Aug. 4, 2016 News-Dispatch

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Looking ahead for Tiger volleyball

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News-Dispatch Volume XXXVI No. 43

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Who does Hays County support?

Political donation breakdown by candidate The News-Dispatch tallied up total presidential, congressional and local campaign contributions out of Buda, Kyle, San Marcos, Driftwood, Dripping Springs and Wimberley zip codes. The top five candidates are shown below. See a breakdown by city on page 7 and a full list of campaign donations online at www.HaysNewsDispatch.com

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

$258,883

$97,824

Great America PAC (supporting Donald Trump) $250,200 Donald Trump (R) – $8,683

$100M County looks to bond for jail expansion

Ted Cruz (R)

$79,935

$52,756

Hillary Clinton (D) – $69,935 Trusted Leadership PAC (supporting Hillary Clinton) $10,000

Bernie Sanders (D)

BY MOSES LEOS III

moses@haysfreepress.com

News-Dispatch Reporter

JAIL BOND, 2

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Wimberley looks for dark-sky certification

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

Continued overcrowding at the Hays County Jail is forcing county officials to keep with the trend of outsourcing prisoners to another facility to stem the flow.

But the county is now accruing additional costs at taxpayers’ expense as they’re having to travel further to house the excess in prisoners. It’s now leading county officials to contemplate placing a $100 million new jail facility onto a possible November bond initiative.

In late July, Hays County Commissioners approved an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County and Burnet County. The ILS allows for the transport and housing of Hays County inmates at the Burnet County Jail.

Commissioners approved the agreement with Burnet County that stipulates a $35 a day charge for each inmate.

Hays County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Dennis Guti-

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

The stars at night may lead to bigger and brighter opportunities for Wimberley as the city is close to attaining DarkSky certification.

Shannon du Plessis, vice chairperson of the Wimberley Dark-Sky Committee, said the city is “pretty close” to earning the designation from the International Dark Sky Association.

CONGRESSIONAL RACE

$18,450

Roger Williams (R)

County gives $100K for well study

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

News-Dispatch Reporter

DARK SKY, 3

PHOTO BY BOB COOK

As Wimberley’s tourism industry grows, so does concern over light pollution in the area. The city’s Dark Sky Committee is working to obtain Dark-Sky Certification for the city through the International Dark Sky Association.

For roughly two hours Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court debated the need to construct a multi-port monitoring well to study groundwater within the Trinity and Edwards aquifers.

By a 4-1 vote, commissioners entered into an interlocal agreement with the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to provide funding for constructing the well.

Under the ILA, Hays County would allocate $100,000 to the BSEACD toward the well, which could result in a revised

WATER, 8

County identifies preliminary road project list for possible bond STAFF REPORT Hays County Commissioners last month took their initial look at its preliminary list of road projects that could make their way into a proposed November bond.

A total of 20 projects made their way onto the list, which has an estimated cost of roughly $352 million.

According to a Hays County press release, commissioners looked at projects deemed “vital in the coming years to accommodate the growing population with safer roads that promote mobility throughout the county.”

The list is preliminary, with county officials continuing to finalize their list before asking voters to approve road bond

“TxDOT has very limited funds, and we want to make sure we are ready to work with them when our share of road dollars is available.”

–Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner

funds.

Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner, said the county’s goal is to ensure they are ready to partner with federal, state and local entities and “take advantage of outside funding” to accomplish their “critical road projects.”

“Being ready to start with shovel-ready projects when other money becomes available – and we know it will – is one of the ways we

leveraged the 2008 road bonds to fund more roadways than the bonds alone could pay for,” Jones said in a statement.

Jones added that he is already discussing partnerships and funding with TxDOT. “TxDOT has very limited funds, and we want to make sure we are ready to work with them when our share of road dollars is available,” Jones said.

Hays County’s preliminary project list include intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition for anticipated future need and drainage and low-water crossing improvements.

Several of the major projects identified by Hays County in the Dripping Springs area includes the RM 150 Far West Extension project, which is projected to cost roughly $34.1 million.

The estimated cost of the project, which would extend FM 150 from Ranch to Market Road (RM) 12 to U.S. 290 east, would include planning, design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of a 4-lane divided roadway.

The county also identified

ROAD BONDS, 8

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Opinion Pokémon, please go away I

have never been one to dive head-first into some fad or craze.

I didn’t own a pet rock back in the 70s. After spending one summer picking up stones out of my grandfather’s corn field, I had no interest in any more rocks. I had a mood ring for a short while, but the stone always was black.

It must’ve been defective. Y’all remember the Rubik’s Cube, right?

I messed with one for about an hour and got frustrated. I never could get more than two sides to be the same color.

Must’ve been defective.

MTV was the craze of the 80s, but I would watch Hee Haw instead.

I tried playing video games but I was a sore loser and TV repair costs cut into my entertainment budget, so I left that craze in the hands of my kids. I think the reason I can’t get into some new fad is because I’m kinda set in my ways, or as some youngsters call me, old fashioned.

And if you were to see my cell phone, you’re apt to agree with them.

I used to have one of those flip phones that I really liked. Flipping it open to make a call was like Capt. Kirk calling the

From the Crow’s Nest

by Clint Younts

Austin drivers are already crazy, and now they are looking around for imaginary creatures.

Just one more reason for me to stay down here in Hays County.

Enterprise, saying, “Beam me up, Scotty”. Yeah, that was a fine phone until the hinge broke and I had to hold it together with duct tape and a rubber band. Then I was given a phone with a keyboard so I could text easier. It’s a good phone. I can call folks and send a text to my wife asking what the heck she just sent me to HEB for.

Lots of folks have those expensive iPhones, Androids or other “smart” phones. They are full of apps and are connected to the internet. I don’t know much about them but I think the manufacturers put crack cocaine into the plastic because users can’t go more than 5 minutes without picking up their phones and getting a quick fix. I was recently attending a Garth Brooks concert, and I saw people looking at their phones instead of the stage. Pitiful!

The newest craze is this Pokémon Go app on these phones. I’m not sure what a Pokémon is, although there have been numerous occasions where I am stuck behind a pokey man on my drive to work. What I’ve heard is there are numerous virtual monsters scattered around towns across the country, and phone junkies try to track them down by using the GPS on their phones. I have GPS on my phone’s keyboard along with 23 other letters, but I still can’t play this game.

I don’t have a problem with others playing this game. It gets young, chubby couch potatoes off their butts and makes them get outside and

Jail Bond: Housing fees costing Hays Continued from pg. 1

errez said this daily charge can fluctuate between $35 to $50 a day, depending on the facility. Additional costs to the taxpayers include costs for transportation, food and medication for inmates.

“There are also additional costs for the actual transporting of the inmates such as labor, fuel and additional vehicle maintenance costs. All of these additional costs are paid for by the taxpayer,” Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez said the county would be forced to outsource inmates until “additional bed space is acquired.”

According to the Hays County Jail’s website, the current jail facility, constructed in 1989, is equipped with 362 beds and 111 certified male and female corrections officers.

But with a record 8,000 inmates per year and 2,600 transferred to various courts, Hays County no longer has the bed space to house all of its prisoners.

Gutierrez said inmates with minor charges are few and far between at the Hays County Jail. But even inmates charged with a minor crime still have to

Hays County Jail by the numbers

Proposed bond would include a $100 million new jail facility Current Hays County jail facility was constructed in 1989 Hays County Jail is equipped with 362 beds and 111 certified male and female corrections officers Hays County Jail takes in 8,000 inmates per year 2,600 imates have been transferred to various courts Hays County is charged $35 a day for each inmate housed at Burnet County Jail

appear before a magistrate responsible for setting a bond amount applicable to the crime.

“If a person is unable to post the bond, then he/she must stay in jail,” Gutierrez said.

“The Sheriff’s Office has no control over who can post bond and who

can’t,” Gutierrez said.

Captain Mike Davenport, Hays County Jail Administrator, said at the July 26 commissioners court meeting that the Hays County Jail has been outsourcing inmates to Caldwell County to counter the overflow.

That facility, however, said they were unable to house any more prisoners, as they’ve taken as many as they can, Davenport said.

There are currently 100 inmates being held at the Guadalupe County Jail, but that is the maximum they can take due to a lack of staffing on its part to accommodate the extra Hays County inmates, Davenport said.

Davenport told commissioners in July the move to enter into the ILA with Burnet County was a “necessary move.”

Hays County is now looking toward potentially placing an expansion of the Hays County Jail onto a November bond initiative.

Gutierrez said the county’s Hays County Jail bond project committee has a deadline of Aug. 16 to include the jail bond project in the November bond ballot.

walk. The problem with Pokémon Go occurs when players go where they shouldn’t in search of these monsters. I’ve heard stories of people walking into traffic and other hazardous areas because their eyes are transfixed upon the screen. Players will trespass onto private property. I heard some players recently entered a cathedral during a wedding ceremony in search of their prey. You’d think these Pokémon monsters would have an aversion to holy water.

There’re also reports of people playing Pokémon Go while driving. This is even more dangerous than texting behind the wheel. Austin drivers are already crazy, and now they are looking around for imaginary creatures.

Just one more reason for

me to stay down here in Hays County.

Y’all won’t catch me playing Pokémon Go. I will poke cows and poke fun, and might even imitate Gus McCrae and ask for a poke, but I will never go searching for nonexistent monsters.

I saw enough of those when I was washing down pain meds with tequila. Besides, I don’t even need a fancy phone with GPS to tell me where to go. I have a wife to do that for me.

Clint Younts has a following – out in his pasture. But, as cows probably don’t have fancy phones, they probably won’t be running into him while looking for monsters. crowsnest78610@yahoo. com

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Dripping Springs closes in on updating Comprehensive Plan

BY BAILEY BUCKINGHAM

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The city of Drippping Springs is one step closer to seeing its Comprehensive Plan come to fruition as it goes to the Planning and Zoning commission later this month.

According to a city press release, city leaders plan to bring the document to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. for a public hearing, consideration, discussion and possible approval.

Dripping Springs city council and staff, along with community leaders, citizens and area residents have been in collaboration on

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A draft of the plan is available online at http:// www.cityofdrippingsprings.com/. If you’re unable to attend these meetings you can submit your comments to the City Secretary Kerri Craig, kcraig@ cityofdrippingsprings.com.

the plan since January 2016 to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

The process began with a community survey that had over 1,600 participants complete a survey and give feedback on goals and recommendations that represent the values of the community.

In April and May of 2016, there were two town hall meetings in which attendees discussed various topics such

as traffic, wastewater, housing, economic development and tourism, infrastructure and managing growth.

Attendees then voted on which issues were most important to them.

Some of the topics that received the most votes included traffic, rainwater collection, wastewater reuse and affordable housing.

Other important issues centered around rental housing, higher

density housing, and improvements to Mercer Street, the Triangle, and Historic Districts.

Through the process of conducting the meetings, the survey, a Land Use meeting and focus groups, the Comprehensive Plan’s steering committee, staff and advisory members developed a plan they believe reflects “residents input while providing clear and specific actions for the community to undertake,” according to the release.

Following the completion of the plan, there will be opportunities provided for citizens, non-profit groups, and other organizations to take ownership of action items identified in the plan.

Dark Skies: Could help Wimberley tourism Continued from pg. 1

Should the city earn the designation, it could provide a boost to local tourism, du Plessis said.

“What it can do, to have the designation, is to start what’s called astrotourism, which is helpful for the city and businesses in the city,” du Plessis said.

Steps toward attaining “Dark Sky” certification came when the Wimberley City Council passed a lighting ordinance that is dark skies compliant earlier this year, du Plessis said.

Should the city receive the designation, Wimberley would join 14 other locations that are International Dark Skies Communities. That list includes the city of Dripping Springs, which became Dark-Sky certified in 2014 and whose lighting ordinance Wimberley modeled its after.

Wimberley’s light ordinance requires lights in the city to be fully shielded, where the lights would shine light down, and not up.

“A lot of people are under the impression that brighter (lights) is better,” du Plessis said. “But that’s not true.”

With the passage of the ordinance, Wimberley’s Dark-Sky committee is now preparing to finalize its application to submit to the IDA. Making up the city’s application are official letters of support from Mayor Mac McCullough and the city council, along with letters from the community.

Du Plessis said the Wimberley Chamber of

“Businesses here would benefit with the astrotourism, where people come out here (to Wimberley) ... They may say, ‘Let’s have star parties’ or other events in Wimberley to see the Milky Way and the deep sky objects in our telescopes.”

– Shannon du Plessis, Vice Chairperson of the Wimberley Dark-Sky Committee

Commerce, along with the Texas Chapter of the IDA supports the city’s dark-sky quest. She added various homeonwers and business owners assocations have expressed support, with the committee awaiting a letter of support from the Wimberley Merchants Association.

“We need to show broad support for darksky from various community organizations,” du Plessis said.

Helping has been Cindy Luongo-Cassidy, who helms the Texas Chapter of International DarkSkies, along with a Hays County Master Naturalist. Luongo-Cassidy was instrumental in helping Dripping Springs obtain its designation, du Plessis said.

“Knowing (Dripping Springs) was a dark-sky community, it inspired us to take action and say, ‘hey, we want that, too.’”

The next element for Wimberley is working on a comprehensive lighting code, along with total community commitment

toward adhering to darksky regulations.

City owned properties currently have lighting that conforms to code, while the recently built H-E-B and Wimberley ISD baseball fields all comply with the ordinance. The IDA makes a decision on dark-sky applications every two months, du Plessis said.

Attempting to get rid of light pollution and to “save the night sky” are two factors that guide du Plessis.

While she said the committee doesn’t see themselves as “night sky police,” talking to people regarding the harmful effects of light pollution is their goal.

Du Plessis said 80 perecnt of people in North America are unable to see the milky way due to light pollution.

She said the committee appreciates the care residents and city leaders have toward the harm light pollution has on the ecosystem.

Promoting astrotourism could be an asset for

the city if they are selected as a dark-sky city.

Astronomy clubs are having to go “farther and farther away” to find dark enough skies for their telescopes, du Plessis said.

It could lead to star parties during the slow season for bed-andbreakfast business in the wintertime.

“Businesses here would benefit with the astrotourism, where people come out here (to Wimberley),” du Plessis said. “They may say, ‘Let’s have star parties’ or other events in Wimberley to see the Milky Way and the deep sky objects in our telescopes.”

LAGNIAPPE Tax-free Weekend

The annual Tax Free Weekend will be Aug. 5-7. The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced less than $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.

Wimberley Market Days

On Saturday, Aug. 6, from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. head to the Lions Field in Wimberley for this free monthly event.

Enjoy live music and locally made goods at one of the largest outdoor markets in the area. Performing will be Jesse Stratton on the pavillion stage, Chris Winkler on the Shady Grove Stage CC2, and Elton Wetz on the Hill Top Stage CC4/5.

For more information, email shopwimberleymarketdays@gmail. com or visit shopmarketdays.com.

Texas Senior Pro Rodeo

Formed in 1978, the Texas Senior Pro Rodeo Association, Inc. celebrated its 38th year in 2016. Come see them

in action Aug. 6 and 7 at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Cowboy up for two days of barrels, tiedowns, roping and more.

Dripping Springs Toastmasters

Improve your communication and speaking skills with the Toastmasters while enjoying an hour of fun, growth and great energy. The group meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Pioneer Bank, 100 Creek Road in Dripping Springs. For more info contact Patrick Reznik, founder, at 512773-9639 or preznik@ braungresham.com, or Steven Schultz, VP membership, at (512) 348-8955 or stevenschultz@me.com. The club is open to the community.

Road closure

Old Fitzhugh Road at RM 12 in Dripping Springs is shut down and is expected to reopen in late August.

Traffic turning onto Old Fitzhugh Road from RM 12 during this closure will be detoured to Mercer Street, and then head north on Old Fitzhugh Road. Traffic updates available on www.DriveTexas.org.

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Sports New blood for Lady Tigers in 2016-17 season STAFF REPORT

PHOTOS BY WAYLAND CLARK, WFOTOS.COM.

Above: Dripping Springs High volleyball coach Michael Kane provides instruction to his team during a match played at the 2015 UIL state tournament at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. Below: Dripping Springs Lady Tiger Karen Crews (right) and Reagan Kilgore receives the ball during the team’s 2015 area round playoff game.

Crews and a handful of other Lady Tigers returned to action this week as they ready to defend their state championship.

Change is on the horizon for the Dripping Springs volleyball team, which on Monday began the defense of its 2015 Class 5A state championship.

After three years of strong play from a senior

What’s the team up against?

Morgyn Greer Ashley Waggle Autumn Rounsaville Reagan Kilgore Kasey Raymond Madison Green Judianne Schoenborn Carlie Shmidl

Within Dripping Springs’ new district is an Alamo Heights squad that returns seven players from its 27-5A district championship roster. Included in that list is outside hitter, middle blocker Callie Cook, who last year earned all-state honors in Class 5A and was the 2015 27-5A player of the year. Alamo Heights reached the area round of the playoffs before bowing out to Cedar Park.

(projected based on 2015)

Hayley Foster – Defensive Specialist, Senior Karen Crews – Defensive Specialist, Senior • 68 sets played • 3 kills • 30 digs Hayley Waggle – Outside Hitter, Junior • 2 sets played • 6 kills Maya Clausen – Outside Hitter, Senior • 22 sets played • 18 kills • .360 kill percentage • 2 digs Graceyn Tippens – Outside HItter, Junior • 145 sets played • 379 kills • .458 kill percentage • 68 aces • 21 solo blocks • 267 digs Kara Kelly – Defenisve Specialist, Senior • 2 sets played • 4 digs Emma O’ Grady – Setter, Junior • 35 sets played • 1 kill • 6 aces • 32 digs • 96 assists Brianna Morrow – Setter, Junior Emma Tod – Opposite, Junior Darby Stowers – Middle Blocker, Senior Ava Pritchard – Middle Blocker, Junior • 36 sets played • 40 kills • .494 kill percentage • 19 solo blocks • 4 digs

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roster.

They will do so as they enter play in a new district that includes perennial volleyball powerhouses in Alamo Heights and Kerrville Tivy.

Dripping Springs opens its 2016 season with a home match against Cibolo Steele on Monday.

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laden group, the Lady Tigers, led by head coach Michael Kane, will welcome several new faces to the team.

Despite losing talents such as Ashley Waggle, Autumn Rounsaville and Morgyn Greer, the Tigers are projected to return 11 players from last year’s

ALAMO HEIGHTS – 2015 record: 34-10, 17-0 in District 27-5A

BOERNE CHAMPION – 2015 record: 17-10, 9-2 in District 27-5A Boerne Champoin is the second of four 27-5A teams grouped into the Lady Tigers’ new district. While the 27-5A runner-up Chargers lost 10 seniors to graduation, they return libero Claudia Camarillo and middle blocker Riley Cantrell, who both were selected as All-27-5A second team. Champion reached the area round of the playoffs before falling to Georgetown.

LOCKHART – 2015 record – 9-19-1, 2-9 in 27-5A

Lockhart struggled to keep pace in a tough 27-5A last season, only notching two wins over John F. Kennedy High, which went winless in 2015. A caveat for the Lady Lions is the plethora of returning players to their roster. The Lady Lions are slated to return eight players, including junior middle blocker Madison Estrada and junior libero Crystal Trejo, who both were 27-5A honorable mentions.

MARBLE FALLS – 2015 record: 1-21, 0-11 in 25-5A

The lone holdover along with Dripping Springs from the former 25-5A in the new district is Marble Falls. The Lady Mustangs limped to a rough one-win season a year ago in what was one of the toughest districts in Class 5A. Dripping Springs defeated Marble Falls in straight sets in both of their matches.

MEDINA VALLEY – 2015 record: 14-11, 10-6 in 29-5A

Medina Valley enters its new district following a third place finish in 29-5A a year previous. The Panthers are projected to bring back junior outside hitter Amanda Combs, who was a 29-5A All-District first team selection along with junior middle blocker Jasper Strosser.

SEGUIN – 2015 record: 29-16, 10-6 in 27-5A

Seguin returns to action in 2016 looking to fill the void left by six seniors. Slated to return are junior Jessi Herbold, who had 171 kills on the year, along with sophomore Abby Cheek, who led the team with 492 kills en route to earning first team 27-5A all-district honors. Seguin reached the area round of the playoffs before falling to Vandegrift last year.

KERRVILLE TIVY – 2015 record : 18-18, 8-4

in 27-5A Dripping Springs and Kerrville Tivy have met in the area round of the 5A playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Lady Tigers edged out the Antlers on both occasions, with the Lady Tigers eliminating the Antlers in straight sets in 2015. Now both teams will square off twice during the course of the regular season. Tivy is slated to return eight players from last year’s roster, including junior middle blocker Ashli Bock and sophomore middle blocker Brooke Sheidle.

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Education Staying tech savvy

Dripping Springs ISD approves $540,000 technology agreement

BY MOSES LEOS III

moses@haysfreepress.com

Refreshing outdated technology, while also keeping up the needs for its growing district, was the primary focus behind the Dripping Springs ISD’s approval late last month of a fouryear lease for technology equipment.

The Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees approved by unanimous vote the lease, for which DSISD will pay roughly $540,000 for equipment over a four-year span.

Elaine Cogburn, DSISD assistant superintendent for business services, said during the July 27 board meeting that the lease would cover “barebones” technology needs in the district. Cogburn said financial constraints led the district to “scale back” on the amount of technology included in the lease.

In 2015, the board approved its first fouryear technology lease/ refresh program that

was secured with Apple Financing. It allowed the district to purchase $1 million dollars in equipment for all technology needs.

According to district documents, the lease was done to create the ability to refresh district technology, which historically has relied upon funds from bond elections. With the lease program, the district is able to refresh outdated equipment every four years.

Cogburn said enough time passed between the last bond program in which technology had been purchased and technology was “not refreshed as quickly as it should.”

“It provides another financing vehicle to keep technology up to date,” Cogburn said.

The district would pay Apple Leasing an annual payment of roughly $139,000 from the general fund balance.

According to district documents, the cost to lease the equipment would be roughly

New equipment for each new classroom from kindergarten through eighth grades One teacher computer One teacher iPad Two student desktops

New equipment for each new high school classroom One teacher laptop One teacher iPad

$17,000 more than an outright purchase of equipment.

But the district also has the ability to purchase equipment for a $1 buy-out, or to trade in equipment at the end of the lease term date in order for refresh.

New equipment to be purchased would include having one teacher computer, one teacher iPad and two student desktops for

each new classroom from kindergarten through eighth grades.

In addition, the district plans to have one teacher laptop and an ipad included for each new high school classroom.

“The biggest thing is all the new teachers in new positions won’t have a computer on the first day of school (without the lease),” Cogburn said.

Dripping Springs ISD also plans to replace a variety of items that are over five years old. That includes staff laptops over four years old and 30 iPads for the Teacher Technology Advocate program.

“The longer we keep the technology, the longer we keep kicking the can down the road,” Cogburn said.

The board’s approval marked the second straight year the district approved a lease program to refresh technology.

Cogburn said during the July 27 meeting that there could be another

DSISD trustee Texas earns master Crossword designation

STAFF REPORT Dripping Springs ISD board trustee Barbara Stroud has earned the designation of Master Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, STROUD a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).

Stroud, who has been on the DSISD Board of Trustees since 2008, currently serves as board vice president after three years as president.

During the program’s final session, held recently in Fort Worth, school board members in the 2015–2016 Leadership TASB class made presentations of their team’s findings following yearlong research.

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The class heard keynote addresses from renowned education experts, and picked up valuable ideas from district showcases and networking opportunities.

The 2016 Leadership TASB class composed of 34 school board members representing Texas school districts of all sizes and property wealth.

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leasing round next year, as “technology continues to age.”

A possible lease could be done in the next fiscal year, with the district purchasing an additional $500,000 to $1 million in equipment, Cogburn said.

But the board raised concerns about the second lease drawing from the district’s fund balance in future years.

Bruce Gearing, DSISD superintendent, said the district could potentially face projected operating deficits in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Gearing said the district is still working on operating

budget projections.

Cogburn said the board was hesitant to commit funding from the fund balance in the future unless “they are convinced it’s not detrimental in the long run.”

She said making annual lease payments out of the fund balance was not detrimental to the district’s fund balance.

“It’s important to our vision and our mission,” Gearing said. “We feel confident we can sustain some financial stability long term, even if we turn to this lease agreement.”

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Small growth for July sales tax receipts STAFF REPORT A 16 percent rise in sales tax collections from last July countywide led an overall surge by all major cities, which saw double-digit gains last month.

Leading the way in Hays County was Uhland, which had a 31 percent increase in sales tax collection from July 2015 to July 2016.

Buda collected the second highest increase, as the city gained roughly $451,000 during the latest payment period.

Western Hays County also had minor sales tax receipts increases, with Woodcreek leading the pack at 18%.

San Marcos has the smallest increase over last year at only 9%. According to Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, state sales tax revenue totaled $2.37 billion in July, 1.5 percent lower than in July 2015.

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+22.52%

$3,264,584.28 +8.90%

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$3,769,897.98 +16.96%

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Water: New monitoring well coming to Hays County Continued from pg. 1

Groundwater Availability Model (GAM) for the county by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Will Conley, who proposed the agenda item, said the well was “responsible and appropriate” to promote the “health and well-being of our residents.”

“It’s a smart investment,” Conley said. “One hundred thousand dollars to develop a long term strategy (for aquifer impact studies) is money well spent.”

Hays County’s new study well would allow scientists to collect data over time that will aid future

scientists in aquifer preservation.

A multi-port monitoring well is constructed so that scientists can measure the water at different levels throughout the well.

According to a TWDB representative, for scientists to learn about the aquifer system, they must collect data from multiple test sites in order to get a better picture of how the system works and how it’s affected.

TWDB representative said that there are already two operating multi-port monitoring wells in Hays County; a third is currently being constructed in Buda. Funding for the wells are partially paid by

“It’s a smart investment ... One hundred thousand dollars to develop a long term strategy (for aquifer impact studies) is money well spent.”

–Will Conley, Hays County Pct. 3 commissioner

state grants and different entities.

Eight people supported the county’s measure for the monitoring well during public comment.

Some residents were confused about the language of the agenda item and were concerned over where funding from the county was coming from.

They also questioned what the final cost to taxpayers would be.

John Cobb, Judge Bert Cobb’s son, focused on the need for Hays County to pay off its $330 million debt before getting involved in financing water issues.

“Why is groundwater a county issue?” said John

Road Bonds: Projects throughut county on list of needs Continued from pg. 1

its RM 150 West Realignment in the list of projects, which is projected to cost $11.8 million.

The realignment project is projected to connect Interstate 35 at Yarrington Road to Arroyo Ranch Road.

As the county continues to push forward toward the bond, county leaders formed an ad hoc committee to assist in dividing preliminary road project costs.

Hays County’s ad hoc committee comprises of staff and road consultants.

Those include Hays County Director of Transportation Jerry Borcherding, Allen Crozier of HDR Engineering, Inc. and

“Either way, as we always do with any bond package, approved bonds would only be sold as needed for each project or group of projects.”

–Bert Cobb, Hays County judge

Mike Weaver, president of Prime Strategies, Inc. and the county’s road consultant.

Weaver said in a statement the soft costs, such as right-of-way acquisition and design, along with construction costs can “vary considerably.”

He said the soft costs could be more than actual construction costs, and vice versa.

“Since we would

want to get the most for taxpayers’ money by using state, federal, partnership and private funds to complement any voter-approved bond funds, it’s important to know what those different costs could be and how they could be funded with money other than from bonds,” Weaver said.

Hays County must also determine how funding could be requested, if a

bond election is held.

That could include asking voters to approve a large bond package that includes all projects on the final list, or to phase-in funding by offering smaller amounts.

Those amounts could be done on a three, five or ten year voting schedule.

“Either way, as we always do with any bond package, approved bonds would only be sold as needed for each project or group of projects,” Hays County Judge Bert Cobb said in a statement.

“Pay as we go is less expensive, especially when combined with our ability to refinance bonds for better interest rates.”

Cobb.

Bert Cobb supported the need for a multi-port monitoring well, but opposed the measure based on the need for more financial calculations on the county’s part.

He was questioned as to why the county should help fund the well’s construction.

“We need to worry about the quality of water, not just the quantity of water,” Cobb said, “I’d like to see the budget for that well.”

Some comments centered on residents’ concerns regarding inadequate science to determine if the city of Dripping Springs’ proposed

discharge permit into Walnut Springs would adversely affect their drinking water.

Richard Beggs, of Dripping Springs, said people in his community are worried about their children’s health if the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) grants Dripping Springs’ discharge permit.

Beggs held concerns Dripping Springs was reticent to accept more science is needed before a source of recharge for the Trinity is compromised.

“There is an issue with Dripping Springs’ transparency,” Beggs said.

Hays County’s potential road project list POTENTIAL ROAD PROJECT COST BY PRECINCT

TOTAL $352,600,000 Precinct 1 $107,500,000 Precinct 2 $111,800,000 Precinct 3 $37,200,000 Precinct 4 $81,100,000 *Remaining $15 million for drainage/low water crossings, environmental mitigation, non-motorized transportation.

MOST EXPENSIVE ROAD PROJECTS, PRECINCT 4 FM 150 Far West Extension $34,100,000 Old Stagecoach Widening $15,400,000 FM 150 West Realignment ROW & Utiltiies $11,800,000

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