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Hays County heightens awareness in wake of Austin bomb incidents

BY MOSES LEOS III

Local area authorities continue to urge caution toward suspicious packages even after the suspected serial bomber in Austin reportedly died Wednesday.

According to multiple reports, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, was killed after he detonated an explosive device inside of his vehicle in Round Rock. Authorities had tracked Conditt to a hotel in Round Rock, and later tried to apprehend him on Interstate 35 before the detonation, according to reports.

Prior to Wednesday, fear gripped most of

Buda seeks new purpose for city structures

“It’s created more awareness for something that we have taken for granted. It never hurts to be more vigilant and cautious on the items you’re receiving.”

–Brittany Tate, Buda Police Dept. Public Information Officer

Central Texas as a result of four bombings that took place in Austin and one at a FedEx facility in Schertz. Two people were killed in the bombings, while several others were injured.

But the result of bombings over the course of two weeks led to a multitude of suspicious

package calls in the area.

While none of the calls were deemed to be of any threat, authorities continue to urge vigilance for residents when it comes to receiving packages on their doorstep.

Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief, said the depart-

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Buda, Kyle in state’s top safest group A proactive citizenry – that’s what Buda and Kyle law enforcement officials cite as the top reason for both cities to fall within the top 55 safest cities in the state.

But the continued rise in property crimes, primarily car and home burglaries, leads authorities to urge more preventative measures from residents.

Buda was ranked as the 50th safest city in Texas, according to a report from the National Council for Home and Safety Security. The report utilized data from the 2016 FBI Uniform Crime Report, which collects crime statistics reported by cities across the state.

Rankings were

SAFEST OF CITIES, 2A

SH45SW UPDATE

SH 45 toll road lawsuit heads to appellate court

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

GreenSpirited

A lawsuit against the State Highway 45 Southwest (SW) toll road is now heading to an appellate court.

Earlier this month, the Save our Springs Alliance (SOS), an Austin-based group that has fought the construction of SH 45 SW, filed an appeal to a 2016 ruling that dismissed its litigation and allowed the project to proceed.

BY KATERINA BARTON

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When Buda moves its city hall and library later this year to a new location just east of downtown, several soon-to-be vacant municipal structures will have an opportunity for new life.

On March 7, Buda City Council members discussed repurposing the Basil Anthony Moreau Public Library and city hall, as well as the city hall annex, which was once a space for the Buda Police Department and the city’s engineering and planning departments.

The buildings will no longer be in use once construction for the Buda Municipal Complex is finished. Those three buildings have architec-

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Area resident Carol Sandoval-Lopez quite literally was seeing green as she donned tinted shades in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day at the March 16 Hays Rebel baseball game.

TCEQ approves Buda discharge permit

BY MOSES LEOS III

COMING UP Egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunt in Kyle

Over 80,000 plastic Easter eggs dropped from a helicopter highlights Kyle’s Easter Egg-Stravaganz egg drop event at Gregg Clark Park on Saturday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Carnival rides, games and more will be on site, as will multiple egg drops that will start at 11:30 a.m.

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It’s that time of year again! The City of Buda’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, March 31, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Buda Sportsplex. The actual Easter Egg Hunt begins at 9:30 a.m. This is a fun and free family event with candy and games for the kids. See you there!

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A permit amendment allowing Buda to discharge up to an additional 1.5 million gallons of treated effluent into a discharge point in the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) was approved March 7 by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) commissioners.

The decision now allows the city to finalize expansion of its wastewater treatment plant to a capacity of 3.5 million gallons per day.

John Nett, Buda city engineer, said the permit application allows the city a second discharge point for effluent.

Buda and GBRA, which helps operate the city’s WWTP, is permitted to discharge up to 2 million gallons per day

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HISTORY

Founded April 10, 1903, by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.

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Hays Free Press • March 21, 2018

Aquifer districts not included in Dripping Springs discharge fight

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Two of the biggest aquifer districts in the Hill Country did not make the short list of affected applicants by the Texas Commissioner of Environmental Quality for a contested hearing against the City of Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) and Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) did not receive approval by the TCEQ Commission for a hearing against the wastewater permit, which has been the center of environmental concern.

In order to quality, the commission looked at the list of applicants and deemed those “affected” by the wastewater per-

“With the dye-trace study that was conducted, we saw that there is a direct connection between Onion Creek to the Edwards Aquifer. This should have indicated that we were an affected party.”

–Blayne Stansberry, Board President and Precinct 2 Director for the BSEACD

mit’s discharge location adequate for the hearing.

The wastewater permit, which would allow the City of Dripping Springs to discharge 995,000 gallons of treated wastewater into Onion Creek, has been seen as an environmental crisis for local groups.

“With the dye-trace study that was conducted, we saw that there is a direct connection between Onion Creek to the Edwards Aquifer,” said Board President and Precinct 2 Director for the

BSEACD Blayne Stansberry. “This should have indicated that we were an affected party.”

Kirk Holland, interim general manager for the BSEACD, said TCEQ did not adequately take into account that the direct discharge was affecting more surface water and ground water resources further down stream than what they indicated.

For both members of the BSEACD, the decision

by TCEQ was “disappointing.”

The Hays Trinity

Groundwater Conservation District failed to meet the Dec. 8, 2017 deadline for review from TCEQ, leaving them out of the discussion as an affected party.

On November 27, 2017 the HTGCD Board of Directors voted unanimously to apply for a spot as an affected party.

However, after the deadline date to protest expired, HTGCD was informed by attorney Greg Ellis that a technical error prevented the District’s filing from reaching

TCEQ. Ellis said he will explore other options to participate in the hearing but based on the TCEQ guidelines for the contested hearing, it is highly unlikely.

Kelly Davis, staff attorney for Save Our Springs Alliance, said she is disappointed that Hays Trinity did reach the deadline after the district was very vocal against the permit.

Save Our Springs Alliance was chosen by the commission as an affected party, but Davis said the BSEACD should have been considered in the commission’s decision.

“The commission did not give a specific rational but found BSEACD not to be an affected party to the TCEQ rules and applicable statutes,” said Marty Otero, TCEQ Media Relations Specialist.

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based on the number of reported violent crimes, such as aggravated assault, murder and sexual assault, as well as property crimes, such as burglary and motor-vehicle theft per 1,000 people, according to a NCHSS press release.

Bo Kidd, Buda Police Chief, said a number of factors led to the ranking, which is “something to be proud of.”

Kidd cited the city’s active citizenry is one primary component, which extends to the number of neighborhood watch groups in the area.

“We are getting more neighborhoods and we are always trying to engage and organize neighborhood watch groups,” Kidd said. “That is an ongoing effort and we will try to build on those relationships.”

In Kyle, which ranked 54th on the list of safest cities, neighbors often “look out for one another,” said Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief. Kyle homeowners associations (HOAs) discuss crimes in their neighborhood during regular meetings and with law enforcement.

Barnett said more

How prevalent is crime in Buda and Kyle?

A recent report showed Buda and Kyle were within the top 55 safest cities in Texas, according to statistics from the 2016 FBI Uniform Crime Report. Below are the number of offenses known to law enforcement, according to the 2016 crime report results.

BUDA

Violent crimes – 13 Murder or non-negligent manslaughter – 0 Rape – 0 Robbery – 6 Aggravated Assault – 7 Property Crime – 273 Burglary – 14 Larceny (theft) – 236 Motor vehicle theft – 23 Arson – 0

Kyle residents are taking safety and security “very seriously,” which includes a rise in the installation of security systems and surveillance cameras, which can detect criminal activity.

“The citizens are supportive of law enforcement and they help us locate and arrest criminals,” Barnett said.

Additionally, Kyle Police are also trying to increase resident education to avoid becoming a victim of property crime, which has been prevalent in the

KYLE

Violent crimes – 77 Murder or non-negligent manslaughter – 3 Rape – 8 Robbery – 7 Aggravated Assault – 59 Property Crime – 612 Burglary – 75 Larceny (theft) – 483 Motor vehicle theft – 54 Arson – 1

city in recent years.

According to FBI statistics, more than 600 property crimes were reported in Kyle in 2016, along with 483 thefts and 54 stolen vehicles.

Barnett said Kyle Police officers are trained to conduct security surveys in homes and businesses, which residents often take advantage of. During the survey, officers look for ways to improve safety and security around the property.

While residents are generally safe, Barnett

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ment has received roughly a dozen calls relating to suspicious packages over the past week. None of the packages were found to be a threat, Barnett said.

Meanwhile, Buda Police fielded five calls over the

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None of the five calls were threatening and all of them were shipped

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through regular mail, Tate said. In one instance, a call came from a person who did not recognize the sender of a package that contained a gift from a friend.

“It’s people being overly cautious, I think,” Tate said. “It’s definitely got everyone on high alert.”

But the mantra of “see something, say something” still applies, Barnett said.

“This is a time when we need everyone to be vigilant for each other and watch out and be aware of what’s going on in your community,” Barnett said.

He added residents should pay attention to packages they receive.

Additionally, Barnett said residents should notify law enforcement immediately if they see an unmarked package, and should avoid picking up any unmarked packages.

“It’s created more awareness for something that we have taken for granted,” Tate said. “It never hurts to be more vigilant and cautious on the items you’re receiving.”

Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information officer, said county officials have fielded 51 total suspicious package calls since the initial Austin bombing

said one exception is the high volume of unlocked vehicles in neighborhoods. Barnett estimated 90 percent of car burglaries occur when a vehicle is unlocked.

“They are crimes of opportunity. We have videos provided by homeowners where it’s simply people walking in the street pulling door handles,” Barnett said. He added the department realizes there are occasions when a car is broken into.

Kidd said theft calls, especially in retail areas, has

been an area of focus for his department in recent years.

As a result, the department has refocused its patrols during the daytime hours in the areas along the Interstate 35 corridor.

“You adapt resources to those areas where they are more frequent and that’s the reality,” Kidd said.

But growing cities also mean a growing strain on the departments themselves. Buda Police has 19 sworn officers on duty for its estimated 15,000-plus population.

Kyle has roughly 50 sworn officers on duty for a city approaching 40,000 people.

Kidd said Buda Police is conducting a staffing analysis for the potential of hiring more officers.

The results of that survey is expected to be presented during the fiscal year 2018 budget cycle.

“The reality is we’re not going to prevent all crime and we’re not everywhere at all times. This is a fast growing city and we’re a small growing department,” Kidd said. “But I think we have a group of young men and women that are proactively looking for crime.”

What to look out for

According to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, people should be on the lookout for suspicious packages or unattended backpacks. Indicators are not the only signs a package may be dangerous. When in doubt, residents are urged not to approach the package and call 911 immediately. When law enforcement arrives, residents are asked to follow their directions.

These include, but are not limited to: 1. Packages wrapped in string or twine 2. No postage, uncancelled postage or excessive postage 3. Leaks, stains, strange odors, or protruding wires, string or electrical tape 4. Nonsensical or no return address 5. Handwritten addresses or labels from companies (check to see if the company exists and if this company sent you a package or letter) 6. Foreign writing, addresses or postage 7 . Badly typed, handwritten or misspelled name and address 8. Handwritten notes such as: “To Be Opened in Private” “Confidential” or “Prize Enclosed”

March 2. The most recent call came from a residence on Elderberry Road in Dripping Springs.

Much like other departments, authorities have not found a threat, but continue to urge vigilance.

Gutierrez said many people are “scared and rightfully so,” and that the county takes all suspicious package calls seriously.

“It’s always been someone that’s left a lunchbox or forgot they were getting a package,” Gutierrez said.

Hays County Sheriff’s

officials are also making residents aware of indicators of a suspicious package.

Those include packages wrapped in string or twine, or packages with no postage or excessive postage.

“Due to the recent bombing incidents in Austin the last two weeks, Sheriff Gary Cutler is encouraging everyone to call 9-1-1 to report any suspicious person or vehicle that they observe in their neighborhood,” according to Hays County officials.

Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said there is a difference between a growing pain and a growing problem, with Kyle experiencing the former.

See story on page 1D

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‘Stay away from that fence!’

Goldie Walks

by Mark Staub

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oldie and I love to walk by the Kyle Elementary School about mid-morning when the children are out playing at recess. When we walk by, Goldie, my three-year-old Catahoula mix dog goes crazy, wanting to get close to the children, and the children are generally very excited to see Goldie as well. So she drags me up to the fence and the children run toward the same fence to greet her. I am very aware of not wanting to cause any more anxiety for the teachers who guard their precious charges, and so do not want to give them anything else to worry about. So I try to limit the contact between Goldie and the children.

One time I had stayed a little too long at the fence, and I heard from across the field, “Stay away from the fence!” I took it as a note of warning to the children and a note of caution for me, and I left as soon as was humanly possible.

We place so much on our teachers these days: they are to be surrogate parents, counselors, social workers, problem solvers and now we ask them to shield our children from bullets. Several brave teachers died that day in Florida, and I praise their bravery and mourn their loss. I read where that state, in the wake of the latest deadly school shooting, has finally stepped up and changed some of their gun laws including raising the age of ownership from 18 to 21. Not a lot, but at least it’s something.

President Trump wants to build a walled fence on the Mexican border. His goal is to keep out all the “bad people” that live in Mexico.

He and those who agree with him are acting out of a stance of fear. I thank God that those who built the Statue of Liberty did not think in terms of fear, but of what’s possible. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming shore.” It is that attitude that made this country great. They did not think in terms of what others might do to them, they opened their arms to all because they were also received with warmth.

Our goal as a country is for the “huddled masses” to breathe the air of freedom, not hounded for their green cards, or by a crazed maniac’s bullets. It is our right as citizens of this great country to expect our leaders to want that for us as well. And it’s about time that the cowards in Congress both stand up to the NRA and the bully in the White House and say, “Enough!” loudly enough that they and he and all of us will hear and finally be allowed the “breathe free.”

Mark Stoub is a retired Presbyterian minister and author of two novels: “Blood Under the Altar,” and “The Fifth Trumpet: Fire in the Blood.” mj.stoub@sbcglobal.net

The Obama-Clinton Soundtracks W hat the nation needs desperately as the 2018 midterm elections draw near is to hear more wisdom from Barack Obama and less venom from Hillary Clinton.

Although former presidents tend to abide by a gentlemen’s agreement to go easy on their successor, Obama must step up and speak out more aggressively about Donald Trump and his policies. Obama is the most beloved Democrat, with an immense intellect, whose words are taken seriously – even by opponents.

Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, continues to draw a dark cloud over the political landscape. Democrats need to move on from her devastating loss in 2016, but she refuses to let go.

During a recent visit to India, Clinton continued to stomp on sour grapes and, worse, blamed the “backwards” parts of America for

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Guest Column

by Peter Funt

her election defeat. Clinton said she “won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward.”

The remarks were red meat for conservative commentators, who would love to link rising Democratic stars such as Deval Patrick, Adam Schiff, Kamala Harris, Chris Murphy and Amy Klobuchar, with the sad, misguided bitterness that Clinton continues to foster.

Reacting to Clinton’s latest comments, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said: “Those are kind of fighting words for me, because I’m partial to Missouri voters.” Seeking to distance herself from Clinton, McCaskill added, “I don’t think that’s the way

you should talk about any voter, especially ones in my state.”

The conservative Wall Street Journal responded to Clinton’s remarks with this: “The shock of losing the Presidency to Donald Trump has to be mind-blowing, but Hillary Clinton keeps offering evidence for why she may have been the only Democrat in 2016 who could have managed that feat.”

Unlike Clinton, former President Obama has been too silent.

It was nice that Obama agreed to be interviewed by David Letterman on Netflix, a pleasant treat for those of us who miss hearing him in any forum. But more recent news that he and wife Michelle are negotiating with Netflix to produce content for the streaming service might not be the best way for the Obamas to spend their enormous political capital.

With Trump and Congress working to dismantle so much of what Obama achieved, not just in health care, but also affecting the environment, education, and financial regulations, it is essential that Obama speak out. It doesn’t have to be on cable-TV talk programs or on op-ed pages; a series of well-attended, possibly televised speeches on college campuses would be a good way to start.

Meanwhile, watching clips of Clinton’s recent remarks, I find myself acting like Archie Bunker and shouting at the TV: “Hillary, stifle yourself!”

And as Trump’s presidency runs amok I feel like I’m sitting in a fighter jet in the film “Top Gun,” yelling, “Engage, Barack! Engage!”

Peter Funt is a writer and speaker. His book, “Cautiously Optimistic,” is available at Amazon.com and CandidCamera.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR LOVE CLINT’S ‘CROW’S NEST’ Not sure why I spend time reading the editorial page but Clint Younts’ last ‘Crow’s Nest’ was a classic for us old-timers.

Looks like a father who can “take the bull by its horns.”

Just surprised he didn’t mention the nickel pay toilets and the problems they made.

You might pass along this story to him: Working the North wagon roundup on the Boquillas in Arizona, the cook came back from his vacation in town and while we were discussing wild rides and long ropes of the round up, he started telling us about his cowboy days and when he was leaning over his pony’s head ready to top a big steer – and almost fell off the bar stool.

Thanks for listening. You really do have a Free Press.

John Bowman out of Buda

Ready to support Socialism – come 2035

M

y golden years are shaping up to be way better than I expect-

ed.

CNBC reports the U.S. Census Bureau projects that in 2035, adults over age 65 will outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history.

I will be 72 in 2035 – if taxes don’t kill me before then – and it will be the most glorious time of my life.

It will be glorious, partly, because surveys show that Americans are happiest in their old age.

It will be glorious, partly, because I’ll be debt-free. All my risks, sacrifices and investments over the years (rental properties, etc.) will finally pay me back.

But being 72 will be glorious mostly because I’ll be part of a massive geezer voting bloc that will force younger generations to fund my government largesse.

The irony of this demographic shift is delicious.

Take millennials, ages 20 to 35. The Census Bureau expects them to become America’s largest generation in 2019.

In 2016, reports The Washington Post, more millennials voted for “progressive” Bernie

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Sanders than for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined.

According to a 2017 YouGov study commissioned by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, 44 percent of millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country – 7 percent would prefer communism.

Only 42 percent favor capitalism, the system that produced the incredible wealth that millions of Americans take for granted today.

To be sure, the views each of us holds are influenced by our generation, and younger generations see things differently than I do.

As a tail-end baby boomer – baby boomers range in age from 51 to 69, and boomers on the tail end tend to be more conservative than those on the front end – I favor more libertarian policies.

Unlike millennials, I prefer that government policies seek to unleash the genius of American entrepreneurs, so

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that our country will innovate more and generate more wealth – which, to me, is the best way to pay our bills and care for the needy.

Such policies were not in style during the Obama years, when increasing regulations and taxes slowed the economy and ObamaCare caused health-insurance premiums and deductibles to soar.

For years, I was a self-employed writer, selling my marketing wares to technology corporations. But as the stagnant economy decreased business opportunities, my taxes were ridiculously high and my health-care premiums and deductibles soared, I finally gave up and took a full-time position.

Well, President Trump has, for the most part, restored pro-growth policies. I hope the robust economy we are currently enjoying allows me to invest more and grow my nest egg, so that I will be in solid enough shape to enjoy my golden years 10 or 15 or 17 years from now.

Because at that point, I intend to liquidate all of my assets at great profit, hide the proceeds in a Swiss bank account and register as a Democrat.

I’ll have enough free time

on my hands to attend 2035’s early rallies for whoever the 2036 presidential election’s “progressive,” Bernie Sanders-style candidate is – and do everything in my power to persuade my fellow libertarian/conservative retirees to ignore their consciences and vote for him or her.

We’ll be the first older generation that understands technology and social media.

We’ll use both to organize protests. We’ll threaten to toss out any politician who doesn’t deliver our goodies.

So, my young American pals, be careful what you wish for.

The socialistic policies that look favorable to the young now won’t look so good to them in 2035 when we seize the lion’s share of their earnings so we can vacation in the sun, sipping taxpayer-funded adult beverages with little umbrellas in them.

Tom Purcell, author of “Misadventures of a 1970’s Childhood,” a humorous memoir available at amazon.com, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively

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take a few months, which will then be followed by contract negotiations.

The Downtown Master Plan, which was released in 2012, called for the potential to lease municipal buildings “at a future time.”

City council also decided to clean up the plats for the properties under discussion. The city hall annex will be consolidated as one plat; the structure is built on two separate plats.

Additionally, the properties of city hall, the library, the water tower and the greenbelt park are all under a single plat.

“They’re all one plat, and that’s just how it was given to the city originally in the late 1800s, and so, as we’re developing different uses on these lots, it makes sense to divide them,” Grau said. “They all have distinct uses, so we want to break it up accordingly.”

Grau said the goal is to maintain ties in the city’s downtown district.

“Our downtown is important to us, it’s the heart of our community.

We want to make sure we maintain a presence even though we’re just down the street now,” Grau said.

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Discharge Permit According to TCEQ rules, cities must begin the planning phase for WWTP expansion once it reaches 75 percent of its capacity; cities are forced to begin construction if the plant reaches 90 percent capacity.

Buda is currently at 76 percent of its current 2 million MGD capacity. hearing.”

Williams said March 7 the city’s WWTP expansion project plans are 90 percent complete. Once the plans are completed, Williams said the city will submit them to the TCEQ for review, which is expected to take up to 30 days.

Nett said city officials were “pleased” with the decision, which now allows for them to send the project out for bid and begin on construction.

Construction on the WWTP expansion is expected to last 18 to 24 months.

Nett said the expansion is needed for the

city, but also added Buda has not reached a point where construction was direly needed.

According to TCEQ rules, cities must begin the planning phase for WWTP expansion once it reaches 75 percent of its capacity; cities are forced to begin construction if the plant reaches 90 percent capacity.

Buda is currently at 76 percent of its current 2 million MGD capacity.

“We’re not there yet, but had it (the permit) drug on, it would have been a concern that we would have been forced to begin construction,” Nett said.

The oral argument at the court of appeals will commence in early June, and construction of the highway is scheduled to open in summer 2019.

Steve Pustelnyk, director of community relations for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA), said the project has proceeded with environmental caution.

Currently, a significant portion of the corridor is paved and a final layer of pavement still needs to be applied, Pustelnyk said.

Most of the Bear Creek Bridge is complete and the remaining beams and caps with be put up in the next few weeks.

Bear Creek, which is a recharge zone for the Edwards Aquifer, is a main point of concern for Save Our Springs, as any contamination to the creek could affect the Edwards Aquifer.

This issue has been alleviated with the construction of a bridge over Bear Creek after environmental studies were conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Although the legal pro-

cess could continue into the final days of the project, Davis said an appeal of the project could set a precedent for other roadway expansions along aquifer recharge zones.

“The Fifth Circuit could decide that the agencies did not comply with NEPA, halting construction,” Davis said. “Most of the solutions, since we lost at the district level, is to advocate for making 130 free so it could act as congestion relief for Austin.”

Highway 45 is set to open as a toll road, and Davis said she fears it will not help congestion going into Austin, as people will have to pay to access the road.

“When a new highway like this is built, it will lead to secondary developments in the area,” Davis said. “This could in turn negate the effects of traffic congestion if new residential developments are built.”

Pustelnyk said the project is on track to open on schedule and measures are being taken to see if the process can be sped up, in compliance with environmental and construction standards.

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of treated effluent into a tributary of Plum Creek, which then flows into the Soil Conservation Site No. 6 reservoir in Kyle.

An update was filed

by GBRA and the city in 2015, as part of the city’s WWTP expansion project.

However, several residents are concerned about the permit update, claiming the city’s discharge of effluent is leading to flooding issues in the area. Several area residents filed to contest the city’s discharge permit.

TCEQ commissioners dismissed the contested case requests, claiming it was “difficult” to assess affected parties for a hearing.

That was based on a perceived flood threat of quantity of water from petitioners, as opposed to quality of water, Nett said.

As a result, commissioners approved the permit and did not recognize a contested case hearing.

“They didn’t have jurisdiction over that, so they didn’t think they could rule over that,” said Kenneth Williams, Buda city manager. “They couldn’t give a contested case

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The students are looking at how to redesign city hall to benefit different businesses moving in and how to redesign the library to accommodate the Main Street and tourism offices.

“This is a great way for us to team up with Texas State and get ideas on how to adjust and redesign the buildings,” Buda’s Public Information Officer David Marino said.

The students will present their final project to the city May 3.

RFPs will be sent out

by March 28 and businesses will have by the beginning of June to put together their proposal for use. Proposals will be evaluated based on which provides the best overall value to the city, according to city documents.

The Buda Downtown Master Plan states a desire for business diversity including “retail shops, restaurants, entertainment, and other destination activities that will draw even more individuals to visit the area.”

The proposal review process is expected to

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City council members decided to keep the library for city use while potentially leasing out city hall and the city hall annex.

Assistant City Manager Micah Grau says the city is going to move its Buda Main Street Program and tourism department offices into the library, as well as allocating space for community groups to meet. Currently, the city’s tourism department is housed at Stagecoach Park.

Buda’s current library facility was built in 1993 and was constructed with a $75,000 contribution from Santa Cruz Catholic Church.

“The library was built with community support and community contributions, so we want to keep it as a community function,” Grau said.

For the other two buildings, the city will submit a request for proposals (RFPs), while also working with two senior level architecture classes at Texas State University to conduct reviews of the

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However, the construction of the highway, which is now halfway complete, has been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit that is currently awaiting oral argument at the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

SOS filed a lawsuit on the grounds that the SH 45 SW project violates the National Environmental Policy Act of 2016 (NEPA).

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Hays CISD selects six All-District basketball players.

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Athletic upgrades of $1.135 million expected

BY MOSES LEOS III

Upgrades and reconstruction at a trio of secondary campus athletic facilities is expected to have a price tag of $1.135 million, according to Hays CISD officials.

Those upgrades include an expansion of Lehman High’s Lobo Field by approximately 500 seats, as well as an upgrade of metal bleachers at Wallace and Dahlstrom middle schools. Hays CISD’s Board of Trustees will decide on the guaranteed maximum

Those upgrades include an expansion of Lehman High’s Lobo Field by approximately 500 seats, as well as an upgrade of metal bleachers at Wallace and Dahlstrom middle schools.

price (GMP) for the projects March 26.

Max Cleaver, Hays CISD chief operation officer, said the combined amount for the three projects came in just under the district’s budgeted amount of $1.27 million.

That amount was approved by Hays CISD voters as part of Proposition 2 of the district’s May 2017 bond

package.

The total GMP includes a $60,000 contingency, along with $5,000 that goes toward utility relocation at Dahlstrom.

However, Cleaver said the individual project amounts for the Dahlstrom and Wallace projects “came in higher than expected.”

Grandstand improvements at

Dahlstrom is expected to cost just over $452,000, while the cost at Wallace for grandstand upgrades is roughly $451,000. The costs include installation of light towers.

Cleaver said the reason for the higher price tag at Dahlstrom was due to additional earthwork to place a new concrete pad.

However, Hays CISD has not yet determined

how it will approach restroom facilities at the Dahlstrom or Wallace playing fields.

That problem arose after Cleaver confirmed the GMP didn’t include restroom facilities.

In February, Hays CISD officials brainstormed ideas for a restroom facility, which included possibly using existing portable buildings.

Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the district is awaiting results from a report on the cost of utility relocation at the middle school playing fields.

Savoy said the district plans to use those results to determine the total cost to build a restroom facility on-site.

“Once we get the pricing back, it may be something the district could use operational money for, or it could be a candidate for a future bond,” Savoy said. “We won’t know until we get the prices back.

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Lobos take win against Westlake in extra innings

BY LISETTE LOPEZ

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Lobo powerlifters share the podium

Four Lehman Lobo girls powerlifters exited the 2018 Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association (THSWPA) Class 6A state meet with podium finishes last week. Lobo powerlifters (L-R) Mia Ybarra, Mia Dolin, Coach Courtland Cepak, Maddie Cruz and Seauanna Watson finished as state finalists in their weight classes. Ybarra, Cruz and Watson all finished in 4th place in their respective classes, while Dolin took home 5th place. The accolades, earned March 16, capped off a successful final few weeks for the Lobo girls powerlifting program, which also won the regional title earlier this year.

Thank you Coach Garrido for what you’ve done for the game of baseball There in front of me was the man who would become the all-time winningest collegiate baseball coach in the game’s history.

Garrido was also a guy who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, especially to reporters, and call out poorly crafted queries.

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ne of the most common conventional wisdoms out there extends to a journalist’s ability to stay cool under pressure.

This especially applies to the realm of interviewing a subject for a story, and how a journalist should keep his or her emotions in check and project an air of confidence.

None of that took place when I was face-toface with Augie Garrido at TD Ameritrade Park one night in June 2014 after his Texas Longhorns won a game at the College World Series.

From the moment I walked up to Garrido and extended my recording device with a shaky hand, I knew I was in trouble.

There in front of me was the man who would become the all-time winningest collegiate baseball coach in the game’s history. Garrido was also a guy who wasn’t afraid to speak

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Longtime Texas Longhorn head baseball coach Augie Garrido scans the field at UFCU Disch Falk Field. Last week, Garrido, who led the Longhorn baseball program to national championships in 2002 and 2005, passed away at the age of 79. Garrido coached several Dripping Springs area athletes, including former Tiger Parker French.

his mind, especially to reporters, and call out poorly crafted queries.

He was also someone I grew up admiring while living in the Austin area during my high school years. Watching his teams notch win after win, especially that 25-inning marathon over Boston College my dad and I got to see in 2009, was gratifying.

So perhaps it was normal for me to lock

up like a deer in the headlights when Garrido began to speak.

But those ensuing eight minutes Garrido spent talking to me and other reporters felt as good as gold.

My mind hung on every word that came out of his mouth, no matter how small the detail.

And, by God, could

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The Lehman Lady Lobos came back from behind in extra innings to win the game 6-5 against the Westlake Chaparrals on Tuesday.

Both teams came out fast in the first inning with the Chaparrals leading 1-0 at the top of the first. Not long after, the Lobos earned three runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead away from Westlake 3-1.

It wasn’t until the top of the third that the Chaparrals came back to tie the game 3-3.

With the Chaparrals on first and third bases, Westlake earned an RBI to send its first runner home. Then, with a single to center field, one more runner came home to tie the game.

With the help of a Westlake error in the bottom of the fifth, the Lobos were on top again 4-3. A player on first was sent home after a double off of a bunt.

Heading into the seventh with the Lobos on top did not stop the Chaparrals from playing their game.

Westlake on third base and with two outs, a triple down center field was what it needed and got to tie the game 4-4. A single down right field sent another runner home for Westlake which was now in the lead 5-4.

The Lobos earned one last run at the bottom of the seventh to tie the game 5-5 and send the game into extra innings.

At the bottom of the eighth, the Lobos were on second and first with two outs in the inning.

At bat was freshman Ariana Ybarra who hit the game-winning double to send one runner home to win the game 6-5.

Lobo pitcher Kaylee Wipff had four strikeouts to end the game and said she was proud of the effort from her team.

“They are just building confidence every game that we win and we tell the girls every day to stay in the car. There are four spots for the playoffs, and there are four seats in the car, and we have to stay in it.”

–Jesse Bustamante, Lobo softball coach

“I am super proud, whenever people make mistakes we all had each other’s backs, so it really didn’t matter,” Wipff said. “We really came together as one team and worked hard to get this win. It was an all-around effort.”

The Lobos are now 2-3 in district with the Chaparrals falling to 1-3. With Lehman halfway through the regular season, head coach Jesse Bustamante said he wants his team to stay confident and continue to build on their energy.

“The girls are learning how to compete and they are finally figuring out that we can beat some of these teams,” Bustamante said. “They are just building confidence every game that we win and we tell the girls every day to stay in the car. There are four spots for the playoffs, and there are four seats in the car, and we have to stay in it.”

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Despite 3-game winning streak, Lobos fall 2-3 in district

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Lehman High pitcher Justin Edwards rifles a pitch toward a Vista Ridge Ranger batter during the second game of the threegame district series played March 10 at Lehman High. After claiming back-to-back wins to clinch its district opening series, the Lehman Lobo baseball team had the tables turned on them with two straight losses to the Vandegrift Vipers March 14 and 15.

Vandegrift upended Lehman 17-1 in the first game of the series, which was then followed by an 8-3 loss to the Vipers. Lehman fell to 2-3 in district play with the Vandegrift series finale played Tuesday. Lehman will play rival Hays starting March 23.

Rebs Chap’ed by nine-run fifth inning

BY MOSES LEOS III

A nine-run fifth inning provided the Westlake Chaparrals enough leverage Tuesday to cruise past the Hays Rebels in a 12-1 run-rule win in five innings.

While the Rebels clinched the best-of-3 series with victories on March 14 and 15, Hays head coach James Howard plans to use the defeat as a learning opportunity heading into a critical three-game set against Lehman.

“I told the guys they have to be mentally tougher than that,” Howard said. “We are going to learn from it and I think it’s going to make us better. There are things we have to improve on.”

Hays (10-6, 2-4) struggled to obtain consistency from its pitching staff and bullpen Tuesday, Howard said. Many of the problems stemmed from an inability to throw strikes, which subsequently led to pitchers falling behind to Chaparral batters at the plate.

Westlake leapt out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning, highlighted by an RBI single from Luke Dunlap.

Hays countered for a run in the bottom half of the third via an RBI sacrifice ground ball from Seth Stephenson.

But the Rebel pitching staff couldn’t get out of its own way in the top of

the fifth inning. A leadoff walk ballooned into a 47-minute half-inning that had 13 Chaparral batters face six Rebel pitchers.

Four of Westlake’s nine runs in the top of the fifth were scored via a walk with the bases loaded.

Howard said the team’s bullpen “didn’t get the job done,” which he said was inexcusable.

“When you’re number is called, you’ve got to go in and throw strikes,” Howard said. “Plain and simple, we didn’t throw strikes tonight and you don’t win games if you don’t throw strikes.”

On the opposite end, Rebel bats were silenced

by Chaparral pitcher Ben Ludwig, who in five innings struck out 11 and allowed only one run on one hit.

“He got ahead of batters and did a good job of locating his pitches,” Howard said. “You have to tip your cap to him.

They did what they needed to and that’s the difference in the game.”

Tuesday’s outcome, however, was a complete 180-degree shift from the first two games of the series. Hays opened the series with an 8-1 win March 14, followed by an 8-5 victory in game two on March 15.

Howard said the Rebels were confident heading into the Westlake series after battling against top-ranked Lake Travis.

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Drew Cooper slides under a Westlake Chaparral baseman’s tag in Tuesday’s district game at Hays High.

Assisting the Rebels were the pitching efforts of Aidan Martinez and Drew Cooper, who were the winning pitchers in the first two games of the Westlake series.

Strong defense also played a vital role in Hays notching its earlier wins over Westlake. Central to the effort was a triple play turned March 17 by Martinez, who at the time was playing at first base.

The play was made when Westlake had runners on first and second base with no outs late in the contest.

“It was a rally killer for Westlake,” Howard said.

“It was neat to be part of that. It was a great play on Aidan’s part.”

Improving the team’s mental state, primarily the ability to not let their guard down, is Howard’s goal moving ahead “We have to do a better job when adversity presents itself,” Howard said.

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current professional baseball player Parker French to a whirlwind of success.

In a statement on his Twitter page, French thanked Garrido for “teaching us that doing what’s right is paramount.”

“Thank you for showing us that the team always comes first. Thank you for demanding us to win at every aspect of life,” French said in his statement. “These lessons are many more the real reason why you are the greatest of all time. It was an honor to play for you and be a small part of your incredible legacy.”

Perhaps we in the local community should also thank Garrido for what he has done for the game, for his students and for his community.

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that man wax wisdom.

Garrido, known for his intellect and knowledge of life and the game, expressed his zen-like viewpoints to the crowd of senior journalists and a wobbly-kneed rookie.

That wisdom was put on full display a few days later when Garrido faced a room full of reporters after Texas lost to eventual national champion Vanderbilt on an RBI infield single.

Most coaches would have hemmed and hawed a seasonending loss. Instead, Garrido chose to approach it from a big-picture standpoint, understanding that the moment encapsulated the larger scheme of life and its disappointments, and to look on the bright side of things.

Perhaps that’s what I’ll miss from Garrido, who sadly passed away earlier this week due to complications from a stroke at the age of 79.

No doubt did Garrido play a vital role in the success of multiple programs over his career.

But he also made an impact on those he coached and talked to as well.

The local connection to Garrido also can’t be forgotten. Garrido guided Dripping Springs Tiger alumnus and

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Eight HCISD teams take part in Destination Imagination

The Capital Region Destination Imagination competition was held last weekend at Westlake High School. Hays CISD had students on eight teams that competed. Schools represented include Barton, Carpenter Hill, Dahlstrom, Elm Grove, Hays, Kyle and Negley. Four of these teams placed and two teams qualified for advancement to the state competition which will be held on April 7 in Mansfield, Texas.

The American Stars from Carpenter Hill placed 4th in the fine arts challenge. Team member are (front row, L-R): Elizabeth Hellen and Kylee Svajian, (middle row, L-R): Sofia Mireles, Isa Rangel, and Emma Hamilton, (Back row, L-R): Elizabeth Jansen, Coach Nellie Knight, and Mariah McCoy.

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Science lab upgrades okayed for Dahlstrom

BY KATERINA BARTON

Approval of construction documents for Dahlstrom Middle School’s science lab renovations is one of several 2017 bond issues that are helping create equity across district facilities.

Other bond issues that provide equity in the school district include the Hays High School Music Building and Culinary Arts addition, along with many of the facility improvements and athletic and technology upgrades to campuses.

The Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved construction documents at its Feb. 26 meeting.

Dahlstrom was built in 1983 and still has its original science labs.

The labs are outdated and do not meet current standards, according to district overview documents on the school.

“It’s my understanding that the Wallace (Middle School) and Barton (Middle School) science labs were upgraded a few years ago, and McCormick is brand new, so this update is due,” Executive Director of Learning and Teaching Yarda Leflet said.

Trustees are set to approve the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the Dahlstrom lab renovations for $1,563,023 on March 26.

Trustees have already approved schematic

Other bond issues that provide equity in the school district include the Hays High School Music Building and Culinary Arts addition...

design and design development plans for this project.

Part of the updates will include making the six lab rooms larger, building more sink space and lab space for students, along with making a larger prep area for teachers and more storage area for chemicals.

In order to make the science labs larger, some of the walls will need to be knocked down, and this will take away some hallway space, but the hallways will still meet building standards.

Other updates to the lab will include increasing electrical capacity for new technology and looking at current glassware and equipment to replace anything that is out of date or broken.

During the Feb. 19 board meeting, trustees took extra steps to make sure the renovations would be equal to other campuses.

“I want to make sure that what we’re doing here, in these documents

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that we approve, it really is going to be the same; we’re going to get the same academic results out of this that our other campuses have in their science labs,” Board President Merideth Keller said.

While looking through construction documents, trustee Vanessa Petrea said during the meeting the labs looked “identical to those at McCormick Middle School, which I think is currently the highest standard lab we have in the district.”

This project was part of the 2017 bond, but has not been started so as not to disrupt science classes during the school year.

An estimated start for the construction will be the last day of school and construction would continue over the summer, and the labs should be finished by the time school starts this fall.

“It’s pretty exciting, and the science teachers over there are really excited too,” Leflet said.

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Seven Blanco Vista Elementary School students experienced what it’s like to be a school administrator in the campus’ “Principal for Day,” event. Included was a scheduled lunch and conference with Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright, with the chance to ask him questions about his job. Blanco Vista Principal Sean Fox and Assistant Principal Jose Mercado came up with the idea for the event as the award for a written essay contest for fourth graders. On the big day, all were professionally dressed, stationed around the campus, and toting clipboards with a LONG list of “to do’s.” Blanco Vista Elementary student Jaden Nguyen shakes the hand of Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright during the school’s Principal for a Day event.

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The 2018 Hays County Youth Livestock Auction Raised a record $758,000 for local 4-H and FFA members on January 29th.

Grand Champion Steer Madison LeBaron, Dripping Springs FFA

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Lake Kyle Fishing Tournament The “Hooked On Spring Fishing Tournament” took place on Saturday, March 17, where competitors from around the San Marcos, Kyle and Buda area competed for the grand prize of a three-day/ two-night stay in Rockport. Lake Kyle is home to large-mouth bass, sunfish/perch and channel catfish.

t all started with a simple request.

A few years ago my friend Subu would swing by the nursery and ask if he could have a few leaves from one of our banana trees in the medicine and butterfly gardens.

‘Sure,’ I would say, and we’d walk out across the nursery, through the fragrant almond verbena and past the esperanza and brilliant red coral bean to gather a few leaves.

Along the way we would marvel at the variety of beautiful butterflies fluttering around us, and all of the other colorful specimens . . . and breathe in the life that is the garden.

I would always brag on my grandsons, who had helped me dig in the

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Construction begins on Dahlstrom Ranch preserve

BY MOSES LEOS III

Dreams of the late Gay Dahlstrom for turning part of her family’s vast ranch into a space for ecological stewardship and education is slowly coming to fruition.

With the help of $100,000 in state grants, Hays County earlier this year began construction on a public 3.15-mile trail system located within the 384-acre Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve. The preserve is part of a 2,254-acre conservation easement, or protected natural land, located along FM 967 that’s owned by the Dahlstrom family.

Clint Garza, Hays County Development Services coordinator, said moving forward with the preserve “means a ton,” as it will provide more open space to Hays County residents.

“That’s the direction our commissioners court has wanted to go toward and that’s great,” Garza said. “It’s going to give folks access to venture out in to nature and for us to hang on to the things that make this area so great.”

Origins of the Gay and Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve began in 2007 when Hays County voters approved a $30 million bond for parks improvements.

Part of those improvements were to create more open space areas and parkland for residents. But a major component was securing land with the help of willing landowners, whether through its outright sale or through a conservation easement.

In 2010, Hays County,

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vation easements are purchased from private landowners who have “good reason” for wanting to maintain privacy on their ranches.

Davis said the conservation easements provide benefits to water quality protection and the protection of wildlife. In the case of the Dahlstrom Ranch, Davis said the goal was to preserve karsts, or small caves, that are critical for recharge of the Edwards Aquifer.

A steering committee was formed a decade ago to start the planning process, Davis said. The committee included all stakeholders.

Starting the project, however, has taken

Whiff. Whiff.

Go ahead, take a good whiff of the abundant and glorious blossoms that are everywhere you look. (Check first for bumblebees.)

Agarita (ahhhh-garita) yellow blossoms were among the first to break out. Still, they’re easy to spot. And, their sweet fragrance will not disappoint. It’s a droughtresistant native plant I highly recommend.

The purple flowers of dark-green leafed Mountain laurel smell like grape Kool-Aid. Ditto on drought-resistant native.

Cascading lavender wisteria blossoms in our front yard pay quite a tribute to the wife of Don Tokar, from whom we brought our house in the mid-90s. He planted a small wisteria as a memorial. Each year, it’s more vibrant.

Coral honeysuckle blooms do not have a fragrance, but they do provide nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds.

Over 15 years ago, we transplanted some vines at the base of a tree out front. We’ve tended to the honeysuckle through the years. It is just this year that the vines reached the sunshine.

The coral honeysuckle exploded with vivid blooms.

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The wildlife manager for the ranch shows one of the caves that funnels water into the Edwards Aquifer.

With the help of $100,000 in state grants, Hays County earlier this year began construction on a public 3.15-mile trail system located within the 384-acre Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve. The preserve is part of a 2,254-acre conservation easement, or protected natural land, located along FM 967 that’s owned by the Dahlstrom family. along with the city of Austin and the Hill Country Conservancy (HCC), agreed to purchase a conservation easement for the Dahlstrom Property. According to the HCC, the agreement was the first of its kind to involve a private landowner and local and state government.

Frank Davis, Director of Land Stewardship at the HCC, said Gay Dahlstrom, who passed away in 2015, was “integral” to making the preserve a reality.

Dahlstrom also insisted on making part of her ranch accessible to the public for educational purposes. That includes the trail system, which

has a total price tag of $200,000, Garza said.

“She (Dahlstrom) told us, the whole step of the way, to provide limited access for folks to see the legacy of this ranch,” Davis said.

Dahlstrom’s mentality also strayed from what typically occurs with a conservation easement.

Davis said most conser-

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Montage: Easter Bunny is coming to Mt. City Continued from pg. 1C

Hummingbirds returned to Mountain City last week. James and Dianne Polk saw two hummers on March 12.

Fill hummer feeders with a solution of one part sugar dissolved in four parts warm water.

Experts now say there’s no need to boil the syrup. The important step is keeping the feeders clean, switching out the solution before it goes rancid or grows mold.

The Polks had a full clutch of beautiful blue Eastern Bluebird eggs early last week. The mama bluebird in my yard laid her last egg on

Saturday.

Loving Mountain City’s Easter Egg Hunt needs individually wrapped candies. Drop them at 201 Live Oak Drive.

The Easter Egg Hunt takes place at the City Hall Field on Saturday, March 31, 10am.

KissMe, our Great White Hunter with Red Spots, found quite the prize one night recently.

We heard his hunting barks, and by the time RonTom got outside with a flashlight, KissMe had snagged an opossum about his size, vehemently shaking the critter. KissMe only let

go when RonTom shot a stream of water from the water hose onto the limp possum. When I grabbed KissMe, the possum scurried up the tree.

All this, KissMe did without hurting his back.

But, a week later, with no known hunting activity, it seems KissMe has another ruptured disc.

His back legs temporarily gave out. For KissMe, it’s ten days of meds and three weeks of confinement.

While walking KissMe this past week we got the scoop on Roland Garza’s huge new 322 address sign, the talk of the town.

Roland designed and created the artsy sign himself. It was needed because their mailbox is beside their driveway on Ash Drive, so it was difficult for folks to find their Live Oak Drive house.

Twenty-one years ago, March 20, 1997, Montage was born. Back then, this newspaper had columns for Buda, Kyle, Niederwald, and (I think) Uhland.

What’s the scoop over your way? Please send tidbits to ptom5678@ gmail.com (subject: tidbit) or 512-268-5678.

Thanks! Love to you, Pauline

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plants, and track their growth. Subu indulged my grandpa’s pride.

After a while I decided it was time to take a risk, and I asked if he would mind sharing with me why he wanted the leaves. I knew from my time in Taos, NM that sacred practices and rituals are rarely discussed with outsiders, and I was prepared for a polite rebuff. Subu is always polite.

He explained as only he can, the concept of Annam Brahma: ‘Food is God – God is food.’ There are many levels to this belief and I did my best to understand them. I continued my own research and found that yet again, ancient wisdom is just that: Wisdom.

Banana leaves are a ‘super food’ packed with plant-based compounds called polyphenols such as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, which is also found in green tea. Polyphenols are natural antioxidants that battle free radicals and prevent diseases.

Chris had already been growing curry leaf for a few years for the local Indian grocers and I had just started growing the drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera), gourds and holy basil (Tulsi). But suddenly a new opportunity presented itself.

As our quantity of plants grow, so too did the number of customers from the Central Texas Indian community. As customers came in, I would ask where

they were from, and what other plants they would like to have available.

In no time, I had a list of over 100 requests and dozens of recipes. Further research showed that all the other plants being requested would also be termed ‘super foods’ and I started planting in earnest.

What began as an occasional, informal meeting with my friend Subu has now expanded into something that is both global, and wonderful. It’s About Thyme has an entire greenhouse dedicated to growing the beautiful healing herbs and plants of the Indian subcontinent.

This spring we will have over 80 different Indian plants available to our customers. Last year we shipped to over 20 states and had daily visits from folks from all over the country seeking plants and packing tips to get them home, (FedEx, USPS flat rate or checked baggage).

I also began receiving gifts of seeds straight from India.

Parents would give their children and grandchildren seeds to take home.

They would then share them with me and I would also grow these to share with others.

My buddy Loganathan (co-owner of Asiana Indian Cuisine, the best Indian restaurant in town) would also bring plants and seeds from his family farm in India. We spend hours together each week talk-

OBITUARY YOUNG Ray Young, age 64, of Kyle went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2018.

Born in Austin, TX in April of 1953, was the oldest of three children. Not long after graduating from Crockett High School, he started a career in construction and ranching. Ray is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Laurie of Kyle, sons, Chad and wife Lee Ann of Wimberley, Ben and wife Tracy of Wimberley,

Rodney Young of Buda, Cory and wife Tanee of San Marcos, Reed Gaskin and wife Brittney of San Marcos; daughter, Hollie Kramer and Joe of New Braunfels; sisters, Mary Camp (Crockett), Katie Shields (Robert), and eight grandchildren. Ray was surrounded by love throughout his life and at the time of his passing.

He will be greatly missed.

Ray’s remarkable life was celebrated March 20, 2018, at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle.

Please visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Ray’s family on his online memorial site.

ing plants, living soil, and checking on our ‘babies’ to see how they are doing.

Our friends Arthur and Judy have donated a vast amount of seed straight from their home state of Tamil to expand our offerings. Our good friend R. Mohamed put the word out on the Indian Vegetable Gardeners page on Facebook and all of a sudden we are swamped.

What began as weekly visits from folks in Dallas and Houston are now happening every day. We are so very grateful.

Last week I was given a few seeds from the bilwa tree (Aegle marmelos) that came straight from a sacred tree planted by His Holiness Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi in the 1800s. (It is also known as the bael tree, and Bengal quince.)

I was honored to receive such an important gift and

took them into the greenhouse to plant into seed trays. As I prepared the trays and said my prayers over the seeds it occurred to me what a huge responsibility I had been given.

Each spring, thousands of heirloom seeds pass through my fingers, into the soil. I feed them and water them as best I can until they are ready for the thousands of others to take home and feed their families.

Hopefully they will remember to save some seeds and continue the lineage into the future. God is Food. Happy gardening everyone!

If you have a question for Chris, Amanda or David, send it via email to iathyme@yahoo.com. Or mail a postcard to It’s About Thyme: 11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748 www.itsaboutthyme.com

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did not take such an earth-shaking change lying down. A bloody and complicated struggle ensued that ended with Juarez’s election as president in the summer of 1861.

Faced with a bankrupt national treasury, he was forced to suspend payment on loans from European creditors. Spain, England and France reacted by sending troops to collect the debts. Juarez worked out a payment plan with Madrid and London, but Napoleon III installed a puppet emperor – Archduke Maximilian of Austria.

The U.S. offered Juarez asylum, but he flatly refused. “It would be easier for the earth to move from its axis than that man from the Republic,” an admirer proudly wrote.

Under pressure from Washington, which massed troops on the Rio Grande, and facing war with Prussia, Napoleon III pulled the plug on his pawn. Stripped of French troops and support, Maximilian was captured in May 1867 and executed by a peasant firing squad.

Benito Juarez tackled the job of rebuilding his devastated country and literally worked himself to death. A mild heart attack in March 1872

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the conquered country.

Three wasted years later, Juarez could barely read or write. Then he learned the best school in Oaxaca, the Catholic seminary, accepted Indians free of charge.

By 1827 the gifted student had aced every course in the seminary curriculum. However, his formal education might have ended right then and there, if the state government had not opened a secular college that very year.

Juarez majored in physics at the Institute of Sciences and Arts and mastered the subject so completely that he was made a member of the faculty as an undergraduate. “This one whom you see here, so serious and reserved,” a professor declared in class, “will rise higher than any of us, and he will be one of our great men and the glory of our country.”

Like generations of students before and since, Juarez earned extra money waiting tables.

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nor of Oaxaca in 1848, he improved health care with free clinics and new hospitals and made public education a reality by building 200 schools and eight teacher colleges.

And he did something no governor in Mexican history had ever done by adding money to the state treasury.

Juarez was a stern and stoic figure in his black wool suit and stovepipe hat – a “uniform” that would cause American historians to label him Mexico’s Lincoln. He certainly was as homely as the sixteenth president and even less charismatic, but his courage and concern for the common people would endear him to millions of Mexicans.

A military takeover paved the way for Santa Anna’s return to absolute power in 1853. Driven into exile, Juarez spent a year and a half in New Orleans rolling cigars.

But the popular revolt that sent the dictator packing in 1855 ushered in a regime that included Juarez as minister of justice. He authored a radical reform that got rid of special courts for the clergy and military and made all Mexicans equal before the law.

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ber 1829, he worked a banquet for the “hero of Tampico,” an army officer who had repulsed Spain’s attempted repossession of their lost colony.

Jose Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna de Lebrun had done no such thing, but he did take credit for the victory. Learning the waiter’s identity many years later, the “Napoleon of the West” deduced the die must have been cast that fateful night.

“Juarez could not forgive me because he had waited on me at the table in his bare feet,” Santa Anna theorized, trivializing his foe’s principled opposition. “It is amazing that an Indian of such low degree should have become the figure in Mexico that we all know.”

When Santa Anna lost the Battle of San Jacinto, the province of Texas and his dictatorship all on an April afternoon in 1836, Benito Juarez was already a rising star in Oaxaca.

The brilliant attorney had been elected three years earlier to the state legislature and briefly jailed for refusing to toe the prevalent political line.

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As a Zapotec Indian born in the first decade of the nineteenth century, Juarez’s birthright was poverty, oppression, ignorance and disease.

Orphaned at the age of three, he was taken in by an uncle and taught to be a shepherd.

But the boy wanted to do more with his life than herd sheep and goats. He desired an education, but the closest schools were on the other side of the mountains. So on a cold winter day in 1818, the 12-year-old walked the 41 miles to the state capital of Oaxaca.

Juarez could not speak a word of Spanish. He wandered the streets of the strange city repeating the name of a sister, until someone finally took him to her.

The extra mouth was passed onto a bachelor bookbinder, who needed help around the house.

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Democratic Runoff Debate March 22

Candidates for the Democratic runoffelection in two Congressional races and one state Representative race will face off at Kyle City Hall March 22, 6:30 p.m. U.S. Congressional District 21 candidates Joseph Kopser and Mary Street Wilson will share their views on national issues at 7 p.m., followed by U.S. Congressional District 25 candidates Julie Oliver and Chris Perri at 7:30 p.m. Starting at 8 p.m., Texas House District 45 candidates Rebecca Bell-Metereau and Erin Zwiener will share their visions.

Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Whitewill attend. Early arrival is encouraged.

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Martín Espada readings/signings

Author and poet Martín Espada will be giving a reading and doing a book signing at the Witliff Collections on March 22, 3:30 p.m. at the Alkek Library at Texas State University. He will also have a book signing and reading March 23, 7:30 p.m. at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center. Espada has published nearly 20 books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest collection of poems is “Vivas to Those Who Have Failed.” Other books of poems include “The Trouble Ball,” “The Republic of Poetry,” “Alabanza,” and “A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen.” His honors include the National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award, an American Book Award, the PEN/Revson Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. “The Republic of Poetry” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A former tenant lawyer in Greater Boston’s Latino community, Espada is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Egg-cellent Easter Hunt in Kyle

Over 80,000 plastic Easter eggs dropped from a helicopter highlights Kyle’s Easter Egg-Stravaganz egg drop event at Gregg Clark Park on Saturday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Carnival rides, games and more will be on site, as will multiple egg drops that will start at 11:30 a.m.

City of Buda Easter Egg Hunt

It’s that time of year again!

The city of Buda’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Buda Sportsplex. The actual Easter Egg Hunt begins at 9:30 a.m. This is a fun and free family event with candy and games for the kids. See you there!

Dahlstrom Ranch: Preserve construction to begin Continued from pg. 1C

Part of that process is ensuring the construction of the trails, as well as a parking lot for visitors, is done in an environmentally sensitive manner.

Brooke Leftwich, Hays County natural resource manager, said the county has employed Blair Wildlife Consulting, as well as Plateau Wildlife Management as a third-party to oversee trail and parking lot construction.

Hays County, along with Austin, HCC and the Dahlstrom family are also involved in the construction process.

“It’s a nice partnership,” Leftwich said.

“We’re working to build a new green space for

people.”

The challenges of protecting greenspace in a rapidly growing county is ever present, Davis said.

While he believes area governments are doing “quite a lot” to preserve green space, these entities are not keeping pace with growth.

The HCC holds 10,000 acres of easements in Hays County, with plans to work on another 1,000 or so acres of land near the Blanco River in Wimberley in the future.

Davis believes focusing on green infrastructure, or land that assists with flood mitigation is needed.

Garza said Hays

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“It will not be a desireable place to live if we don’t pick up the pace of protecton,” Davis said.

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Davis said deliberation also centered on ensuring the trail was done correctly and wouldn’t impact the water quality aspects of the ranch.

“It’s been a slow process to make this a reality, but it will be a huge benchmark to have the groundbreaking,” Davis said.

Public access will have its limitations. Unlike other area trails, such as the Violet Crown, only a certain number of people will be allowed in the park at one time, Davis said.

The preserve will also only be open during certain seasons. The preventive measures are to ensure the habitat remains as unspoiled as possible.

“The idea is basically, as a team, we’re all ensuring the land is protected while allowing folks to enjoy the beauty of it at the same time,” Davis said.

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Since the 2014 fiscal year, the city has seen an increase in sales tax and property tax revenue collected, but the property tax revenue has historically provided more income for the city.

More Sales Tax Needed

Kyle aims for commerce boost to balance rooftops

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

A lack of sales tax revenue stemming from too many homes and not enough businesses is leading city officials to strategize methods of bringing more commerce to the city.

So far in fiscal year 2018, the city has collected a total of $17,542,232 dollars of sales and property tax revenue, with 78 percent of that amount coming from property taxes.

According to the city of Kyle Economic Development Strategic Plan, the

“The business community has been slower to invest in Kyle than the residential community. Staff and council understand just how important it is to bring employment opportunities to Kyle. We are working every single day to land a major employer and will not stop until that goal is realized.”

–Travis Mitchell, Kyle Mayor

city outlines methods to expand economic development through target industries that can aid the city’s growth.

These recommendations include high tech manufacturing, destination recreation, professional/ business services

and medical, all of which were assessed by The Natelson Dale Group, Inc., which worked with the city on the plan.

Mayor Travis Mitchell said there is a difference between a growing pain and a growing problem, with Kyle experiencing

the former.

“The business community has been slower to invest in Kyle than the residential community,” Mitchell said. “Staff and council understand just how important it is to bring employment opportunities to Kyle. We

are working every single day to land a major employer and will not stop until that goal is realized.”

Diana Blank-Torres, director of Economic Development, said the city’s goal is to be a full service community with a com-

mercial side that supports the residential.

According to Kyle’s Economic Development website, the city has seen an increase of more than 700 percent growth-rate since 2000. The target areas of commercial growth outlined in the plan give the city a clear idea of which commercial markets to target.

Since the 2014 fiscal year, the city has seen an increase in sales tax and property tax revenue collected, but the property tax revenue has histori-

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BY EXSAR ARGUELLO After weeks of debate, the Dripping Springs City Council Tuesday approved a permit application for the Mark Black Wedding Venue by a split 2-1 vote.

Council member Taline Manassian and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds approved the agreement, while ouncil member Wade King cast the lone dissenting vote. Council members John Kroll and Travis Crow were absent from the meeting.

Approval of the Site Development Permit Application for the venue was contingent on adding a note to the Water Quality Sheets regarding vegetative filter strips.

Requirements called for a minimum 75 percent

vegetative cover before final acceptance of the project and implementing additional crosssections and details regarding temporary sedimentation ponds to their plans.

Tuesday’s vote marked the third time the Dripping Springs City Council had taken up the site development permit for the proposed wedding venue, which is located along Crystal Hills Drive in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). City leaders had previously tabled discussion on the matter Feb. 13 and Feb. 20.

Prior to the vote, concerned residents of a neighborhood near the venue packed into Drip-

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Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby Given to all interested persons, that: The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kyle, Texas, will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers at 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of receiving testimony, comments, and written evidence from the public regarding Short Term Rentals for the City of Kyle.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:30 P.M.

NOTICE OF TOWN HALL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: The City of Kyle will be having a Town Hall Meeting to receive citizen input regarding Short- Term Rentals within the City Limits of Kyle.

The Town Hall Meeting will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. at the Plum Creek Community Center located at 450 Haupt, Kyle, Texas 78640.

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The City of Buda, Texas will conduct public hearings in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code to consider the use of small portions of land used as parkland for the following purposes: 1) Use of approximately 0.046 acres in Stoneridge Lot 16 for the relocation of a GBRA waterline necessitated

by Old Goforth Road Proposition 3 roadway improvements.

2) Use of approximately 0.50 Acres within City Park for the realignment of Garison Road and reclaim existing right-ofway at the San Antonio Street / Garison Road / Main Street intersection. 3) Use of approximately 0.07 Acres in Bradfield Village Park for the extension of drainage improvements associated with the Main Street Bond Program project.

The public hearing will be held during the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on April 17th, 2018 @ 6:30pm, Buda City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 S. Main Street, Buda, TX.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOHN CARL MULHOLLAN, deceased, were issued on March 14, 2018 under Docket number 18-0049-P, pending in the County Court of Hays County, Texas to MARY ELIZABETH HAWES. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Mary Elizabeth Hawes Independent Executor Estate of John Carl Mulhollan C/O Andrew Gary P. O. Box 727 San Marcos, Texas 78667 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Dated this 14th. day of March, 2018 Andrew Gary, Bar #7721000 P.O. Box 727 San Marcos, Texas 78667 512-396-2541 andrewgary@grandecom. net Attorney for Mary Elizabeth Hawes

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Bob Ray Lindsey, Deceased, were issued on February 23, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0011-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Hays County, Texas, to: Roberta Ann Dalton Lindsey.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Roberta Ann Dalton Lindsey

3110 Francis Harris Ln. New Braunfels, Texas 78130 DATED the 15TH day of March, 2018.

THE BOLING LAW FIRM, PLLC Plum Creek Square, 140 Kirkham Cir, Kyle, TX 78640 Tel: (877) 629-5353 Fax: (877) 629-3130 Anna Martinez Boling – SBN: 00791188 E-mail: annaboling@ bolinglawfirm.com Attorney for Roberta Ann Dalton Lindsey

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deceased, were issued on March 13, 2018 under Docket number 18-0045-P, pending in the County Court of Hays County, Texas to CHARLENE EVELYN JOHNSTON. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Charlene Evelyn Johnston Independent Executor Estate of Ruby Feick C/O Andrew Gary P. O. Box 727 San Marcos, Texas 78667 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Dated this 13th. day of March, 2018 Andrew Gary, Bar #7721000 P.O. Box 727 San Marcos, Texas 78667 512-396-2541 andrewgary@grandecom. net Attorney for Charlene Evelyn Johnston

The City of Kyle and Hays County Engineering Departments, hereby gives notice of the City’s and County’s intent to revise the flood hazard information, generally located between Jack C Hays Road (FM 2770) and the upstream embankment of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Site 1 Reservoir. Specifically, the flood hazard information shall be revised along Plum Creek from just upstream of NOTICE TO CREDITORS Jack C Hays Road to SCS Site 1 Reservoir, Plum Creek Notice is hereby given that Tributary 1 from just downoriginal Letters Testamenstream of Jack C Hays Road tary for the Estate of BOYD to SCS Site 1 Reservoir, and EDWARD BIGGS, deceased, Plum Creek Tributary 2 from were issued on March 12, just downstream of Jack C 2018 under Docket numHays Road to the confluence ber 18-0030-P, pending in with Plum Creek. the County Court of Hays As a result of the reviCounty, Texas to PATRICIA A. sion, the 1% annual chance RANDOW. Claims may be prewater-surface elevations shall sented in care of the attorney increase, decrease and be esfor the Estate addressed as tablished, and the 1% annual follows: chance floodplain shall widen Patricia A. Randow and narrow within the area of Independent Executor revision.

Estate of Boyd Edward Maps and detailed analysis Biggs of the revision can be reviewed C/O Andrew Gary at the City of Kyle’s engineerP. O. Box 727 ing department offices at San Marcos, Texas 78667 100 W Center St, Kyle, Texas All persons having claims 78640 or Hays County Develagainst this Estate which is Public Notice opment Service Department currently being administered at 2171 Yarrington Road, San are required to present them Notice of Public Hearing Marcos, Texas 78666. Interwithin the time and in the manested persons may call Mario ner prescribed by law.ALL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO Perez, CBO, CFM (City floodDated this 13th. day of INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: plain administrator and BuildMarch, 2018 ing Official) at 512-262-3918 Andrew Gary, Bar #7721000 or Tom Pope, CFM (County P.O. Box 727 The City of Kyleatshall hold publicTexas hearing floodplain administrator) SanaMarcos, 78667 512-393-2150 for additional 512-396-2541 on a request

by KCW Interests 3, LLC. and information from 03/21/2018 to andrewgary@grandecom.

FHC Consolidated (Z-18-0025) to rezone 04/21/2018. net Attorney Patricia A. approximately 2.36 acres of landfor from Retail NOTICE TO CREDITORS Service District ‘RS’ Randow to Multi-Family Notice is hereby given that Residential-3 for property located at 104 original Letters Testamentary PUBLIC NOTICES, 4D for Creekside the Estate of RUBY Trail,FEICK, in Hays County, Texas.

The Planning and Zoning Commission may Public Notice recommend,Notice andof the Council may PublicCity Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY consider, assigning any GIVEN zoningTO district ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: which is equivalent or more restrictive.

The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request by KCW Interests 3, LLC. and FHC ConsolidatA (Z-18-0025) public hearing will be held by ofthe ed to rezone approximately 2.36 acres land from Retail Service District ‘RS’ to Multi-Family Planning and Zoning Commission on Residential-3 for property located 104 Creekside Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at at6:30 P.M. Trail, in Hays County, Texas.

The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, A public hearingmay will be held by the Kyle and the City Council consider, assigning any zoning City Council on Tuesday, 17, 2018, at district which is equivalent or moreApril restrictive.

7:00 P.M. A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. A public hearing be held by the Kyle City Council Kyle City Hallwill Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas Kyle City Hall Council Chambers 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas

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Attracting Commerce Continued from pg. 1D

cally provided more income for the city.

“The commercial is trying to keep up but it’s having a harder time,” Blank-Torres said.

“We’ve done a great job to diversify our residential and it helps recruit companies to the city because we can provide executive housing for our job market.”

Black-Torres said the support of residential growth will help provide the housing needs for the growing job market in the future.

Economic Develop-

ment is doing a lot of work behind the scenes and meeting with potential prospects to assess how businesses can impact the community, based on the city’s plan, she said.

The planning takes time, but the goal is to identify the target jobs to recruit.

“Without the residential product on the ground it is difficult to recruit,” Blank-Torres said. “Both the commercial and residential growth go hand in hand.”

Wedding Venue Continued from pg. 1D

ping Springs City Hall to voice their discontent.

Dripping Springs City Hall Tuesday was at capacity, according to the Hays County Fire Marshal.

The Friendship Alliance, a group representing the neighborhoods of Radiance, Goldenwood and Goldenwood West, brought to the table deficiencies found in the venue’s site development plans.

Laura Ross, an engineer representing Friendship Alliance, said the engineering plans for the wedding venue only achieve around 76 percent removal of pollutants, where the requirements for the removal of total phosphorus and total grease is at 90 percent.

Andrew Evans, project manager at KimlyHorn and engineer for the Mark Black Wedding Venue, refuted Ross and said the project’s permits are in line with the requirements set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the city’s

ordinances.

The agreement was approved after an hour of deliberation from engineers of both parties.

Carlos Torres-Verdin, president of the Friendship Alliance, said he believes the city is breaking its own ordinances by approving this project. He cited information presented to the city council on Feb. 20 that claimed to show five violations to city ordinance.

Verdin said the Friendship Alliance is exploring several options moving forward.

One option centered on the Friendship Alliance potentially buying Black’s property, so he can “move his venue to a safer location,” TorresVerdin said.

“We will take action according to a study we will be conducting with the neighbors and lawyers,” Torres-Verdin said. “The city is breaking its ordinances by approving this project and it was troubling to see how biased the process was.”

Public Notices REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for Bid #18021803CM HVAC Filter Service. Proposals will be accepted until 03-29-2018 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268-2141 ext. 46035) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Proposal responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Proposals will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of Craig John Roseland, Deceased, were issued on March 12, 2018 in Cause No. 17-0360-P pending in the County Court of Hays County, Texas, to: Mary Catherine Roseland All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: THRASH LAW FIRM, 3 Lakeway Centre Court, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78734 DATED the 21st day of March, 2018

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

State of Texas County of Hays Cause: C-1-CV-17-005071 By virtue of an Writ of Execution issued by the clerk of the County Court at Law #1 of TRAVIS County, Texas, January 17, 2018, in cause numbered C1-CV-17-005071, styled SHANAHAN FLOORING, LLC DBA CARPETS BY CONRAD versus RICK HERNDON on a judgment rendered against RICK HERNDON; I did on January 30, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of RICK HERNDON the following described real property: WOODLANDS PARK

PHASE 1, BLOCK G, LOT 15 (PROPERTY ID R108500) ALSO DESCRIBED AS 1155 STAR MEADOW, KYLE, TX 78640 On APRIL 3, 2018, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of RICK HERNDON in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, January 30, 2018.

Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by Robert L. Eller, Deputy Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor's interest in the property may not extinguish any liens or security interests held by other persons. There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal, you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above described property, you must contact this office immediately.

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Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code.

They will conduct a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time. This sale is being listed below.

Date: 04/09/2018 Time: 10:15 AM Location: Morningstar Storage, 1001 W. Goforth Rd., Buda, TX 78610 Units: Unit 2155 – Jessica Rey Ðtotes misc., cot, child’s rocking chair, rug, boxes, shoe rack, child car seat,

crockpot, misc. computer parts, hutch, duffel bag Unit 2081 – Benjamin Mejia-table, desks, coffee table, magazine holder, misc. boxes Unit 3122 – Lauren Herrera Ð pillows, clothes, misc. art supplies, cart, suitcases, barstool, tools, bedside table, shelves, misc totes Unit 3137 – Sheila Mae Burbage-crafting items, Christmas decor, child’s rocking chair, boxes, misc. tubs Unit 3088 – Kyelyn Sullivan - clothes, dining table, snowboard, furniture, totes, couch, shelves, child’s television, lamp, weed eater Unit 3091 – Kyelyn Sullivan – mattress, bedframe, misc. furniture, display case, dining table, office chair, lamps, art.

Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised.

Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials.

Manuel Gomes-Ruiz 10x20 NC – Full of misc. household items, furniture, boxes, tolls, electronics, decorations, luggage, table, kitchenware, ice chest, fire extinguisher, shelves, clothing and shoes.

Jayme Frum – 5x5 NC – Wooden rocking horse, twin air mattress, toaster oven, skateboard, sleeping bag, jump starter/tire inflator machine, 2 swords, 1 tire rim.

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Jaun Mancias – 10x15 NC - 240-volt generator, washer & dryer, lawn mower, bin of DVD’s, ice chest on wheels, 2 speakers, 3 butane tanks, utility dolly.

Nathan Moreno – 5x10 NC – Weights, fishing rod and bait box, 5-fold up outdoor chairs, 2 car seats, baby swing, baby seat.

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