Elon Musk is reportedly working on developing a town called Snailbrook where employees from his companies, Tesla, Boring, and SpaceX, can reside. According to the zaincheema, the town is planned to be located about 35 miles from Austin, Texas.
Documents obtained by the publication indicate that plans are underway to build 110 residences in Bastrop County, which is adjacent to the Boring and SpaceX facilities. Boring staff members were reportedly invigorated to apply for housing last year, with rents likely to start at around $800 monthly for a two or three-bedroom house.
This proposed rental rate is below the average in the neighboring town of Bastrop, which is approximately $2,200 monthly. However, if employees were to live in Snailbrook, they would become even more dependent on Musk.
They would be paid by his companies and also be paying him rent. Additionally, if they were terminated or left Boring, they would be required to vacate the property within 30 days, as stated in the report.
Moreover, workers from Musk’s other companies could also apply for accommodation in Snailbrook, given that Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory is just a 30-minute drive from Bastrop town.
Plans for the town include converting a residence into a Montessori school, catering to up to 15 pupils. There is also potential for incorporation, which would allow Musk to establish specific rules for the community, requiring a mayoral election to be held.
Musk has, however, just acquired more than 3,500 acres of land in the Austin region. Elon Musk and his former business colleague Grimes, an architect, reportedly conducted multiple brainstorming sessions to discuss concepts for the imagined village last year. Yet nothing concrete came out of those discussions.
Snailbrook may be thrilling for some people, but there are worries about how it can affect the ecosystem. According to The Journal, Boring has requested authorization to discharge up to 529957.65 litres of industrial waste-water into the Colorado River per day.
There are also worries about how Boring’s tunneling equipment testing could impact groundwater and wells, in addition to concerns from nearby residents.