information

Qualifications: What training, experience, and characteristics qualify you for this position?

Regional Cooperation: How do you plan to work with other jurisdictions on issues such as water, emergency management, development planning, and other issues that affect multiple communities?

Water and Energy: What specific steps would you take to guarantee access to clean water and reliable energy?

Public Safety: What are your top three priorities related to public safety, and how do you plan to address them?

Infrastructure: How would you bolster infrastructure in regards to population growth, especially in traffic / transportation and housing?

25 years in government affairs at the municipal, state and federal level serving as Government Affairs Director , Chief of Staff and mayoral appointee.
Engage with other jurisdictions through intergovernmental agreements, regional planning, w/ neighboring mayors. Water management: manage development with smart growth, sustainable practices and protect our aquifers. Development: land-use planning committees to align growth strategies, retain community values. Emergency Mgmt: focus on shared resources across municipalities.
Energy: Encourage or require the undergrounding of power lines in new developments to prevent outages from weather events. Water: Encourage low impact development, impose impervious cover limits, stream set backs, incentivize rain harvesting systems, and water resuse in large Development’s
1. Reduce residential commuter traffic on Hwy 71 and FM 620 within city limits by increasing the connectivity between neighborhoods. 2 . Working with city planners and environmental organizations to ensure smart development to protect the natural surroundings and wildlife. 3. Ensure good governance & fiscal responsibility for residents w/ accountability and transparency.
1. Modifying existing developments (e.g., Spanish Oaks) to align roads and residential units efficiently without increasing overall density. 2. Upgrading areas with improved detention facilities and water quality infrastructure to handle increased runoff from development.3. Encouraging housing density in designated growth centers to reduce sprawl.
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