During the Wimberley City Council meeting last week Mayor Jim Chiles recognized Wimberley siblings Ian and Sage Summers, who won Season 5 of Lego Masters. Their impressive winning build, “Zzz Wizard,” will be displayed at Legoland New York. The Mayor officially proclaimed November 20, 2025, as Ian and Sage Summers – Lego Masters Day.
Other City Council actions included a public hearing and approval of a Planned Development District for the Wimberley ISD Danforth and Scudder campuses. The project includes a new 600-seat multipurpose educational auditorium; an addition to the band hall and renovations at Danforth; a new shaded multi-purpose activity center; and improvements to Texan Stadium.
Height adjustments, increased impervious cover and revised setbacks were also approved by the council, with drainage to be reviewed through the site development process. Construction is expected to begin June 2026.
Interim Parks and Recreation Director Erica Flocke presented the 2025 Annual Parks Report that highlighted major achievements. The achievements included a $3M award from the Hays County Parks Bond for the Blue Hole Nature Center; a Bird City Texas certification; a successful Memorial Day Flood Anniversary Concert with more than 300 tickets sold; an LCRA Steps Forward work day at Old Baldy; and five Texas Recreation and Park Society Central Region awards for outstanding organizational achievements.
The Council also approved a Professional Services Agreement with Lake Flato to design the Blue Hole Nature Center. The approval allows access to $3M in Hays County funding for the project.
The council also approved the restoration of the decommissioned Blue Hole spray field by removing fencing and replanting the field with a native prairie seed mix that includes planting milkweed for monarch butterflies. The underground irrigation infrastructure will remain, but the surface will be tilled and replanted.
The council unanimously approved restoring another former treatment plant site near the county line and hike-andbike trail. The plans include bringing in native hay and soil to rebuild healthy ground cover, adding potential educational signage, replacing fencing with natural cedar log erosion control, and exploring new trail connections.
Finally, the council unanimously approved a new trail wayfinding system to simplify navigation at Blue Hole Regional Park. Approximately 45 color-coded, symbol- based markers attached to cedar posts will be added that won’t conflict with existing honorary trail names.City Administrator Patek noted Hays County is evaluating a new weather alert siren near Jacob’s Well.
