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ACCESS celebrates completion

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Mercer St. to carry on dance hall tradition

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News-Dispatch Volume XXXVIII No. 36

Serving Western Hays County, Texas since 1982

75¢ Thursday, June 14, 2018

Social media a tool for burn ban awareness

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD

Aim high, Tigers!

PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ

Sporting the motto of the United States Air Force and a few patches to boot, Dripping Springs High senior Diedrich Wolfgang Welling takes in the school’s 2018 commencement ceremony held at Tiger Stadium Friday night.

Wimberley eyes third party for treatment plant operation

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Cost overruns for a city-owned wastewater treatment plant is leading Wimberley leaders to consider hiring a third-party for the plant’s operation.

But residents are concerned about the possible hiring of Aqua Texas, an area water and wastewater provider, due to a handful of wastewater spills in Kyle during the past decade.

More than 100 residents gathered at the Wimberley Community Center June 7 for a presentation about the impact the WWTP could have on the city’s finances.

According to city’s projections, Wimberley will

PHOTO BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

A packed house of residents at the Wimberley Community Center showed up in full force protesting the prospect of Aqua Texas coming to the city.

be nearly $400,000 in debt by 2023, should it move forward with its city-owned and operated WWTP. The projection is push-

ing officials to consider a third party company for the sewage and treatment plant, a cheaper option than operating a city-

owned treatment plant.

According to a report presented at the meeting,

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Toughing out cost of graduation

BY MOSES LEOS III

An immense sense of pride flowed through the mind of Kristen Northrup as she watched her firstborn child cross the stage as a Dripping Springs High graduate Friday.

The moment was the culmination of 12 years of hard work and the achievement of moving on

into the next stage of life.

Before the caps, gowns and accoutrements comes months of planning, and sometimes even saving, to ensure students are prepared to graduate. While it can be stressful, Northrup said taking the time to enjoy all the senior year has to offer is a worthwhile investment.

“It’s an amazing feeling

of pride you feel as a parent that your child has accomplished such a huge milestone in their life,” Northrup said.

Nancy Wilhite, a Buda resident who will see her third child graduate from Hays High in June, said the planning process often starts during a student’s senior year. It’s at that time companies start to

promote the purchase of gradation caps and gowns, as well as senior class rings and other related items.

In addition, schools also get students to take senior photos prior to the start of the semester.

From there, the planning and purchasing power of graduation starts

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Old Fitzhugh could be future home for Founders parade

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO High capacity crowds during Dripping Springs’ annual Founders Day celebration is leading city leaders to look at ways to expand the festival’s reach.

With improvements on Old Fitzhugh Road on the horizon, Dripping Springs city officials believe expanding the event to the revamped road could not only accommodate more growth, but improve the event’s economic impact.

Within the next month, Dripping Springs’ Old Fitzhugh improvement plan will reach city council. The project will expand the aesthetic of Mercer Street to Old Fitzhugh Road, which

“We have a fixed number of booths we can set up on Mercer, and unfortunately, we’ve have had to turn people away because there just isn’t the capacity. I would love to see Founders grow and expand, but we need to do it in a respectable and smart way with community input.”

–Evan Taddia, Vice-chair for the Founders Day Commission

could see an expansion of Founders Day to the neighboring street.

“We have a fixed number of booths we can set up on Mercer and, unfortunately, we’ve had to turn people away because there just isn’t the capacity,” said Evan

Taddia. vice-chair for the Founders Day Commission. “I would love to see Founders grow and expand, but we need to do it in a respectable and smart way with community input.”

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With the burn ban back on in Hays County, emergency officials are turning to social media to spread up-to-date information to residents at a faster rate.

On June 5, the Hays County Commissioners Court placed unincorporated areas and extraterritorial jurisdictions of the county under a burn ban that prohibits any outside burning that is not contained.

Hays County Fire Marshall Clint Browning said that the decision was based on the number of fires responded to recently and the intensity of the fires, and on lack of rain and soil dryness.

A poll of area fire chiefs also showed them to be in favor of placing the ban in effect, Browning said.

Any state peace officer can enforce the burn

We’re not trying to deny anyone their right to destroy materials. We’re trying to keep spread from getting out of hand,” He said. “It’s getting to the point it’s dangerous to burn and be hard to contain during drought conditions.”

–Clint Browning, Hays County Fire Marshall

ban, Browning said, and a violation of the burn ban can mean a fine of up to $500.

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Permitting for controversial subdivision halted

BY MOSES LEOS III Plans for a controversial subdivision along FM 967 outside of Buda has come to a screeching halt after developers opted to suspend the permitting process earlier this month.

The move now leaves nearby residents worried about what could come of the 1,200-home Rutherford North development.

According to a letter submitted to the city of Dripping Springs, developers of Rutherford North sought to temporarily suspend pursuit of a proposed development agreement for the project “until further notice.”

Rutherford Ranch North, located on 800 acres in Dripping Springs’ extra territorial jurisdiction, falls under the city of Dripping Springs’ purview and all permits and applications are required to go through city staff.

The letter did not specify why the developer opted to suspend the agreement. Mike Rutherford, Jr., owner of the property, declined to comment on the details of the project’s suspension.

According to the proposed development agreement, Rutherford North would abide by Dripping Springs’ comprehensive plan for growth in its ETJ. That includes abiding by Dripping Springs’ zoning, lighting, building, exterior design and landscaping rules. Rutherford North would also develop housing that minimizes “negative environmental impacts and promote the aesthetic enhancement of the city and its ETJ.” The owners had also planned to obtain permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a wastewater

“For us, we’re concerned that once it’s there, and the flood gate is gone, that our house is going to flood even more.

Wastewater and raw sewage is going to go past our house and we’re going to be unable to drink our water.”

–Jill Swift, neighbor near Rutherford North

treatment facility. Because the project is within the Edward’s Aquifer recharge zone, the manner of disposal of treated effluent would be irrigation or Chapter 210 beneficial reuse.

For nearby resident Mac Cutler, suspending the project now brings a “wait and see” approach.

Cutler is one of a handful of Rutherford Ranch residents who oppose the project, as they believe it could impact groundwater quality and could cause extensive flooding issues. All residents who live nearby the proposed project obtain water from wells that draw from the Edwards Aquifer.

Cutler referenced a 1990 dye trace study that showed runoff from Bear Creek, which runs through his property, falls into Dahlstrom Cave, which is a direct conduit of the Edwards Aquifer.

“We are sitting here and kind of keeping our

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS PROPOSED TAX TAX RATE BUDGET AND PROPOSED RATE

50-280 (Rev. 4-16/3)

Dripping Springs Independent School District The ______________________________________________________________ will hold a public Board Room at DSISD Administration Building 6:00p.m. June 25, 2018 meeting at ___________________________________ in _______________________________________ 510 W Mercer Street, Dripping Springs, TX _____________________________________________.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district’s budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited.

The tax rate that is ultimately adopted at this meeting or at a separate meeting at a later date may not exceed the proposed rate shown below unless the district publishes a revised notice containing the same information and comparisons set out below and holds another public meeting to discuss the revised notice.

1.17 $____________/$100 (Proposed rate for maintenance and operations)

Maintenance Tax

School Debt Service Tax .35 Approved by Local Voters $____________/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)

Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year’s Budget The applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax year is indicated for each of the following expenditure categories: 10.92 Maintenance and operations ___________% increase

or

___________% (decrease)

Debt service

12.03 ___________% increase

or

___________% (decrease)

Total expenditures

11.13 ___________% increase

or

___________% (decrease)

PHOTOGRAPHER Wayland Clark PROOFREADER Jane Kirkham

decide soon whether to make the tariff permanent. Members of Congress, on the other hand, may submit official comments to be considered.

Very few have done that.

The Texas newspaper industry has urged Texas’ 36 House members and both members of the Senate to send letters opposing the tariff to the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. So far, only four — Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan; Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler; Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio; and Rep. Mac

Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value (as calculated under Tax Code Section 26.04) Preceding Tax Year

Current Tax Year

Total appraised value* of all property

4,849,373,903 $________________

5,458,713,375 $________________

Total appraised value* of new property**

303,004,374 $________________

464,844,892 $________________

Total taxable value*** of all property

4,526,488,125 $________________

5,138,518,108 $________________

Total taxable value*** of new property**

201,087,468 $________________

277,270,742 $________________

* “Appraised value” is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Tax Code Section 1.04(8). ** “New property” is defined by Tax Code Section 26.012(17). *** “Taxable value” is defined by Tax Code Section 1.04(10).

Bonded Indebtedness 180,134,999 Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $__________________________ * Outstanding principal.

50-280 (Rev. 4-16/3) (Back)

Comparison of Proposed Rates with Last Year’s Rates Maintenance & Operations

Last Year’s Rate

$

Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service $ Proposed Rate

$

1.1700

Interest & Sinking Fund*

$

.3500 *

Total

$

1.5200

Local Revenue Per Student

State Revenue Per Student

$

$

10,092

670

1.42504

$

.34713 *

$

1.77217

$

9,849

$

862

1.1700

$

.3500 *

$

1.5200

$

9,935

$

861

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arton Springs Edwards Aquifer District (BSEACD) was created by the Texas Legislature and overwhelmingly approved by voters in 1987. For more than 30 years, BSEACD has fulfilled its mission: conserving, preserving, protecting and recharging groundwater and has worked to promote efficiency, prevent waste, and protect our natural resources and property owners.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, my family and I lived in the Buda area.

We worked with volunteers and local cities to create the BSEACD. I was elected to the first BSEACD Board of Directors, serving for eight years, seven of those as president. In 1996, our family moved back to Wimberley.

Since then, I have been continuously involved in groundwater, conservation and natural resource issues.

In 2014, when Electro Purification Corporation (EP) planned to pump massive amounts of water from the unregulated portion of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County, residents worked with BSEACD to bring this region under regulatory oversight. We were successful in the 2015 legislative session and BSEACD received authorization to expand its jurisdiction. Their added tasks are to protect groundwater resources, manage pumping and coordinate conservation over the Trinity Management Zones – the Upper, Middle and Lower Trinity Aquifer, that underlie the Edwards Aquifer.

Today, we are involved in another contest with EP and its plan to withdraw millions of gallons of groundwater and sell it outside of this region. In February 2018, BSEACD published the “Evaluation of the Potential for Unreasonable Impacts from the EP Well Field, Hays County, Texas.” These findings and more will be presented at the public information session at the Wimberley Community Center 6 p.m. Monday, June 18.

BSEACD board will make the final decision on the EP permit. As we proceed through the hearing and public comment process, we should focus on – • Based on the pumping tests and the modeling in the BSEACD “evaluation” study, proposed EP wells will significantly decrease the yield or end pumping of many existing wells due to lower groundwater levels.

According to the study, these conditions are “almost certain” unless “special permit conditions” are applied.

How could any special conditions justify this permit?

Guest Column

by Patrick Cox

• According to BSEACD “evaluation” report, the proposed EP pumpage will have a dramatic impact on existing water wells, especially the many older, shallower wells. Existing wells within 2 miles and potentially those beyond this range will see reduced water levels by 200 feet and possibly 500 feet combined with the likelihood of lower water quality. If this is the case, what is the impact on wells that are immediately outside of the 2-mile line and how far do the negative effects extend to these additional wells?

• If allowed, the EP permit would leave existing well owners in the 2-mile area with an insufficient volume of water. By its own rules, the district has the duty to protect property owners and conserve our groundwater.

How will existing well owners be protected?

• EP must demonstrate the actual need and justify the volume the company wants to pump. If a permit is obtained for any significant volume, how will existing well owners receive meaningful mitigation for the loss of their water?

• If BSEACD approves a permit of any volume for EP, how is that going to be efficiently monitored? What will happen under drought conditions or other serious threats to the aquifer?

• BSEACD needs to be mindful to avoid “waste” of groundwater resources as defined by the Texas Water Code and district rules.

Withdrawal of groundwater of this magnitude results in lower quality water. Does this requested pumpage meet the definition of waste and the test of efficient and beneficial use of our groundwater?

These issues and many others raise serious questions on the EP permit.

Based on the evidence and using plain common sense, this permit request is objectionable and sets a dangerous precedent. Ultimately, even with a revised and scaled down pumpage permit, BSEACD Board of Directors should deny the EP filing based on their sworn duty to protect our groundwater for all property owners of this area.

Patrick Cox is a longtime Hays County resident who resides near Wimberley within the 2-mile radius of the EP production wells.

* The Interest & Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, or both.

The bonds, and the tax rate necessary to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district.

Comparison of Proposed Levy with Last Year’s Levy on Average Residence Last Year

This Year

$

371,802

$

390,209

Average Taxable Value of Residences

$

344,714

$

365,179

Last Year’s Rate Versus Proposed Rate per $100 Value

$

1.52

$

1.52

Taxes Due on Average Residence

$

5,240

$

5,551

$

311

Average Market Value of Residences

Increase (Decrease) in Taxes

Under state law, the dollar amount of school taxes imposed on the residence homestead of a person 65 years of age or older or of the surviving spouse of such a person, if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the person died, may not be increased above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65, regardless of changes in tax rate or property value.

Notice of Rollback Rate: The highest tax rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval at an 1.5200 election is ___________________________.

This election will be automatically held if the district adopts 1.5200 a rate in excess of the rollback rate of ___________________________.

Fund Balances The following estimated balances will remain at the end of the current fiscal year and are not encumbered with or by a corresponding debt obligation, less estimated funds necessary for operating the district before receipt of the first state aid payment: Maintenance and Operations Fund Balance(s)

$ 29,438,882

Interest & Sinking Fund Balance(s)

$

7,781,551

Canadian newsprint is not the enemy

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very day at the News Media Alliance headquarters, a stack of newspapers arrives for myself and the staff.

But with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission currently considering tariffs on Canadian newsprint, those days of screen-free reading could be coming to an end.

The fact that newsprint is being threatened is the work of one newsprint mill in the Pacific Northwest, NORPAC. In August 2017, NORPAC petitioned the

Guest Column

by David Chavern

United States Department of Commerce to begin applying tariffs to newsprint imported from Canada, claiming the imported paper was harming the U.S. newsprint industry.

But NORPAC is not acting in the best interests of newsprint consumers or the U.S. paper

TARIFF COLUMN, 2

Thursday, June 14, 2018

www.HaysNewsDispatch.com

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Sports

Dripping Springs tennis prodigy readies herself for Texas A&M

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

the sport. By 12, she was training up to five hours Success on the court a day on a consistent hasn’t been hard to find schedule. A few years later, for 18-year-old tennis Goldsmith began training prodigy Jayci Goldsmith. with Sundanwa Sitaram, Golda former smith, a University of “She (GoldDripping Texas tennis Springs player, who smith’s mom) native, has has coached really wanted been all over Goldsmith the map, the past me to try tennis. over representing four years I was like, ‘No, herself and at the Polo Dripping Tennis Club.

I don’t want to.’

Springs While She ended up High with Goldsmith her on-court plays at making me try it still talents. It’s the Polo Tenand I ended up nis Club, she no surprise that transferred liking it a lot.”

Goldsmith, to Dripping who will Springs High –Jayci Goldsmith, attend Texas School her 18-year-old tennis player junior year A&M in the fall, earned once she back-to-back UIL 5A sinstarted gaining recognigles state championships tion from college proin the past two seasons. grams. Goldsmith received Perhaps that’s why it’s her first official college so ironic that Goldsmith offer in the fall of her almost didn’t get into junior year. The recruittennis at a young age. ing process became an Through pushes from eye-opening experience her parents, and a little for her, as she wanted to instruction, Goldsmith make the right decision is now ready to put her for her future.

No. 40 ranking in the U.S. “It was fun, and kind of to the test in the college stressful to where I wanted ranks. to go and I wanted to Her first experience make the right decision,” with tennis began when Goldsmith said. “On my Goldsmith’s mom got a job top two decisions I was at the Polo Tennis Club in debating on Alabama and Dripping Springs.

Texas A&M.” “She really wanted me Goldsmith ended up to try tennis,” Goldsmith committing to the Aggies said. “I was like, ‘No, I in February of her junior don’t want to.’ She ended campaign. She chose A&M up making me try it and I based on the coaching ended up liking it a lot.” staff and the campus enviGoldsmith took her first ronment. swing on the Polo Tennis “I love the head coach at Club courts at nine and Texas A&M, Mark Weaver,” quickly fell in love with said Goldsmith. “He’s just

PHOTOS BY WAYLAND CLARK, WFOTOS.COM San Marcos’ David Hamilton dives to field a ground ball for an out in the bottom of the third inning in game two against Tennessee. Hamilton scored the Horns’ first run of the game after a leadoff walk.

Hook ’em Horns

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Moving to her left, Dripping Springs Tiger senior tennis player Jayci Goldsmith readies to smash a return shot during a match played earlier this season.

an awesome guy, just a great guy in general. When I visited I loved all the school spirit and everything it has. Everyone is super nice there.”

Goldsmith, a left-handed hitter, said she likes to model her game after tennis superstar Roger Federer. Her strengths are her serve and forehand.

“I like Roger Federer a lot. I like his composure on the court and how he acts,” Goldsmith said. “I like how Roger has a lot of respect for his opponents.”

When Goldsmith isn’t on the court training or dominating her competition, she enjoys spending time with friends and

going to the lake. One of her favorite hobbies outside of tennis is going fishing. Goldsmith said she has caught an array of fish from red snappers to sharks off the Gulf Coast.

Goldsmith’s grind won’t stop this summer, as she already has three tournaments set up between June and August.

Goldsmith will be competing in Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) tournaments that will host college players from around the nation.

She will be competing in Tyler on June 30, Baylor University on July 21, and at Texas Christian University on August 11.

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of money was spent on advertisements for the festival but has since shifted to added security measures as the growth has exploded.

Behind the scenes, the city and committee have close communication with the Hays County Sheriff’s Department, Fire and Rescue and EMS for the safety of the festival.

With thousands of citizens packed in a street less than two miles long, safety is a major compo-

nent of the planning.

But the advantages to the large numbers of attendees brings light to local art and business in Dripping Springs.

Founders Day gives an advantage to businesses located on Mercer Street, giving local mom and pop businesses the opportunity to showcase their commitment to the downtown area, Taddia said.

Taddia said the success of the festival lies in the hands of the community.

If citizens come out and have a good time while respecting those around them, Dripping Springs and Founders will reap the benefits for years to come.

“There are thousands and thousands of people who come to Dripping Springs over the course of the weekend,” Taddia said. “Our local businesses don’t have to pay for those new customers.

They come here and enjoy what we have to offer.”

Water Treatment Plant: Questions about Aqua Texas construction costs, while exhausting our discretionary funds,” Jaggers said. “The shelf life for a sewage system is 20 years, but we’re agreeing to a 30year bid.”

Many of the residents at the community center, however, were against the idea of Aqua Texas taking over.

Aqua Texas, which provides water service to Woodcreek, had co-operated the city of Kyle’s WWTP from 1999 until 2015, when Kyle city leaders at the time purchased ownership rights of the plant. City officials cited failures to maintain the plant for its reasoning behind the purchase.

Kyle sued Aqua Texas in 2013 following several incidents, including two wastewater spills into Plum Creek. Both parties settled litigation out of court in 2016.

Many of the citizens who attended the Wimberley town hall were concerned about a perceived lack of communication with Aqua Texas, which residents said makes it difficult to settle disputes.

One concerned resident asked the mayor directly if she or any member of council was taking contributions from Aqua Texas to push their services to the city.

Jaggers responded by ensuring the community

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ear to the ground, so to speak, to see where this is going next,” Cutler said.

“It’s going to be a disaster if it happens because it’s going to contaminate all of the drinking water.”

Jill Swift, who also lives

by Rutherford North, said she hopes developers are pausing the process to consider larger lot sizes for proposed homes in the subdivision. Residents at a town hall meeting in late May had issues with a proposed reduction in lot size from 1.5 acres to less than .1 of an acre.

Swift continues to worry about flooding, which has already impacted her home as well as that of neighbors. Swift believes the subdivision, as it was proposed, could further exacerbate flooding problems.

“For us, we’re concerned that once it’s there, and the flood gate is gone, that our house is going to flood even more,” Swift said. “Wastewater and raw sewage is going to go past our house and we’re going to be unable to drink our water.”

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an engineering group miscalculated the city-owned WWTP estimate by 45 percent, rising the price of the project from $3 million to nearly $4.5 million.

“If we stay on our current plan, this is what our projection is,” said Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers. “We’ve spent 102 percent of our budget for legal fees already this year and only five percent of our budget has been spent on our road.”

Jaggers said Aqua Texas has committed to Type I effluent for the discharge, which is safer than Type II, and can be used for surface irrigation.

“Or we can stay on course with escalating

Chase Shugart kept Tennessee at bay for six innings, only giving up two hits and one run. Blair Henley came in relief and the Horns forced a game three with a 4-2 win.

Rutherford Ranch

Founders Day to Move?: Maybe to Old Fitzhugh The festival is typically divided into four sections along Mercer Street and is aimed at a different theme for entertainment.

These include arts and crafts, businesses, cookoff and entertainment areas. But the growth of the festival has limited the amount of space available for new vendors.

Taddia said he has been on the committee since 2004 when Founders Day was a smaller festival.

During those days, a lot

After hitting a home run in the top of the third inning, Kody Clemens flashes the Horns sign as he rounds second base.

“It was an emotional game in the heat of the moment,” Clemens said after the game.

no contributions were given to any members of council.

Jimmy Hall, an attorney with a specialty in water law and former employee for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), said the role of Aqua Texas in Woodcreek has tarnished relationships with its citizens.

Former Wimberley mayor Steve Thurber also was against going with Aqua Texas.

“The sky is not falling and I don’t want false conclusions and fear to spread based on misinformation,” Thurber said. “The city has done a lot of planning for this facility financially. We must say no to Aqua Texas.”

Continued from pg. 1 “The biggest thing is the whole intention is for the safety of the public. We’re not trying to deny anyone their right to destroy materials. We’re trying to keep spread from getting out of hand,” He said. “It’s getting to the point it’s dangerous to burn and be hard to contain during drought conditions.”

Fire departments keep residents safe by distributing information about burning safety and updates on any bans in place, Kyle Fire Department Captain Mark Schultz said. Oftentimes, that means posing on

Facebook or Twitter.

“Social media has been an incredible benefit to us in terms of letting people know what’s going on, from a closed road to a fire,” Schultz said. “Our department has been great at utilizing that to let people know what’s going on.”

The burn ban likely will not be lifted until the area sees a few days of rain, he said. Hays County’s burn ban does not extend to most types of grills, Schultz said.

“It’s okay to have a barbecue,” he said. “As long as it’s a confined fire, that’s okay.”

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Education

Projects get rolling with passage of $132M bond

ACCESS celebrates completion ceremony

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

STAFF REPORT The Dripping Springs ISD’s Adult Coordinated Continuing Education Services and Supports program held its first-ever “Completion Ceremony” on June 5.

Adele Freeman and Parry Greco were recognized. The event included remarks by program coordinator Randy West and Elizabeth Danner of the Region 13 Education Service Center.

ACCESS serves those between the ages of 18 to 21 who, as students, received special services and have identified needs within the scope of the program. This transitional program focuses

With the passage of Dripping Springs ISD’s $132 million bond, the school district is looking to get the ball rolling with improvement projects in the near future.

The bond, which was initially approved May 5 by a slim 31-vote margin, survived a recent recount which upheld the initial result. Now, over a month later, projects are projected to begin as early as Fall 2018.

A major theme of the bond is centered around improving school facilities to accommodate a school district that is projected to double in size within the next decade. Roughly $102

COURTESY PHOTO Teaching Assistant Tim Bragdon, Adele Freeman, Parry Greco and Teacher Randy West pose for photos after the Adult Coordinated Continuing Education Services and Supports (ACCESS) program held its first ever completion ceremony.

Presbyterian Church, which partners with the ACCESS program to provide opportunities for students to practice job skills.

on four areas: social/recreational/leisure, adult living, lifelong learning, and employment.

The program was held at Dripping Springs

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Mike Garcia, project manager for the Dripping Springs Independent School District, said the district will start with the expansion of the transportation facility, which will begin an early design process in fall 2018, with a projected completion date by summer 2019.

“The back half of the property is dirt and that will be paved,” Garcia said. “The space will give our transportation team some extra training space, restroom facilities and an expansion of our job area for repairs.”

In addition to the transportation improvements, planning will begin on the expansion of Dripping Springs High, which will increase campus population to 2,500 students. The plan is to have the facility ready to go by fall 2020.

More than $34 million is budgeted for the construction of the new Walnut Springs Elementary, adjacent to Dripping Springs Middle School. The construction of the school has an estimated opening of 2021.

“The current Walnut Springs Elementary will become the new

administration building,” said Dale Whitaker, executive director of communications. “The renovation of the other two elementary schools will be designed in the spring of 2019 for a completion date of fall 2021.”

Between these major projects, the district will conduct smaller maintenance projects along the way. Technology improvements, costing $7.5 million, are on the docket, as is a $1.5 million for athletic improvements at Dripping Springs High, which includes the replacement of turf fields at Tiger Stadium.

Despite the bond’s passage, the slim margin of success indicates a community polarized by the district’s intent.

Anti-bond organizations like the Citizens for Education in Dripping Springs, cite that the bond will inevitably increase property taxes regardless of the district’s position that it will not.

“We will be developing with stakeholders and move with community input with the projects,” Whitaker said. “We want to make sure we can make the best possible facilities for our students.”

There is not a firm date for the sale of the bonds, but that will come after July, Whitaker said.

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But those regions are not newsprint deserts because of unfair trade by Canadian paper mills. Rather, newsprint mills shut down or converted to producing other, more profitable paper products when the demand for newsprint fell, something that has been happening steadily for decades. Since 2000, the demand for newsprint in North America has dropped by 75 percent.

But affordable Canadian paper has helped keep the printed news alive and flourishing well into the 21st century. With new tariffs, many smaller newspapers will feel their belts tightening.

The combination of preliminary countervailing and antidumping duties increases the cost of imported newsprint by as much as 32 percent, and a number of newspapers have already experienced price increases and a disruption in supply.

If the International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce make these tariffs permanent in the coming months, it could lead some small local publishers to cut their print product entirely – or even shut their doors.

Some, like NORPAC, may argue that by imposing duties on Canadian imports we’re saving American jobs and boosting our own economy, but while that may sometimes be true for other industries, the opposite is true of newsprint.

What we’re seeing with the newsprint tariffs is not a

government acting to try to better the economy for its citizens. Instead, it is “political arbitrage” by one private investment group – where they are effectively looking to use the U.S. government to tax local and community newspapers across the United States in order to bolster their own bottom line.

When considering whether to take NORPAC’s claims seriously, the Department of Commerce excluded input from U.S. newsprint mills owned by Canadian companies – specifically Resolute Forest Products and White Birch.

Excluding manufacturers who, during the period of investigation, had three functioning newsprint mills in the U.S. because they have sister mills in Canada shows an unwillingness to understand the borderless newsprint industry and the restructuring that has taken place in recent decades.

If the tariffs on Canadian newsprint are allowed to stand, we’re not only risking a centuries-old relationship with our neighbors to the north, but we’re putting our own U.S. news industry in jeopardy. While the big national and regional papers may have less trouble finding the funds to keep their print editions coming, we could see small publishers lose footing, and those tiny local papers are some of the most vital members of our news community. Under the right conditions, those papers can find a way to maintain their footing, but if the newsprint industry can’t support them, those communities will become news deserts, and that’s a future none of us want.

We may not be able to save the entire industry by keeping tariffs off our paper, but we can keep it thriving while we re-position ourselves for the years to come. Having affordable newsprint will help us do that.

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New Mercer Street aims to keep dance hall tradition alive

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

the Mercer Street Dance Hall. “We will still host While it may have the same type of music closed its doors for good people know us by and last month, owners of the we will keep that level of Mercer Street Dance Hall talent.” are preparBut the ing for a Mercer “The new location Street comeback in the near Dance Hall, will be versatile future. which was and will make A new in operafacility, for five better use of the tion located on years, was a overall space. a parcel newcomer of land in the world We will still host between of dance the same type Dripping halls, a long Springs and of music people standing Wimberley Hill Counknow us by and try tradition on Ranch Road 12, has its we will keep that that will run roots with level of talent.” under the German same brand, Settlers in name, imthe mid–Nick Dotin, co-owner of age and love the Mercer Street Dance Hall 1800s. for music.

Chris “The new Harkness, location will be versatile promotions manager for and will make better use Mercer Street, said the of the overall space,” said challenge was to have the Nick Dotin, co-owner of aesthetic of other dance

halls in the area which have been in operation for over 100 years, an attempt to integrate with the history of the Hill Country.

“We accomplished this goal at the last hall and we are looking to have the same traditional look with the new location while adding some improvements along the way,” Harkness said. “We can be proud of providing that historical dance hall feel, but we need to keep that momentum going.”

The technology revolution of the last decade has indirectly affected people’s entertainment practices, something Dotin said is always the challenge of opening a dance hall.

With services like HBO, Netflix, music streaming services and the internet, entertainment funds can typically be spent in the comfort of one’s home.

Keeping the dance hall

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A new facility, located on a parcel of land between Dripping Springs and Wimberley on Ranch Road 12, will run under the same brand, name, image and love for music.

tradition is not only an important one for Harkness and Dotin, but one vital to physical communication and enjoyment.

“The dance hall business is a struggle,” Dotin said. “You can never leave your house and be entertained for hours.

That is why the quality of music has to be there.

You’re competing against all types of businesses all the time.”

Despite profit margins being thin within the first five years of business, Dotin said the labor of

love and opportunity to give back to the community is enough to keep the dancehall alive.

The new building will feature a centered stage and a roughly 1500 square foot dance floor, improved acoustics with the same Mercer Street feel the community has enjoyed for years.

Dotin said he is hopeful the new building will be open by December, or a little before if the process runs smoothly.

“We’ve had tremendous support from our

community, which has been incredible to see,” Dotin said. “People come to Mercer and feel safe.

It’s an environment where you can enjoy great music, a drink, but ultimately, feel safe with a community you know and supports what you do. We will continue that reputation.”

The Mercer Street Dance Hall gofundme page has raised over $13,000 in a month, an effort by the Dripping Springs community to keep the tradition alive.

Dripping Springs to hold public meeting on tax rate STAFF REPORT

A public meeting to discuss the Dripping Springs ISD 2018-19 budget and proposed tax rate will be held at the June 25 Board of Trustees meeting. The budget and tax rate public meeting will be the first

item on the agenda, beginning at 6:00 p.m. DSISD Board meetings are held in the Board Room at the Administration Building, 510 W. Mercer St. A complete overview of the proposed budget previously was shared with the Board at a budget

workshop in May. An overview is available on the Dripping Springs ISD website (www.dsisdtx.us/ budget). The fiscal year begins July 1, 2018.

The proposed tax rate is the same as the current rate, which is $1.17 per $100 property value for

Maintenance and Operations and $.35 per $100 valuation for Debt Service.

The total tax rate is $1.52 per $100 property value. This tax rate has not changed since 2014.

DSISD student enrollment this year is approximately 6,500 students,

and increase of more than 8 percent from 2016-17.

Growth is projected to

continue at a pace of seven percent for the 2018-19 school year.

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to ramp up, especially in the second semester, Wilhite said. Costs can include a graduation party, senior portraits, as well as preparing for the senior prom.

Unexpected things to plan for, which may or may not cost money, include sports or academic banquets during the year, as well as mapping out how graduation day will work for all family members.

All told, Wilhite estimated her family spent upwards of $1,200 on each of her three kids for graduation. Wilhite said, in her experience, costs for girls are higher than for boys.

“The whole (senior) year is a chaotic mess leading up to graduation,” Wilhite said.

Melissa Villareal, whose eldest child is graduating from Lehman High, said trying to juggle many of the “little things” associated with graduation is a challenge.

While she said preparation did not sneak up on her, the presentation of all things graduation “pretty much was like a freight train.”

In addition, Villareal said many aspects of a student’s senior year, such as preparing for college, tend to overlap with graduation as well.

Northrup said other costs might include extracurricular activities, such as athletics, along with preparing their child’s path

“There’s no preparing your bank account. I thought we were good to go, but then you find something else.”

–Melissa Villareal, parent of graduating senior

into college or a technical school.

Northrup said her daughter, a two-sport athlete, was able to acquire a scholarship to pay for her college, which mitigated a “huge expense” many parents must face.

“It’s going to help with the cost of college, because it’s so expensive these days, even if you go to Austin Community College,” Northrup said.

Villareal said opening up one’s heart to family might also provide some assistance. She said her child’s grandparents have “swooped in like little angels.”

“There’s no preparing your bank account,” Villareal said. “I thought we were good to go, but then you find something else.”

For many parents, networking with those who have been through the graduation process has been a blessing in disguise.

Wilhite said networking helps parents discover what they might be missing out on.

It also allows parents to find avenues that could cut costs. For Cabrera, networking with a friend who’s a photographer kept costs low for senior portraits.

Carolyn Ramirez, a Kyle resident whose eldest child is graduating from Hays High, said she utilized her own photography skills when it came time for senior portraits and annoucnments. Doing so helped limit how much she spent on her son’s graduation.

It also led her to volunteer to take senior portraits for other parents’ children.

“This most definitely not only helped save on the financial side, but it also allowed us to create more memories together,” Ramirez said. “The ability to capture such special moments in a person’s life ... is something I’ve always had a passion for.”

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But equally important was making sure to take in a child’s senior year as much as possible, Northrup said.

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