East Austin residents are calling on the city to stop a boat rental company from permanently moving into a neighborhood park. Residents gathered at Festival Beach to demand that the Expedition School be removed from the Fiesta Gardens lagoon and that their proposed project to build a permanent location be blocked by the city.The Expedition School currently uses the Festival Beach boat ramp on Lady Bird Lake.
The Association and residents are asking the city and the Austin Parks & Recreation Department to propose a different permanent location for the School and stop the project.In June, there was a progress update presentation to PARD which outlined the background of the project:The proposed permanent location of the School would include a gang plank, a floating dock with storage and shade structures, and two ADA boarding kits. The total area of the proposed location is 9.267 square feet.