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Savings unclear on new Kyle fleet program

BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY

In the hopes of reducing overall maintenance costs for its aging fleet of vehicles, Kyle city leaders Oct. 17 turned to a pilot program for help.

By a 6-0 vote, the Kyle City Council unanimously approved a contract with Enterprise Rental Car to reduce the overall maintenance costs of city vehicles. Council mem-

ber Daphne Tenorio was absent during the vote.

Under the contract, Kyle would lease vehicles from Enterprise for all departments, including the police department.

James Earp, Kyle assistant city manager, said the agreement would be implemented over a five-year period in which 20 percent of the city’s fleet would be phased out every year.

Kyle plans to use $733,400 that had been budgeted for new vehicles in Fiscal Year 2018 to lease cars for its pilot program.

“We want to ensure this kind of fleet program will benefit taxpayers in the long run,” Earp said.

“I anticipate reviewing the numbers next summer during the 2018-19

The city of Kyle has entered into an agreement for a pilot program to lease vehicles for its fleet. The city plans to phase out a number of vehicles over the next five year period.

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Amazon HQ2 looks for home

Buda, Kyle included in bid for next big development

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BY MARIA GARDNER The great waiting game is on for Buda, Kyle, Austin and 235 other cities as they wait to see if Amazon selects their town for its proposed second headquarters.

Earlier this week, cities across the country submitted bids for Amazon’s HQ2, which, according to Amazon, will bring 50,000 jobs with salaries averaging $100,000. Amazon also expects to invest $5 billion to the area they choose.

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce submitted its proposal, which harbored an estimated 40 locations on behalf of the region. Locations included areas in Williamson, Hays and Travis counties, said Diane Blank-Torres, director of Economic Development for the city of Kyle.

Roughly 100 acres in the Plum Creek area in Kyle was submitted as a possible location, said Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, in an emailed response. A total tax incentive is estimated at $242 million over 15 years, Hilsenbeck said.

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Roughly 100 acres in the Plum Creek area in Kyle was submitted as a possible location, said Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, in an emailed response. A total tax incentive is estimated at $242 million over 15 years.

Development Corporation, said Buda submitted one potential location in the Sunfield Municipal Utility District, and a parcel of land north of the city’s limits.

Miller said she was not willing to disclose the tax package the city pledged in the bid because of the competition amongst the cities. “(Other cities) they might out price us, if we bid too low, if we bid too high,” Miller said.

Tax incentives are part of what Amazon highlighted in its list of criteria for potential selection. Other primary factors in Amazon’s proposal include

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ional airport • An internat it system • Mass trans ess climate • Solid busin

a city with more than 1 million people, an international airport, a mass transit system and a solid business climate, according to a CNBC report.

The large tax breaks granted

by Texas to businesses was cited as a factor in determining if the Austin area is the best place, according to Moody Analytics.

In a 2012 New York Times study, Texas spent an estimated 19.1 billion dollars in tax incentives, topping all other states.

“The project produces potential major returns for the taxing jurisdictions, even after any incentives would be reconciled,”

Mike Berman, spokesperson for the Austin Greater Chamber of Commerce, said.

Miller said the public nature of Amazon’s announcement and bidding process gives Amazon a huge advantage.

She said one potential issue is community’s might offer tax money that is higher than the project’s actual worth.

“It really makes cities fight against each other more visibly than would normally happen.”

Miller said one positive is that the region works together fairly

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Boo-da Halloween

Join the city of Kyle Saturday, Oct. 28 from 1-4 p.m.for Center Street Trick-or-Treat, in partnership with Wayfinders Church. Local businesses and organizations will set up tents and tables at City Square Park to provide a fun and safe opportunity for trick-or-treating. All are invited to come out to the treat trail for a fun afternoon of treats and a costume contest.

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Local businesses and organizations line up in downtown Buda to provide a fun and safe opportunity for trick-or treating. Bring your little ghost or goblin for some candy, treats, and entertainment on Oct. 28 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The event includes costume contests, decorated pumpkins contests and more.

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GATEWAY

BY SAMANTHA SMITH A $2.3 million decrease in revenue over a decade’s time is how much Buda anticipates losing if it were to implement a proposed freeze on property tax for senior citizens.

While no action was taken on the proposed freeze Oct. 17, city leaders continued discussion and debate over issues involving property taxes.

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Business tops Kyle Chamber candidate forum

BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY Business and economic development were topics addressed by candidates running for four Kyle city council seats at the 2017 Kyle Chamber of Commerce forum Tuesday.

In the forum involving the mayor’s seat, candidates Bill Sinor, Jaime Sanchez and current councilperson Travis Mitchell were asked what methods, policies or incentives they’d recommend to increase business and economic development for the next five years.

Sanchez and Mitchell both agreed that incentives for small businesses

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Kyle approves Public Improvement District status for Driskell property

BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY

A parcel of property belonging to one of the more established families in Kyle may be developing soon.

By a 6-0 vote, the Kyle City Council approved a Public Improvement District (PID) application request by developer Intermandeco for property near Opal and Roland lanes Oct. 17.

City leaders also approved a resolution for a public hearing to be held Nov. 4 regarding the PID application.

Scott Sellers, Kyle city manager, said the land, known as the Driskell Tract, had been situated outside of city limits. It wasn’t until 2016 that the city annexed the Driskell tract into its city limits, which came as a request

by Intermandeco via multiple waivers.

“When they came back to the table and talked about acquiring this land from the Driskells, we were actually very hopeful and excited to see another development,” Sellers said.

He added the city was hopeful development could be established in the southwest quadrant

Scott Sellers, Kyle city manager, said the city was hopeful development could be established in the southwest quadrant of the city, which has been unable to develop until now due to wastewater issues.

of the city, which has been unable to develop until now due to wastewater issues.

“City ordinances are meant to protect residents from nefarious development practices as well as provide an upscale development standard,” Sellers said. “The council recognized when this development with pages of waivers came forward, it behooved the council to annex the entire parcel in and that annexation triggered a much broader conversation about annexation.”

Sellers said through those conversations, city staff was able to work with Intermandeco in developing the area more along the city’s standards. While this changed the original density of the devel-

opment that was put forward, the agreement would steer the development into being more feasible along the city’s engineering and infrastructural standards.

The PID, which is estimated not to exceed $5 million, would also allow for improvements along Opal and Roland lanes.

Those improvements include wasterwater drainage, along with improving the roads to handle the increased amount of traffic, as well as incorporating quiet zones.

The city has also asked Intermandeco to help fund these improvements as part of the development agreement.

“Those improvements but for the PID would not be made,” said Sellers.

He added residents could

The new development would be on the south side of Kyle and allow for improvements along Opal and Roland lanes.

benefit “as a whole” to the improvements.

However, Debbie Bales, who lives near the Driskell Tract, said during public comment Oct. 17 she opposes the development due to its density.

Bales said the proposed concept plan calls for an apartment complex with 345 units, 545 single-family homes and a retail component on roughly 170 acres.

Bales added she felt

city staff or leaders were not hearing her concerns, which she originally addressed during the city’s annexation process.

Bales said she would have told city staff she would not support multi-family housing.

“None of you ever took the time to call and ask, ‘what would you want to see if something was developed across from you?” Bales said. “In my opinion, it’s too dense.”

and other department heads, on a scale of one to ten.

“Ten, the City Council has made leaps and bounds in the development of the city of Kyle and has worked diligently to bring better businesses in Kyle,” said Villalobos.

Ellison, Scheel, and Pi-

zana also shared this sentiment and ranked the current administration 9, 8 and 9 respectively.

Villalobos however, ranked the administration the lowest at 6, and saying the administration needed better engagement and accessibility with residents.

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would be a good step to grow business in the area. Mitchell cited his own efforts with his “First Year on Us” program.

Both candidates also agreed that establishing jobs to keep residents from commuting out of Kyle would be beneficial.

Sinor said he would welcome working with the Kyle Chamber and the businesses already established.

Making sure all current businesses in the area are successful will in turn provide incentives for new businesses to come, Sinor said.

The Mayoral candidates were then asked if they would make any changes in the current budget that would help stimulate growth.

Mitchell said that business development doesn’t come from individual line items, but from incentivizing businesses to come by building infrastructure.

Sanchez slightly disagreed, saying that you can provide line items that would help establish business growth. However, Sanchez also agreed with Mitchell that infrastructure was a major factor in attracting new businesses.

Sinor stated that a city budget has so many pieces that it would take

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more than one person to change that. However, he said he would help to open up more of a dialogue with business owners.

“I want to hear everything coming to the table,” Sinor said.

Sinor said a lack of transparency was the biggest issue Kyle faced with the current growth in the area, saying that too many back room deals were going on and residents needed to be informed.

Mitchell and Sanchez disagreed, stating that the most important thing to do is invest in infrastructure in order to meet the growth coming to Kyle.

Meanwhile, candidates who are running for the three other seats were asked what types of business they would try to attract.

Those candidates include Dex Ellison and Marco Pizana, who are running for Mitchell’s unexpired District 1 seat, as well as Tim McHutchion and Alex Villalobos who are running for District 4. Also in attendance was Tracy Sheel, who’s running unopposed for District 2.

While most candidates agreed that all types of businesses should be welcomed, Ellison added

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that Kyle should focus on establishing high-tech manufacturing plants and Pizana agreed, also stating the need for medical and education jobs in the area.

The candidates were also asked to rate the current city council, along with the city manager

Opinion Hays Free Press • October 25, 2017

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Just basic market economics wants to push back on that.”

–Travic Mitchell, Kyle City Council member, on the city’s new lease agreement with Enterprise. See story on page 1A.

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EDITORIAL

Is there support for fluoride?

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uda voters have a fairly simple choice on one issue. The wording on the ballot: FOR/AGAINST Shall the Code of Ordinances of the City of Buda, Texas be amended to adopt an ordinance resuming the use of fluoride additives within the allowable level as recommended and regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the City of Buda municipal potable water supply?

Addition of fluoride to water was introduced in the 1940s, but during the 1950s and ‘60s, it became a cry of conspiracy theorists that it was part of a communist plot. Today’s decryers seem to be of the libertarian persuasion saying that the chemical is used in fertilizers and that the use of fluoride causes health problems in children and also causes cancer.

But the Center for Disease Control reminds people that fluoride in water keeps teeth strong and helps to reduce cavities.

Travel through countries that don’t promote good oral health and look at the children. Rotting teeth and more awaits your senses.

Sure, not all of this is part of non-fluoridation, but there is a reason that fluoride was added to water since the 1940s.

The use of fluoride is recommended by all kinds of public health, medical and dental organizations and more. The American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, the U.S. Public Health Service and the World Health Organization all support fluoridation.

Heck, even Buda’s longtime dentist – Dr. Don Taylor – wrote earlier this year that he is in support of fluoride in water.

We recognize that the idea of adding anything to the water scares some people. For that matter it’s legitimate to call for more study on the fluoride question to better understand subtle influences over time.

But, in the meanwhile, the scientific consensus is pretty clear – and overwhelming. We have a hard time taking a stand against established science without unimpeachable evidence to the contrary. There is lots of evidence that fluoride in moderate amounts has positive health benefits for the community and no real evidence that it would do harm.

The amount of fluoride that the city of Buda had proposed is set at the minimum level set by the EPA. The common good of all residents should override the theories of the few.

If you want to join the scientists on this issue, then vote yes to allow fluoride in water.

Is ‘Trunk or Treat’ Halloween heresy?

M y family will be participating in two or three “trunk or treat” activities this month, but I’ve learned that the trend of going from car to car in a designated parking lot to collect candy is still very controversial.

Fans (especially the parents of special needs children) laud it for the convenience and enhanced safety. Foes think it’s blasphemous to promote “trunk or treat” as an “alternative” to traditional door-todoor neighborhood “trick or treating.” They see “trunk or treat” as another opportunity for helicopter parents to suck all the mystery and danger out of childhood.

Critics of “trunk or treat” think some parents are just too lazy to walk along sidewalks and lawns with their little princesses and mutants. They fear that parental slothfulness

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may carry over to later milestones in those children’s lives. (“You mean you want me to walk you all the way down the aisle??? Can’t a bunch of you marriage-minded girls just gather at the VFW parking lot and let us golf-loving dads do a drive-by?”)

“Trunk or treat” can be a blessing for kids in sparsely populated rural areas. (Back in the day, my parents hauled me and my little brother from the country to Uncle Billy Wayne and Aunt Jean’s house, so we could use it as a staging ground for gathering mass quantities of candy on Berkley Circle.)

“Trunk or treat” is almost as good as the

you get the cookies from a monster truck with a fully loaded gun rack. (“Trunk or treat/ Smell my feet/Give me some more of those mouth-watering pruneand-kale cookies to eat!”)

Proponents of “trunk or treat” feel that it can propel us solidly into the 21st century and create a new warm-and-fuzzy sense of community.

You know, the sort of community where one candy dispenser says to another, “Say, stranger, I’m fresh out of pins and razor blades. Do you think you could spare a few?”

Physical injury is not the only thing to worry about when collecting candy. At a “trunk or treat” event, a parent might gush, “Look, Johnny – that van has a fog machine for eerie effect. No, wait – it’s just two amorous teenagers fogging up the windows

instead of handing out Snickers bars. Don’t look!”

And what about safety AFTER the event? Do we really want motorists on the streets after two hours of being subjected to “Thriller,” “Monster Mash” and “Ghostbusters” on an endless loop?

“YOU were the designated driver, but could you remember your earplugs? Why aren’t there more Halloween songs?

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Institution too big to fail, and proud of it

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s it a rumor or is it the truth that we are back in much the same situation with the investment banks that we were in before 2008? When the banks began to fail the Feds let Lehman Brothers go under, but did a massive bailout on the rest of the big banks and their insurance company (AIG). The country couldn’t afford to let them go into the domino effect. But have they slowly gained the upper hand, again becoming too big to fail and putting the taxpayers back on the spot for their survival if something like or unlike 2008 jeopardizes their solvency? Have they learned their lesson?

One giant bank in particular, let’s call it Well-Funded which used to operate a stagecoach line in the 1800s, has been trying

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government plan for meddling in rural Halloween activities. (“We’ll subsidize the candy corn and dictate all-wool Halloween masks if you promise to plow under the Laffy Taffy. And perhaps you’d like to save the rotten eggs and launch some pork bellies at your neighbor’s barn instead.”)

Many churches sponsor “trunk or treat” activities for the convenience of their members as well as for an outreach mission. Some churches do a better job of assimilating Halloween than others. (“Oooo, a little zombie and a little vampire. I love the occult theme. I’ll bet Satan can’t wait to get ahold of your fun-size souls!”)

“Trunk or treat” may contribute to more civility. You might grumble about lame homemade cookies as you leave a quaint little house. You grumble LESS when

I Could Be Wrong

by Ray Wolbrecht

to re-establish its good reputation. So they (WF) say.

A bit of history: A well-known radio personality, Clark Howard, used to be on Austin’s KLBJ and his radio show was based on – among other things – how not to get cheated by phone companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, telephone companies, and banks.

At one time he read the customer service reports of most of the big banks and guess who tied for last? WellFunded.

And the latest in the news is that the CEO of WF lost his job because

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his underlings were getting bonuses by creating new accounts on current customers without the customer’s permission. Imagine the SNAFUs that caused when these bogus accounts began to show up on customers’ reports. If that wasn’t enough they told thousands of customers that their car loans now required more insurance and those who couldn’t afford the higher prices lost their cars to repo men. More than 20,000 cars were repossessed because of W-F greed. There’s more if you care to merely Google the subject. W-F was caught (duh!) and has to pay $184 million in fines. And they had to set up a fund of $142 million to undo the damage to customers.

They should’ve been forced to sell off their assets and close down.

My partner in a commercial building banked with W-F and they were supposed to auto-deposit a certain amount every month into the partnership account. They “forgot” to do it for two months.

It was a mess paying off the insufficient fund checks. They admitted fault but it was we who had to do all the legwork.

Knowing all this what did I do about it? Something really stupid.

We had a total AC replacement and the company that did it offered a no interest payment plan through, guess who, W-F. What the heck, pay it off in three years at no interest as long as payments are made on time. Who decides when the payment is recorded? Yep, W-F. Our first two payments were

late. One was a bank transfer made on the due date, and the other was via a check mailed five days before the due date.

W-F said both were late and we owed a late fee of $68. How do we contest that? We can’t.

We know by ineptitude or by deliberation those payments were recorded well after they received them.

We mailed the total balance minus the $68 via certified mail. It got there in two days.

Trying to improve their reputation after being publicly chastised because of pure corruption in their phony accounts scandal? Yeah, sure.

My advice to W-F: stick with the stagecoaches. Banking isn’t your strong point.

That’s what I think but I could be wrong, you know.

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Amazon: Looking for a second home Continued from pg. 1A

regularly on regional bids.

Blank-Torres agreed, and said that if Amazon were to select the region, it would be a win-win for all.

“Of course, we want it here (Kyle), but we want what’s best for the whole region,” Blank-Torres said.

However, one weak point in the Austin region-

al bid is the lack of mass transportation.

Miller said an advantage of not having a mass transit system in place is that a system can be built tailored to the needs of Amazon.

“If that’s ever going to be a window for conversation about something

like a commuter rail, this (HQ2) would be the perfect opportunity for that,” Blank-Torres said.

With calls coming from city council members and community leaders to make a great bid, Miller said there is a lot of pressure to have the very best bid that would convince

Amazon to choose Buda.

Could Buda and Kyle stand to benefit from HQ2, if it were to be selected?

While there would be the actual project costs, as well as the need to bolster infrastructure and the workforce, HQ2 could offer a net benefit to Buda, Miller said.

Miller also estimates an additional $201 million in tax revenue over 10 years for Hays CISD. However, the odds are also rather long for both cities.

Of the countless bids the Buda EDC submits, roughly 80 percent end up do not come to pan out,

Lease Agreement: Savings unclear on program

City of Kyle’s vehicle fleet by the numbers

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budget.”

Kirby Watson, a representative with Enterprise, said approximately 43 percent of Kyle’s current fleet is over ten years of age, which increases the amount of fuel and time spent maintaining each vehicle.

“Basically a fleet of that age significantly increases your downtime,” said Watson. “Our list of shops around the area you are capable of going to will reduce your downtime and allow you to track and see your expenses in much more detail.”

Enterprise is a 60 yearold family owned company based in St. Louis, Missouri that owns and operates the largest fleet of vehicles in the world.

“If we help you all increase the vehicles you purchase every year and get out of vehicles quicker, then you’re going to be able to not only have a reduction in maintenance and reduction in fuel, but because you’re getting rid of the vehicles quicker,

“Basically a fleet of that age significantly increases your downtime ... Our list of shops around the area you are capable of going to will reduce your downtime and allow you to track and see your expenses in much more detail.”

– Kirby Watson, a representative with Enterprise,

you’re going to have a higher resale on those vehicles,” Watson said.

Watson said instead of replacing vehicles every ten years as the city currently does, the goal would be to buy and sell vehicles in five-year cycles to offset vehicle depreciation and capitalize on newer vehicles with better gas mileage.

Watson guaranteed Enterprise would also be able to reduce current maintenance costs to $33.80 per vehicle per month in the city’s fleet, an apparent 79 percent

decrease from the estimated $148.81 currently spent per vehicle per month. She added Enterprise is able to buy vehicles “just like a government entity,” which allows them to reduce cost in acquisitions.

“When you hold a vehicle for a shorter period, fuel decreases over time and also newer vehicles have better fuel economy,” Watson said. “As vehicles age they have more maintenance, so we know exactly when to replace each vehicle, whether it’s a one ton service body or

Miller said.

For this very public, high gains bid, she’s taking the pressure off by managing expectations in the community.

“It’s a long shot,” she said. “But if Buda was to win, we would do everything in our power to accommodate.”

a half ton pickup or patrol cars; we can service that stuff.”

However, Travis Mitchell was skeptical that splitting the ten-year cycle would actually help reduce overall costs to the city. He said he “never noticed it to be true” to obtain two new vehicles for the price of one.

“You know, where you have one vehicle for ten years and you’re saying that you can get two vehicles and you can just replace it once and the cost within those ten years would be exactly the same,” Mitchell said. “Just basic market economics wants to push back on that.”

Mitchell added his concerns in terms of police vehicles, where mileage is not always a good factor when trying to determine when to sell these particular vehicles.

“We sell about a million vehicles a year so what we noticed is that as a vehicle ages, even if it has low mileage, once you get passed that ten

year threshold, you’re not able to get a loan on that vehicle, so it reduces the pool of applicants or people who are able to acquire that vehicle ...

If you get out of it at the ‘sweet spot’ where there are still warranties and other things available then vehicle is still worth a whole lot,” said Watson.

do a freeze,” Ruge said. He added that the city wants to give people over 65 and disabled people as many advantages as possible.

“Instead of a freeze I would need a little more certainty like maybe raise the exemptions by $5,000 every year,” Altmiller said.

Haehn, who continued to advocate for the freeze, said seniors in Buda are

struggling now and are in need of a tax freeze.

Altmiller countered that if a freeze were implemented, it would negatively impact younger residents who pay school taxes that are raised every year.

“We could really do a lot of things (exemptions, tax freezes) and people’s taxes are still going to go

up because the key to this is school financing needs to be readdressed in this state,” Ruge said.

Ruge said it was a delicate subject that a future city council would have to weigh carefully before acting one way or another.

“I think a future council can tackle this daunting task,” Ruge said.

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Total number of vehicles in the city’s fleet

Percentage of Kyle’s fleet that is over 10 years old

Percentage of the city’s existing fleet that could be phased out in five years

Budgeted amount for new vehicles in FY 2018. These funds will be used to lease cars from Enterprise

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vehicle under agreement with Enterprise

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Current maintenance costs Kyle pays per vehicle

Number of years Kyle

currently waits to replace vehicles

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Number of years Kyle will wait to buy and sell vehicles under new agreement

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“We could really do a lot of things (exemptions, tax freezes) and people’s taxes are still going to go up because the key to this is school financing needs to be readdressed in this state.”

–Todd Ruge, Buda mayor

assessed value each tax year. Buda has 567 Over 65 exemption accounts and 50 Disabled Person exemption accounts.

Ellis said the county adopted a property tax freeze for residents 65 and olders in 2017. The school district has a state mandatory range for

residents 65 and older.

However, based on a projected model, implementing a Buda tax freeze for seniors over 65 could eliminate possibly $2.3 million in tax revenue over ten years.

If the council were to adopt and implement a tax freeze, it would be irreversible and there would not be a chance for future councils to amend it, Ellis said.

David Marino, Buda’s public information officer, said the proposal would have frozen the amount a senior citizen paid to the amount paid during the year they turned 65.

If a resident were to have made significant changes to their home, then the property would have been re-evaluated at that point.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge and Councilmember Eileen Altmiller both opposed a possible tax freeze.

They opted to instead to try and offer higher exemption amounts for seniors over 65 and disabled persons and not place the bulk of the tax burden on younger homeowners.

“We really don’t want to

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Rebs come back from two set losses for 3-2 win

BY LISETTE LOPEZ While it wasn’t always easy Tuesday, the Hays Rebels escaped with a hard-fought 3-2 win against the Lake Travis Cavaliers Bales Gym. The Rebels went on a commanding lead in the first set taking a win against the Cavaliers 2514. Senior Kaitlyn Krafka led her team in points, and dominated both offensively and defensively.

In the beginning of the first set, Krafka went on a six-point run serving for the Rebels. With the help of sophomore Ryann Torres in assists, the Rebels dominated the first set.

In the second set, the Rebels took control of the game winning 25-14.

Lake Travis began to wake up offensively and went on numerous runs against the Rebels.

However, Lake Travis could not keep up as Hays took the second set.

The Cavaliers acquired momentum in the third set as they began attacking more.

Errors on the Rebel side allowed the Cavaliers to

“We just talked all the way through set three, four and five about being disciplined to what we knew we needed to do.”

–Stephanie Coates, head volleyball coach,

communication to win the fourth set 25-20.

The Cavs maintained momentum to start the fifth set, but both teams were dominant defensively.

Tied at 2-2, the Rebels stepped up in the clutch to take the win at 15-12.

Torres tallied 21 digs for the night and finished with 47 assists in the match.

“We just talked all the way through set three, four and five about being disciplined to what we knew we needed to do,” Stephanie Coates, head volleyball coach, said. “Moving quick, staying ahead of the ball, talking to each other and playing for each other, I think they did a great job on the stretch.”

take advantage.

This was the first set where Lake Travis held a lead on Hays in the match. Once they had the lead, they kept it.

With the set at 19-18, Lake Travis capitalized on defensive errors and ultimately won the set.

“We just weren’t playing as hard as we were, we slowed down the tempo and everything,” Krafka said. “Passes were high, sets were high and they were able to adjust to that. We just weren’t working as hard.”

Even leading in kills with 30 for the night, Krafka and her team began to slow down and made more mistakes than anticipated in the match.

Lake Travis took advantage of Rebel mis-

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A handful of Hays Rebel players, including (L-R) Kacie Hall (16), Sierra Dittmar, Catherine Croft and Alex Castillo, celebrate on the bench after the final point was scored in a wild five set affair at Bales Gym Tuesday. Hays finishes the regular season 28-12, 9-3 in district. The team now awaits its final standings in district.

Rebels crush Leander Lions 43-0 to keep playoff dreams alive

Familiarity to guide Lady Lobo hoops

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BY MOSES LEOS III

Hopes of reaching the postseason is slowly coming back into focus for the Hays Rebels.

By virtue of a dominant 43-0 victory over the Leander Lions Friday at Bob Shelton Stadium, Hays (3-5, 2-2 in 25-6A) is now one game behind Vista Ridge in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot.

It now sets up a showdown between Hays and Vista Ridge, who square off in a critical battle for playoff positioning next week.

“All games are big at this point,” Hays head coach Neal LaHue said.

“We’ll prepare as hard as we can.”

Hays’ win over Leander was predicated on the success of its defense, which smothered Leander’s offense to the tune of 269 total yards in the game and forced five total turnovers.

Junior linebacker Michael Mireles, who finished with an interception and a fumble recovery, said the shutout was a confidence booster across the board for the entire team.

“We played lights out. We played as hard as we could,” Mireles

Armed with experience and familiarity, the Lehman Lobo girls basketball team wasted no time in hitting the ground running during Mondays’ open preseason practice.

Drills were run at a frenetic pace, with players adeptly moving across the court like clockwork.

Such a scene is a new experience for the Lobos as they enter 2017 under second year head coach James Halatin.

The ability to work under a familiar system is what Halatin hopes can help Lehman pick up the pace, and, potentially, compete in district.

“Everything isn’t as new, so we don’t have to teach as much,” Halatin said. “We can fine-tune and speed things up and the girls are moving quickly now.”

Six seniors, led by three-year starter Maggie Castillo, are expected to shoulder the load for the Lobos in 2017.

Joining Castillo will be seniors Sarah O’Neal, Karissa Cisneros and Samirah Cunningham.

Zakya Jarden, a transfer from Hays

STANDINGS IN 25-6A Westlake 7-0, 3-0 Vandegrift 5-3, 3-1 Lake Travis 5-2, 2-1 Vista Ridge 4-3, 2-1 Hays 3-5, 2-2 Leander 0-7, 0-3 Lehman 1-7, 0-4

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It seemed all too easy for Hays Rebel junior running back Thai Mayberry as he extends the ball forward near the goal line during a score made in Friday’s district tilt with Leander at Bob Shelton Stadium.

said. “We played a hell of a game, with a hell of a coaching staff. We couldn’t have done anything without them.”

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High, could provide a boost to the Lobos as well.

Halatin said the team aims to improve from a 2016 season where they won only eight games and finished winless in district.

While the Lobos attempted to play at a high pace last year, Halatin said players didn’t understand what it looked like at the time.

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Rebel runner secures return trip to state meet

BY MOSES LEOS III

A return trip to Round Rock is on the horizon for Hays Rebel senior runner Gabby Bosquez, who on Monday secured another trip to the state meet on Nov. 4.

Bosquez earned her trip to state by taking 6th place in the individual standings at the UIL Region IV girls cross country championships held at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Bosquez finished the 5,000-meter course in roughly 19 minutes. Her finish was the highest among a handful of Hays CISD athletes who closed the 2017 season in Corpus Christi.

The Rebel girls team

HCISD results from Region IV GIRLS

Hays Gabby Bosquez ... 19:22.70 Adia Vera ............. 20:26.70 Brissa Diaz .......... 20:31.50 Megan Gilliam ..... 20:48.90 Mariah Solis-Turner .......... 20:57.70 Deasiah Batton ..... 22:20.10 Alexis Berry .......... 22:25.30

Hays Daniel Garraway ... 16:35.40 Robbie Woodworth .......... 17:30.30 Jaden Tumale ...... 17:42.60 Bailey Oswald ...... 17:55.00 Declan Trevethan.. 18:12.40 Rj Navarro............. 18:13.90 Preston Jones ...... 18:18.30

Lehman’s Jose Cano both secured top-50 finishes in the 5,000-meter course.

Garraway took home 30th place and Cano was right behind in 48th place.

Both runners completed sub-17 minute runs at Region.

Hays High’s boys team finished 19th out of 24 teams.

Fresh faces populate Lady Rebs basketball in 2017 season

BY MOSES LEOS III Teaching the fundamentals of the game has been the norm for Hays High head coach Danny Preuss roughly a week into the preseason basketball practice schedule.

With a Rebel varsity roster that could comprise of seven total freshman and sophomores, Preuss understands the challenges his players will face as the rigors of varsity basketball loom.

However, expectations of success for a program that hasn’t missed the playoffs in roughly a decade pushes Preuss and his team to fight as hard as they can.

“The mentality is Hays wins basketball games and that’s our attitude,” Preuss said. “That’s what we’re going to have to rely on. Hard work and hustle and hopefully we can live up to that tradition.”

Hays will turn to senior leaders Gabby Bosquez, Chloe Aguirre and Lizzy Gibson for guidance in 2017.

Bosquez, who has been a first-team all district selection each of her three years on varsity, is one of the top returning players in the district,

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Bob Shelton, pictured with his wife Beverly, was the grand marshal in the 50th anniversary of the parade, was selected to be inducted in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in May.

Preuss said. Aguirre saw minutes early in the 2016 season; so far, she has focused on becoming more of an “enforcer role.”

“She’s a strong girl,” Preuss said. “When she wants to get out and play, she plays.”

Joining the three is Kaiya Ramos, who moved up from junior varsity last year.

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Behind them are four freshman and three sophomores who will see their first varsity experience when the season opens Nov. 4 against perennial state contender Cibolo Steele.

What the underclassmen lack in experience, they make up for in size.

Freshman Lilly Guevera, sophomore Sydney

Collins and freshman Trista Strasser range in height from 5-feet, 10-inches to 6-feet, 2-inches, respectively.

Preuss said when Strasser and Guevera were joined by fellow freshmen Abigail Percy and Madison Logan, they “don’t miss a beat, they’re pretty solid.”

Preuss said he anticipates continuing to play a high-tempo game.

However, he also realizes there will also be mistakes along the way as well.

“It’s tough enough going from junior variety to varsity, or freshman to junior varsity. When you go up three levels, it’s a learning curve,” Preuss said. “The effort is there, but now it’s trying to learn everything and not forgetting it when you go into battle.”

Hays won’t be alone in trying to navigate a young team. Lake Travis, Lehman and Vista Ridge will also try to replace several key players. Westlake, which returns most of its roster from last year, will be a frontrunner, Preuss said.

“I think it’s wide open on who wants those other playoff spots,” Preuss said.

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a more focused effort by players to improve their skills over the summer and in the fall. Halatin said many of his athletes played on select leagues in the offseason; several of his players said it’s the most active Lehman girls basketball players have been.

In fall ball, a composite junior varsity and varsity group went 5-1; Lehman’s entire basketball program went 11-1 in fall ball play.

“We can put five on

“Everything isn’t as new, so we don’t have to teach as much,” Halatin said. “We can fine tune and speed things up and the girls are moving quickly now.” the floor and all five score and defend,” Halatin said. “We have fully expected, and have the girls to expect, that we

will be more competitive this year. “ Getting players acclimated to each other will be the short-term

goal as Lehman starts off the season. Halatin said there could be a learning curve when implementing some of his younger athletes.

Overall, Halatin said the team has “bought in” to the system. It was bolstered when he offered upperclassmen a chance to set their own goals for their team.

“We let them set the bar on where they think we should be,” Halatin said. “I think it makes it more their program.”

Cade Powell tallied 52 yards and a score.

LaHue credited the play of the offensive line, which he said has been playing well all season long.

Senior offensive lineman Jaydan Smith said the unit was more physical than the Lions, who struggled to corral Hays’ rushers.

“They’re opening up holes. They (the offensive line) have done what they’ve always have, which they’ve done since day one,” Mayberry said.

Special teams secured

Hays’ final points of the game when Hays’ Darian Moore scooped up a blocked field goal attempt and returned it 50-plus yards for a touchdown.

Leanders’ lone scoring threat came in the third quarter, but was thwarted when Mireles stripped the ball out of a ball carrier’s hands.

LaHue said the Rebels were able to contain Leander’s dual threat quarterback Rashad Carter, who finished with 108 total yards in the game.

“He is an explosive

player and I thought we did a great job of containing him,” LaHue said.

Hays centers its attention on Vista Ridge, who may be the biggest threat to the program’s bid for the playoffs.

Mayberry said the team is attempting to make up for last season’s loss to Vista Ridge, which essentially knocked Hays out of playoff contention.

“It’s a whole another year, it’s a whole different team and a different attitude,” Mayberry said.

“I think we’re going to come with an attitude.”

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its field position advantage and quickly took a 22-0 lead early in the second frame.

The Rebels added an additional 14 points before halftime, highliged by a 24-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Xavier Martinez to junior running back Thai Mayberry.

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Shelton to join Texas High School Hall of Fame

BY MOSES LEOS III One will soon be able to add the title of hall-offamer to the accolades legendary Hays Rebel head coach Bob Shelton has earned.

On Oct. 19, Shelton was announced as one of two coaches who formally will be inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in May 2018.

But for Shelton, the news of his selection, which arrived as a phone

“This was an honor. I never thought it would come my way. I thought all of the honors had passed me by ... It was great to get the call and its as something I wasn’t expecting. It’s a very special time for me.”

–Bob Shelton, former Hays hear coach

call while he was on the links, came as a slight surprise. He felt the honors that come with a 42-year coaching career had gone by.

“This was an honor. I

never thought it would come my way. I thought all of the honors had passed me by,” Shelton said. “It was great to get the call and it’s something I wasn’t

expecting. It’s a very special time for me.”

It was only recently that Shelton realized he had been nominated

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Bob Shelton, pictured with his wife Beverly, was the grand marshal in parade for Hays CISD’s 50th anniversary, was selected to be inducted in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in May.

Trustees split on goals for 2017-18 school year

BY MOSES LEOS III

PHOTO BY JIM CULLEN

WMS opens new greenhouse

Wallace Middle School is going green in the literal sense after members of the school’s Green Team cut the ribbon to its new greenhouse. The cost for the greenhouse was covered by a Healthier U.S. School Challenge Grant. The group’s history dates back to a 2011 Education Foundation Innovative Teaching Grant.

Snead named Secondary Teacher of the Year This week, the Hays CISD Education Foundation presented Barton Middle School’s Michael Snead with his Hays CISD Secondary Teacher of the Year commemorative ring.

Foundation President Rob Dahse made the surprise presentation of the Herff Jonesprovided ring and was joined by Interim Superintendent Dr. Ann Dixon, as well as Barton Assistant Principal Rachel Joiner and others.

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Hays CISD elementary hosts statewide leadership workshop Buda Elementary School hosted an area Student Council/Leadership workshop this week, which was an event that involved 13 area schools.

Buda, Kyle, Hemphill, Fuentes and Science Hall elementary schools represented HCISD. The event was sponsored by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA).

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Despite concerns over a lack of definition, Hays CISD leaders Monday pushed forward with its annual goals, mission statement and beliefs for the school year.

Those goals, approved by a split 5-2 vote, came as a result of several workshops involving the board of trustees and Ann Dixon, who is the district’s acting superintendent.

Trustees Willie Tenorio and Holly Raymond both voted against the district’s goals.

Tenorio was concerned concerns the district’s goals were not clearly defined, didn’t have enough structure and didn’t have enough “meat” to it.

He said the district’s goals also didn’t have enough tangible measurements for the district to assess success or failure. Tenorio’s concern was trustees could potentially be drawn into an argument at the end of the year on whether the district succeeded in accomplishing its goals.

Tenorio suggested goals such as getting “everyone reading at the same grade level in elementary schools.”

“There’s not enough measurements, or teeth in this, to know if we have something done on this or not,” Tenorio said.

Vanessa Petrea, Hays CISD at-large trustee, who voted in favor of the goals, also was concerned the district’s list lacked concrete, measurable goals.

Petrea said she brought similar concerns up at previous meetings, but felt there was push back against her.

“I’m surprised this is now coming up from veteran board members,” said Petrea. “Personally, I do like the beliefs, the mission, vision and goals.”

Trustee Holly Raymond questioned accountability regarding the goals and who would be responsible for them.

Meredith Keller, Hays CISD board president, said she was happy with the goals and felt trustees worked hard on them.

Keller said it’s not the job of trustees to “put the meat” on goals.

However, Keller said the district may need to look at placing more

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Continued from pg. 3B definition to the goals, as leaders “don’t need to be guessing.”

“It’s also been available to us for quite some time for feedback. I think these are terrific and measurable things that can be shown to us to prove it out,” Keller said.

“We’re also in a transition period with a new superintendent in January, hopefully, that will know who we are and where we want to go.”

Dixon placed ownership of the goals on trustees’ shoulders; she said trustees must give staff direction on where they want to take the district.

“It’s not ours. You give us the direction and have given us this,” Dixon said.

“But where you want to measure it now, what satisfies you, we’re going to do that. But we need leadership from you.”

The District will: • Ensure that all campuses meet or exceed standards as set by TEA through continuous evaluation and alignment of current and existing programs as necessary.

• Pursue innovative programs and practices to maintain a competitive learning environment.

• Promote a professional environment where employees are valued as partners.

• Strengthen communication and collaboration between students, parents, staff and community.

• Continue to develop and implement a capital improvement plan that serves the district’s demographics and growth.

• Allocate district resources to maintain long term financial stability.

Hays CISD’s 2018 mission statement The mission of Hays CISD is to nurture students to become extraordinary citizens through unique, personal educational experiences through an innovative community of learners while celebrating our diversity and legacy.

Hays CISD vision statement for 2018 All Hays CISD learners will be: • Academically prepared for college, career, and life • Effective communicators and collaborators • Globally competent and competitive • Prepared for life and citizenship

Shelton

Continued from pg. 1B for induction into the THSFBHOF, which annually selects an athlete from each decade, and up to one or two coaches.

Once inducted in May, Shelton will join the ranks of legends such as G.A. Moore and Jim Streety, who have previously been inducted.

Only 33 coaches have been inducted into the THSFBHOF. Shelton said the honor is a reflection on the students he’s coached, as well as those who comprised his coachings staff during his tenure.

For the better part of 14 years, Shelton said he had the same staff of ten coaches, who all helped coach varsity and junior varsity football.

“Having the staff together for that long helped us,” Shelton said. “The kids are what makes the thing.

You can’t do anything without them. We had a lot of great players.”

Shelton also thanked support from the community, which helped him during his four-plus decade coaching career.

The support of Beverly, Shelton’s wife, played one of the largest roles in his success.

Shelton said Beverly was strong-willed as she raised their four children during his career.

Coaches normally put in anywhere from 80 to 90 hours per week.

“That’s the thing people don’t understand, how many

hours coaches put in,” Shelton said.

Adapting to the times was a must for Shelton and his staff, which ranged from plays on the field, to film study off of it.

Shelton said he remembered when coaches helped fundraise to buy a $400 16 millimeter projector to study film. Prior to that time, coaches didn’t trade film with opponents for games.

But staying focused on what his teams had to do helped Shelton accrue more than 300 wins in his career.

“I think probably the main thing is knowing you’re doing the right thing and doing it year after year and week after week,” Shelton said.

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rogress continues in Buda’s attempt to make the city a friendlier place for senior citizens.

On Oct. 2, Buda Human Resources Manager Kristin Williams provided an update to the Buda City Council on the city’s Task Force on Aging, including the possibility of an adult daycare and a senior resource center.

The mission behind the Task Force on Aging is to “enhance the quality of life for Buda’s senior residents and their caregivers,” Williams said. Buda’s task force was created in early 2017.

Williams said the task force meets twice a month with several agencies and entities in the Central Texas area that share a common focus on providing information to senior citizens.

Williams said the Age of Central Texas organization, which provides adult daycare, expressed interest in opening a location in Buda after meeting with the members of the task force.

“They have a very strong interest in this community,” Williams said.

Task Force member Katherine Metzler said the group has made “great strides” in the last five to six months.

Metzler said one of the top priorities of the task force

Task Force member Katherine Metzler said one of the top priorities of the task force was to streamline the senior resource page on city’s website, which has already been accomplished.

was to streamline the senior resource page on city’s website, which has already been accomplished. She discussed the possibilities of a senior resource center in Buda, as well as achieving “age-friendly” status.

Buda public information officer David Marino, who is also the task force liaison, said the organization continues to serve as a “voice for our senior community.”

“Our task force has discussed the possibility of having a senior resource center in Buda, but there is nothing set in stone

at this time,” Marino said. He added the center would serve as a central location for senior residents to pick up information.

“The idea of a senior resource center is a very preliminary discussion and ultimately we would have to go before city council to move forward,” Marino said.

Marino said the city’s transportation program is available to all senior residents age 60 or older living within Buda’s city limit.

The free transportation service currently operates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m to noon.

The service transports riders to Buda, Kyle and San Marcos, as well as the grocery store, bank, hair salon, as well as nonemergency or routine medical appointments.

Metzler said the task force has been working very hard on collecting resources and doing research on ways to aid Buda’s growing senior population. She requested that the task force take a month off and resume meeting in January 2018.

“Our Task Force on Aging is making great strides … to enhance the quality of life for Buda’s senior residents through planning, coordinating and monitoring the availability of services and information,” Marino said.

Kyle Quilt Show More than 50 quilts were on display at Kyle’s historic city hall last weekend. The 14th annual event was hosted by the Kyle Quilters club and its 35 participants.

Winner of the Mayor’s Choice quilt competition was Debby Philips. Pictured is Mayor Todd Webster with the winning quilt. The Kyle Quilters meet regularly on the second Monday of the month at Kyle’s historic city hall.

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n Oct. 28, 1962, New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle equaled the National Football League (NFL) record for touchdown passes in a single game by throwing seven against the Washington Redskins.

But “The Bald Eagle,” as Tittle was fondly known, was not the first Texan to join one of pro football’s most exclusive fraternities.

Ten years earlier, Adrian Burk had also pulled off the same amazing feat.

Born in Mexia, Adrian Matthew Burk played his high school ball at tiny Joinerville in the East Texas county of Rusk. Despite the small size of his Friday night stage, he showed sufficient promise for the head coach at Baylor to invest a scholarship in him.

Sadly for Burk, he arrived at Waco in the middle of the Bears’ epic championship drought. Baylor had last won a Southwest Conference title in 1924 and would not claim another until 1974.

Burk did, however, play on a pair of better-thanaverage Baylor squads. As the starting signal-caller in 1948, he led the Baptists to a 5-3-2 record and a 20-7 victory over Wake Forest in the Dixie Bowl, their first post-season appearance.

The next season, Baylor improved to an 8-2 record and he was selected AllSWC quarterback.

Taken in the first round of the NFL draft by the Colts, Burk bided his time in Baltimore before being traded to the Philadelphia.

In 1954, his fourth year with the Eagles, he split quarterback duties with Bobby Thomason until an October afternoon.

When Burk connected on one TD pass in the first period and two more in the second, the Eagles coach decided to let him stay in the game. It was only after he ran his total to six in the fourth quarter that Thomason took his place.

The clock was ticking down, when the Eagles publicity director discovered Burk needed just one more touchdown pass to tie Sid Luckman’s record set in 1943. The Baylor grad grabbed his helmet, ran back on the field and a few plays later earned his place in the archives of professional football.

Burk retired after the 1956 season, returned to his alma mater for a law degree and later became an NFL referee. As a member of the officiating crew working the OaklandPittsburg playoff game in 1971, he was the first to signal a touchdown after Franco Harris’ “immaculate reception.”

Texas’ loss was LSU’s gain, when Yelberton Abraham Tittle, Jr., the bluechip prospect who led Marshall to the state finals, chose the Tigers over UT. Despite his decision to attend an out-of-state school, the two-time All-Southeast Conference quarterback still realized a boyhood dream of playing in Dallas on New Year’s Day. The temperature never got out of the twenties at the 1947 Cotton Bowl, the coldest ever held, as LSU and Arkansas battled to a scoreless draw in a snowstorm.

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Help available for silent victims of family violence

BY MELISSA G. RODRIGUEZ,

HCWC Director of Community Partnerships

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ecently, Texas Council on Family Violence published its annual “Honoring Texas Women” 2016 report documenting the stories of the 146 women in Texas killed by their intimate partners. The report includes one woman from our two county service area in Kyle and is listed as follows: “Erin Wright, 39 KYLE | MARCH 26, 2016 James Keen, 49, shot and killed his girlfriend Erin in the front yard of their home.

Three of Erin’s children were inside the home; they fled to a neighbor’s house for help. Authorities arrested and charged Keen with murder. Keen has a history of family violence. Erin is survived by four children.”

Her children are among the thousands of children who live in homes where family violence has robbed them from what most of us take for granted – their sense of safety, comfort and nurturing in their own homes. These are all things they are not

Children feel torn between both parents, often blaming themselves and bearing the responsibility of wanting to keep their families together. Who wouldn’t want their family to heal and remain intact?

only entitled to but should cause the rest of us to take pause and reflect on what the loss of this basic need will ultimately lead to.

Children who live in homes where family violence is part of their everyday lives have higher risks of many unintended consequences such as behavior problems at school, truancy, different forms of addiction and running away from home.

Additional consequences include mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and PTSD, among others.

They live in fear not only for themselves but for their parent; they fear for the victim parent’s safety but also fear the abusive parent getting in trouble.

Children feel torn between both parents, often blaming themselves and bearing the responsibility of wanting to keep their families together.

Who wouldn’t want their

OBITUARY KASPER Willie (Billy) Herman Kasper, Jr. passed away peacefully on October 19, 2017 in Austin, Texas at the age of 80.

Billy, a loving husband, father and grandfather is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Scott and husband, Steven Scott; son, Willie Herman Kasper, III; daughter Sarah Gentry and husband Jason Gentry; nine grandchildren, Trey Scott, Matthew Scott, Samantha Scott, Dylan Kasper, Jessica Kasper, Preston Kasper, Madalyn Kasper, Brooke Gentry, Wesley Gentry; ex-wife Bobbie Kasper; sisters Frances Dube and Pearl Maples; nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Joyce Kasper and daughter Jowayne Kasper.

Billy was born on June 3, 1937 in Austin, Texas.

He attended elementary school in Banquete, Texas.

He graduated in 1955 from Buda High School. Billy enjoyed boxing and playing football. He enlisted

in the United States Navy in 1955 with a couple of his friends. His home port was Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. He took great pride in advancing through the ranks, making E6 drawing E7 pay as an EM 1st Class Electrician Mate on the USS Stark County, USS 1134 and was honorably discharged in 1959. Billy married the love of his life in 1957. Billy enjoyed visiting with family and friends, especially Jeanie, Hardie and Danny Wolter from South Texas.

Billy struggled with mental illness over half of his life, making it difficult at times.

He had a strong Catholic faith and a happy-go-lucky personality. He was a very generous man, he would give the shirt off his back to anyone. Billy had a passion for music and enjoyed playing his guitar. He was intelligent, his mind was always working, being the analytical thinker that he was. Billy was a fighter in so many ways.

A special heartfelt thank you to Nurse, Mary Gilmore, and the staff at Hospice Austin, Hospice Austin’s Christopher House and Monte Siesta Nursing and Rehabilitation. A private burial will be held for family.

family to heal and remain intact? The stress of living in this environment can also lead to physical and health issues that often remain undiagnosed and untreated. There are many adults who grew up in these homes who now list a plethora of health and mental health issues as a result of having grown up in these complicated situations.

In general, society’s response in trying to deal with these situations has been highly misguided, often blaming the victim for staying in the abusive home and while the safety of children is paramount, the solution isn’t always

an easy one. Victims are much more likely to be murdered while leaving or after having left their abuser.

Many stay for the children, feeling that two parents are better than one, but many leave because of the children fearing their safety. And while we could explore further explanations, there is only one that rarely gets mentioned but is truly the only way to end violence.

The abuser is who is making the choice to abuse so only they can make the choice to not abuse. The responsibility lays with that person and as a community, we must

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shift that accountability to that individual and stop blaming victims.

If you or someone you know is living in an abusive home, we are here to help. The answer for many is early intervention and support for survivors of family violence and their children. HCWC provides assistance to survivors (inclusive of all genders) by offering individual counseling, personal and/ or legal advocacy, emergency shelter (for those in need of safe housing) and support groups for themselves and also for their children.

All of our programs have trained children’s counselors who work with children by providing traditional talk therapy or play therapy for children who need more specialized care.

For more information about services, please call

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Continued from pg. 1C firm belief that at age 34 he was past his prime. Rather than retire, which he had seriously considered during the off-season, he vowed to prove the 49ers wrong.

Tittle did that and a lot more. Under his neversay-die leadership, the Giants won the Eastern Division three straight seasons. And even though they came up short in championship bouts with the Packers (1961 and 1962) and the Bears (1963), Y.A. ensured his immortality as one of the greatest passers in the history of the sport. His record of 36 touchdown passes in 1963, his next-to-last season, stood for more than two decades.

Nothing says more about Y.A. Tittle, the man and the football legend, than the Nov. 20, 1964 photograph taken of him kneeling with a bloody face after a vicious tackle knocked off his helmet.

This picture hangs in the lobby of the National Press Photographers Association headquarters next to the Iwo Jima flag-raising and the “Hindenburg” disaster.

What this photo does not show is Tittle rising to his feet and finishing the game.

This article is part four of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and we hope to educate our community on this very serious issue. 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Locally, the HaysCaldwell Women’s Center has been serving victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and child abuse since 1978.

Last year, HCWC served 1,872 victims of abuse (face-to-face) from Hays and Caldwell Counties.

1,050 of those were victims of domestic violence.

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Even though the Detroit Lions used their firstround draft pick for Y.A., he signed with the Baltimore Colts of the short-lived AllAmerican Football Conference in 1948. He came out of the gate with guns blazing passing for 2,799 yards and winning “Rookie of the Year” honors.

But Baltimore’s first professional football franchise folded for financial reasons after consecutive 1-11 seasons. Everyone on the defunct team’s roster was allowed to enter the 1951 NFL draft, and the San Francisco 49ers jumped at the chance to take Tittle.

After a two-year struggle, he finally beat out Frankie Albert for the job of starting quarterback.

The next season the 49ers introduced their “Million Dollar Backfield” with four future members of the Hall of Fame: Tittle at QB, fullbacks John Henry Johnson and Joe Perry and halfback Hugh McElhenny.

But an NFL championship somehow exceeded their high-priced grasp, and much of the blame was pinned on the prematurely bald Texan in spite of his impressive numbers.

So in August 1961, San Francisco traded Tittle to the New York Giants in the

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Yasp! Be on the lookout for the fuzzy gray Southern flannel moth caterpillar Megalopyge opercularis.

It’s also called “puss moth caterpillar.” The teardropshaped asp’s body is covered with venomous hairs that usually produce intense throbbing pain for about an hour and can cause reactions that require hospitalization. The sting usually brings red raised spots on skin.

You might want to wear protective clothing and

shoes until their numbers diminish, especially in the presence of trees.

If stung, apply an ice pack and consider taking oral antihistamine or a painkiller. Try pulling the hairs left behind with a piece of scotch tape.

The September 1923 USDA circular “THE PUSS CATERPILLAR AND THE EFFECTS OF ITS STING ON MAN” says that a few years back (so, about a century ago) some schools in San Antonio were closed

until an infestation was brought under control.

The asps are usually in trees including hackberry, oaks, and ash. Their most dangerous period is September and October.

Val Cass, who gets his Christmas décor lighting started in October, is retiring at the end of October after 66 years of employment. (Glory! Val started working the year I was born!) For 18 years he has worked with Enterprise Rent A Car. Before that, he

worked for 21 years with Motorola. At one point in his long career he fabricated electronics that went into space with Jet Propulsion Labs. Val plans to spend more time traveling with his wife Holly, who retired earlier this year, and puttering around the house.

Do you plan to attend this weekend’s Fire & Ice at the City’s property near City entrance? The flier left on doorsteps gives the full schedule. It starts at

4pm. Ice Cream and Salsa competition is 6:30 -7 p.m.

The band, Driveway Lights, plays on the City Hall driveway from 7 -9 p.m.

If Loving Mountain City volunteers missed your house when delivering the Fire & Ice announcement and LMC’s annual calendar and a grocery bag for this Sunday’s Food Drive, contact Amy at lovingmountaincity@gmail.com Have groceries for the Food Drive in a bag at your mailbox by 2pm on Sun-

day. They’ll be picked up by local scouts.

If you hear migrating birds high overhead, scan several degrees ahead in the direction they’re travelling (probably south). Just like a plane, from so high, their sound takes a while to arrive.

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Along those same lines, whoever said that a tree hole must be twice as wide as the pot clearly had never tried digging in our soil.

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Apply compost and organic root stimulators.

After they’re established, use an organic fertilizer during the growing season.

Continue watering as needed to keep the tree healthy. A droughtstressed tree cannot always revive itself to its’ former glory when the rains come again.

Lastly, a few specifics for those special situations. Our soil is tough to dig through sometimes.

If you can’t go down more than a few inches, create a large raised bed with all those extra boulders lying around and plant up. Make sure you give the tree a decent width and height to the bed based on the final size of the chosen species.

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Don’t stake the tree unless you are planting in a windy location. Un-staked trees are stronger and at maturity are better at withstanding windstorms.

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7. Water as you fill in to eliminate air pockets in the soil.

8. Use a mix of native soil and a compost or soil blend made for tree planting.

9. Only cover the root ball a few inches and don’t pile up soil or mulch around the trunk (ever!).

Create a donut-style ring around the outside rootball area of the tree for a water basin, using extra soil to build it. Top dress with mulch to preserve soil moisture.

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3. Make sure that you start with a healthy specimen from a reputable source. Most local nurseries buy their stock from local growers and so the tree is already adjusted to our climate.

4. Dig an irregular hole.

Tree roots can be lazy and a perfectly round hole can trick a tree into believing it is still in the pot and it may fail to grow roots outwards.

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Grab your dog ears and head downtown for the 15th annual Booda Halloween celebration in Downtown Buda on Oct. 28 from 4:307:30 p.m. Walk Main Street for an endless supply of candy and spooky fun.

Costume contests begin at 5 p.m. for youth, adult and group categories.

Pumpkins for the decorated pumpkin contests should be created before the event and dropped off by at the judging table by the water tower downtown on the day of the event. Pumpkins will be voted on ballot style by attendees.

The ballot will be counted and the winners announced at 6:30 p.m.

Get your spookiest costume ready and join the city of Kyle Saturday, Oct. 28 from 1-4 p.m. for Center Street Trick-or-Treat, in partnership with Wayfinders Church.

Local businesses and organizations will set up tents and tables at City Square Park to provide a fun and safe opportunity for trick-or-treating. It’s the center of all your Halloween fun! All are invited to come out to the treat trail for a fun afternoon of treats and a costume contest.

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PAWS Shelter of Central Texas in Kyle will host its second annual Howl-O-Ween House Party on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 12-4 p.m. There will be carnival games, a children’s costume contest, live music, and a silent auction.

Kyle Garden Club

The Kyle Garden Club will meet Friday, Nov. 3 at 12:30 p.m. at The Historic City Hall in Kyle.

The program will be on Horse Trough Gardening presented by Janet Bradford. The public is invited.

Legends of Tejano Music

The Wittliff Collection at Texas State University is featuring Legends of Tejano Music: Highlights from the Ramón Hernández Archives. This exhibit that runs through Dec. 20 celebrates the rich history of Tejano music through this stunning exhibition featuring treasured artifacts from the world-class collection of famed musicologist Ramón Hernández.

Run for the Hills

Join Hays Hill Baptist Church for this 5K, 1K and fun run Oct. 28. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. This event helps raise funds for Rescue-Rebuild-Rejoice, a ministry of Hays Hills Baptist Church that seeks to help single moms through housing, mentoring, and assisting with other needs. After the race, stay for the Fall Family Festival with inflatables, games, candy and prizes. Find more information, including a schedule and how to register, online at budarun.com.

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Kyle okays $210,000 in new signage

BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY Improving and promoting tourism, along with helping residents around town, was the claim Kyle city leaders used when approving the purchase of $210,000 in gateway and directional signage earlier this month.

By a 6-0 vote, the Kyle City Council approved the execution of a purchase order to FSG Signs of Austin for five gateway signs. Those signs are to be placed at major entryways through the city.

Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, said fabrication of those signs takes roughly three months. She said installation of the signs is expected to begin around the end of January 2018.

The cost for the signs comes to $210,996.00, which includes $172,236.00 for gateway signs and $38,760.00 for way-finding directional signs.

A total of $250,000.00 was appropriated for the Gateway and Wayfinding Directional Signs project in the approved Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget.

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Kyle Mayor Todd Webster said some of the money comes from the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds, while the rest comes from the general fund.

Webster said HOT funds are to be spent on specific uses such as promoting tourism in the city.

The new signage would help add character to the city while also improving the quality of life for residents, Webster said.

Installation of the signage is the most recent steps city leaders and staff have made as an apparent effort to improve the quality of life for its residents.

Installing the signs was included in the city’s beautification plan.

“Gateway signs help give an area a sense of place, wayfinding signs help people find their way to city resources, facilities, and events or draw attention to public assets the general public may have not realized was there,” said Hilsenbeck.

Hilsenbeck also said the current design was the favored choice from informal feedback from staff.

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when a water meter is installed. The amount of the impact fee is directly related to the size of the water meter.

Nett said he doesn’t anticipate a decrease in new businesses or homebuyers in Buda as a result of the current water and wastewater impact fees.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said Oct. 17 he has been in favor of impact fees for a long time, but there has never been a political will on the dais

alloween is almost upon us. Of course, on Halloween night, you may see a parade of monsters, demons, Transformers and other frightening individuals stopping by your house, exercising their right to demand candy. Fortunately, their appearance will be unlikely to cause you unpleasant dreams. But some people seem to have real fears about other things – such as what may happen in the financial markets. One way to keep those fears at bay is to avoid certain impulsive moves, such as the following: Avoid ducking out of the market – Consider this: In March 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at about 12,275 points. Exactly two years later, in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, the Dow had fallen to about 6,500 – a drop of 47% and the Dow’s lowest point in 12 years. By that time, a lot of people had gone to the investment sidelines. So, what did they miss? Depending on how long they stayed out of the market, they may have missed some, or perhaps most, of one of the longest and strongest bull markets in history, because, just eight years later, the Dow had soared to almost 21,000, a gain of 223%.

Of course, investing does involve the risk of losing principal, and there is no guarantee the market will perform as it has in the past. However, it’s fair to say that if you duck out of the market during its lower points, you might not benefit from the gains that may follow.

Avoid chasing “hot” stocks – By the time you hear about a supposedly “hot” stock, it may already be cooling off.

Also, how trustworthy is the source? Does this tip come from an unbiased, knowledgeable individual? If not, you have reason to question its value. Even more important, though, you need to ask if the hot stock is appropriate for your needs, goals and risk tolerance. If not, it’s not so hot.

Avoid taking on too much – or too little – risk. If you feel the need to push your portfolio toward the maximum possible returns, you might invest too aggressively and take on too much risk.

Conversely, if you are determined to avoid any amount of loss, at any time, you might invest so conservatively that your portfolio won’t grow enough to help you achieve your long-term goals. You need to strike a balance between risk and reward that is appropriate for you, and you need to make investment choices suitable for your individual risk tolerance.

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“Gateway signs help give an area a sense of place. Wayfinding signs help people find their way to city resources, facilities, and events or draw attention to public assets the general public may have not realized was there.”

–Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist

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Buda considers additional impact fees on development

BY SAMANTHA SMITH Additional impact fees could be on the horizon in Buda as city leaders approved a study to examine a proposed roadway impact fee Oct. 17.

Buda City Engineer John Nett said performing the study was appropriate due to the rapid growth in the area. The study, which will be conducted by Freese and Nichols, is expected to be completed by October 2018.

Buda City Engineer John Nett said that impact fees are a one-time fee that is charged to all new development, residential and commercial, but does not impact homes and businesses already in existence.

However, Nett did not go into detail about how the impact fee could be assessed, if it were to be implemented.

Nett said that impact fees are a one-time fee that is charged to

all new development, residential and commercial, but does not impact homes and businesses already in existence.

Nett added developers are not the ones paying the impact

fees typically, and that it is a cost the builder absorbs then passes on to the homeowner or business owner.

Currently, Buda has water and wastewater impact fees that are charged to the builder

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Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held November 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction.com. The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien.

The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH. Safe-n-Sound Self 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.

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Terms: Cash – Credit Cards – Check with Proper ID – OK Sales Tax Applies unless exemption is shown. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS DAY OF SALE SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS ADVERTISING.

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An application has been filed with Hays County to subdivide 85.19 acres of property located along FM 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652.

Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512)-393-2150. Tracking Number: SUB-827.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL

As a part of its business of exercising its groundwater powers, the Board of Plum Creek Conservation District will consider applications for the renewal of 3 water well production permits, which are described as follows: This Consideration will be during the Board’s regular meeting, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 21, 2017, located at 1101 W. San Antonio, Lockhart, TX. Name of Applicant: Aqua Water Supply Corporation Address: 415 old Austin Hwy, Drawer P Bastrop, TX 78602 Date Application Filed: August 29, 2017 Location of Wells: • PCCD # 6712312.012(Aqua Well No. 1), Latitude: 29.846389 Longitude: -97.530556 • PCCD # 6712311.011 (Aqua Well No. 2), Latitude: 29.845833 Longitude: -97.531111 • PCCD # 6712313.013 (Aqua Well No. 3), Latitude: 29.8475 Longitude: -97.529722.

Purpose: Public Supply Amount of Water: • Aqua Well No. 1 = 125 acre feet of water per year • Aqua Well No. 2 = 150 acre feet of water per year • Aqua Well No. 3 = 350 acre feet of water per year Proposed Rate • Aqua Well No. 1 = 120 gallons per minute • Aqua Well No. 2 = 90 gallons per minute • Aqua Well No. 3 = 220 gallons per minute Summary: There are 3 applications for the renewal of 3 wells, requesting a total of 625 acre feet of water, located on 1.35 acres of land. The wells are located approximately 8 miles east of Lockhart on FM 86.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Pursuant to chapter 59; Texas property code; Cornerstone Storage 281 N FM 1626 Buda, TX, 78610 will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord lien. The sale will end on or around 10:00 am on November 13th, 2017 via storagetreasures.com.

Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. A $50.00 clean up deposit

will be required. Unit must to misc. household items, be cleaned out 48 Hrs. furniture, electronics, and from end of sale. Sale is tools. Property includes subject to adjournment. contents from units of the Seller reserves the right to following tenants: Jonathan withdraw the property at Williams any time before the sale.

A Public Notice general description of unit contents is but not limited PUBLIC NOTICES, 4D Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT:

TABC NOTICE

Application made the Texas The City of has Kylebeen shall holdwith a public hearing Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a BQ on a request by Jose and Maria Diocares (ZWine & Beer Retailer’s Off Premise0.76 Permit 17-020) to rezone approximately acres

by Goforth Partners Inc. dba Bread Basket to of land from Retail Service District ‘RS’ to be located at 1290 Beebe Road, Kyle, County Community Commercial ‘CC’ for property of Hays, Texas. Officers of said Corporation located at 301 Rebel Drive, inBaslan Hays S. County, are Sufian Emmar, President, Omar, Texas.

Vice President and Bilal S. Omar, Secretary.

The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may Notice of Public consider, assigning anyHearing zoning district IS HEREBY GIVEN TO whichALL isNOTICE equivalent or more restrictive.

INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a re-

A hearing will be held to byrezone the questpublic

by Jose and Maria Diocares (Z-17-020) Planning and Zoning Commission approximately 0.76 acres of land from Retail Serviceon District ‘RS’November to Community ‘CC’ P.M. for propTuesday, 14,Commercial 2017 at 6:30 erty located at 301 Rebel Drive, in Hays County, Texas.

Thepublic Planninghearing and Zoning Commission A will be heldmay by recommend, the Kyle and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning City Council on Tuesday, November 21, district which is equivalent or more restrictive.

2017, at 7:00 P.M.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

Kyle City Hall Council Chambers A public hearing will be held by the Kyle City Council 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 7:00 P.M. Kyle City Hall Council Chambers

Owner: JoseSt., and Maria 100 W Center Kyle, TexasDiocares Phone: (830) 832-8514 Owner: Jose and Maria Diocares Phone: (830) 832-8514

Publication Date: October 25, 2017 Publication Date: October 25, 2017 Z-17-020 Z-17-020

Public Notice Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request by Asifali Karowalia (Z-17019) to assign original zoning to approximately 1.082 acres of land from Agriculture ‘AG’ to Retail Service District ‘RS’ for property located at 1049 Windy Hill Road and to assign original zoning to approximately 5.533 acres of land from Agriculture ‘AG; to Multi-Family Residential-3 ‘R-3-3’ for property located at 1001, 1003 and 1049 Windy Hill Road, in Hays County, Texas.

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

The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request

by Asifali Karowalia (Z-17-019) to assign original zoning to approximately 1.082 acres of land from AgriA public willDistrict be ‘RS’ held by the culture ‘AG’ tohearing Retail Service for property Planning and Zoning Commission located at 1049 Windy Hill Road and to assign origi- on nal zoning toNovember approximately 5.533 acres land from Tuesday, 14, 2017 atof6:30 P.M. Agriculture ‘AG’ to Multi-Family Residential-3 ‘R-3-3’ for property located at 1001, 1003 and 1049 Windy Hill Road, in Hays County, Texas.

A public hearing will be held by the Kyle

City Council on Tuesday, 21, The Planning and Zoning CommissionNovember may recommend, and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning 2017, at 7:00 P.M. district which is equivalent or more restrictive.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning

Kyle City on Hall Council Chambers Commission Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 6:30 P.M. 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas A public hearing will be held by the Kyle City Council on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 7:00 P.M.

Owner: Karowalia Kyle CityAsifali Hall Council Chambers 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas Agent: Afzaal Khan, AR & AR, LLC. Owner: Asifali Phone: (512)Karowalia 712-0071 Agent: Afzaal Khan, AR & AR, LLC. Phone: (512) 712-0071

Publication Date: October 25, 2017 Publication Date: October 25, 2017 Z-17-019 Z-17-019

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Councilmember Lee Urbanovsky said he was in favor of the proposed roadway impact fees, but was unsure about adopting storm water impact fees for the city.

Nett also said in the later interview that Buda’s water and wastewater impact fees are similar to other neighboring cities. Many

prospective developers include impact fee costs into a build no matter in what city they want to construct, Nett said.

“Our impact fees are right in line with what our neighbors are charging,” Nett said.

He added that the fees are “one small marginal factor” in the total cost of construction that could be considered.

Charging new development for impact fees is a way to keep bond issuance at a minimum for Buda residents, Nett said.

“Impact fees provide us with another tool in the toolbox to fund capital improvements for water and wastewater infrastructure,” Nett said.

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many of the same investments – If you own a lot of one particular financial asset and a market downturn affects that asset class strongly, your portfolio could suffer. But if you spread your investment dollars among domestic and international stocks, bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, certificates of deposit (CDs) and

so on, you may not be as susceptible to a downturn, because different types of investments often perform differently at any given time. (Keep in mind, though, that while diversification can help reduce the effects of market volatility, it can’t guarantee profits or protect against all losses.)

No matter what you do, you can’t take all the uncertainty out of investing. But by understanding market volatility and the composition of your portfolio, you can invest with more confidence.

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By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on November 7, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider: Kai Vista Estates, Section 1, Replat of Lot 22

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The Project consists of excavating approximately 300 cubic yards of unclassified channel rock/ earthen materials, installation on drainage culverts with end treatments, driveway reconstruction, and revegetation improvements.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Eddie W. Martin, Deceased, were issued on September 18, 2017, in Cause No. 17-0232P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to: Shirley James Martin.

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.

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