The Granite Shoals City Council will consider changes to the ordinance allowing fireworks in the city limits after several citizens shared stories of their experiences on Independence Day. Residents in attendance Tuesday, July 27 bemoaned the decision as hasty and explained that their neighbors and others didn’t follow the rules set out by the council.

A fact-finding investigation cited “insufficient information” to support allegations a Granite Shoals City councilman cultivated a “hostile work environment” among female city staff, specifically the municipality’s assistant city manager, according to public documents.

Granite Shoals officials will remain in the city limits for a planned retreat workshop as the new fiscal year budget cycle approaches. City administration intially put together travel plans for 13 members, including city managers and the city council, to spend a weekend in San Marcos for the workshop.

The Granite Shoals City Council approved rezoning 13 parcels of land on the shore of Lake LBJ to pave the way for a proposed development, much to the dismay of nearby residents. A public hearing was held at the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 11 concerning a multi-phase proposed development on Highcrest Drive, just west of the Tropical Hideaway Condominiums, known as Granite Pointe.

Homeowners throughout Granite Shoals wanting to rent out their property have concrete rules to follow after the city council approved guidelines and details for short-term rentals (STR). Rulings by appellate courts and the Texas Supreme Court in the past five years de termined any ban on allowing short-term rentals is unconstitutional.