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Community reminder · October 19, 2026

Tomorrow: Cedar Creek Town Hall

The Pause, the Permit, and What Happens Next — A Community-Led Town Hall

Tomorrow · Tuesday, October 20

Make time for the place we call home.

Join Lost Pines Watch and your neighbors for an evening of information, questions, and community action about the proposed Pacifico gas plant and data center. Whether you have followed every filing or are just hearing about the project, you belong in this conversation.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:30–8:30 p.m. Central

Lost Pines Pickleball Club

1099 State Hwy 71, Bastrop, TX 78602

South side of Highway 71, between Sames Ford and Community Gardens.

The town hall is in the first big warehouse on the left, past the tiny homes.

Please RSVP through the Facebook event so we can plan for attendance. Share the event and invite a neighbor.

Tomorrow: Cedar Creek Town Hall. Tuesday, October 20, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Lost Pines Pickleball Club, 1099 State Hwy 71, Bastrop. RSVP on Facebook and bring a neighbor. The graphic's project-status checks are dated October 1 and October 4.

The pause, the permit, and what happens next

Bring your questions. Leave with a next step.

A pause is not the same as a cancellation. Tomorrow’s conversation will connect the public records to the choices facing our community:

  • The project: what has been proposed and why the location and scale matter.
  • The permit and the pause: what the pause means, the air-permit questions, and what still needs answers.
  • The bigger picture: how Pacifico fits alongside other data-center development in our area, and why the combined effects deserve attention.
  • What we can do: ask questions, discuss community priorities, and find ways to help with outreach and the work ahead.

You do not need to know the technical vocabulary to participate. Bring the questions you would want answered before a project like this moves forward.

Want some background first? Read our plain-language air-permit analysis or the two-minute project brief.

Getting there

Look between Sames Ford and Community Gardens.

The town hall is at Lost Pines Pickleball Club, on the south side of Highway 71. Sames Ford and Community Gardens are the nearby landmarks.

North-up standard OpenStreetMap road map including the Highway 21–Highway 71 junction west of the venue. Sames Ford at 1115 Hwy 71 W is west of Lost Pines Pickleball Club at 1099 State Hwy 71; Community Gardens at 1067 Hwy 71 W is east of the club. All three are on the south side of Highway 71. The town hall is in the first big warehouse on the left, past the tiny homes.
Standard OpenStreetMap road map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap the map for driving directions.
  1. Set your destination: “Lost Pines Pickleball Club,” 1099 State Hwy 71, Bastrop, TX 78602. Or tap the driving-directions button below.
  2. Coming from Cedar Creek or Austin? Head east on Highway 71 toward Bastrop. Pass Sames Ford, then look for the club on your right, before Community Gardens.
  3. Coming from Bastrop? Head west on Highway 71. The club is across the highway on your left. Use the driving-directions link to guide you to the south-side entrance.
  4. Look for the entrance shown below. Turn into the driveway under the “Lost Pines Pickleball Club” sign.
  5. Go past the tiny homes. The town hall is in the first big warehouse on your left. We start at 6:30 p.m.

Look for this entrance.

Entrance reference photo showing the driveway beneath the Lost Pines Pickleball Club sign. Enter here, go past the tiny homes, and look for the first big warehouse on your left for the town hall.
Entrance reference from the supplied Google Maps / Street View image, dated October 2024.

Once you turn in, go past the tiny homes. The town hall is in the first big warehouse on your left.

Help a neighbor get there

One invitation can make a difference.

Forward this update, share the Facebook event, or call someone who may not see it online. Offer a ride if you can. Bring a neighbor who has questions of their own.

Volunteers and donations keep the public-records work, technical and legal input, and community outreach moving. If you can help, please support Lost Pines Watch or ask about volunteering at the town hall.

Bring your questions. Bring a neighbor. See you Tuesday at 6:30.