Our Teams



We Have Arrived!


We have brought out the best and the brightest both local and nationally. 

Listed below are our first class local Steering Committee members. But always remember our most important team members are our community members! They are the ones who will be our guiding light in this exciting process!!







Local Steering Committee Members

Steering Committee Chair - Bill Peterson

• City Council member.

• Resident of Bastrop for 20+ years.

• Recently elected Chair of TML Region 10.

Steering Committee Co-Chair - Kristi Koch

• Planning and Zoning Commission member.

• Registered Architect.

Karol Rice

• Past President and Fundraising Chair for Bastrop Fine Arts Guild

• Chair of Bastrop Art in Public Places task force

• Member of the Design Committee for Bastrop Main Street Program

Nancy Wood

• She is the Main Street Program Director.

• Resident of the study area.

Dick Smith

• Retired marketing specialist.

• Resident of the study area.

• Former Main Street Advisory Board member and community volunteer.

David Sartaine

• He has lived near the study area for 10+ years.

Tom Scott

• Former Mayor of the City of Bastrop.

Lisa Patterson

• Planning and Zoning Commission Chair.

• Lawyer by trade.

• Historic Landmark Commission member.

Tish WInston

• Planning and Zoning Commission member.

• BlueBonnet Electric representative.

• Local resident for 20+ years.


Final Recommendations from the A.I.A. SDAT Team Presentation

Below are the final recommendations from our A.I.A. SDAT team - these are the steps they recommend we take in order to make Bastrop the National Success it was meant to be! Stay tuned to be a part of this exciting process

The final Bastrop report

Where can I get more information?

· Visit www.aia.org for information on our “Sustainability Design Assessment Team”

Check out our Facebook Page -Blueprint for Bastrop

· Contact Melissa McCollum (City of Bastrop project liaison):mmccollum@cityofbastrop.org   or (512) 332-8840