Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Page: 4 of 16
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ELGIN COURIER - ELGIN, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
south). It provides new con- Health Care Offerings
ACC
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tracting standards for the
Campus Technology
San Gabriel • $30 mil- 2022 bond program.
lion Skilled Trades and Ad-
ogy
South Austin • $5 million vanced Manufacturing
• North Region includes Expansion of Student Ser-
Rio Grande • $40 million will be the college’s third tional construction wages
pansion of Health Sciences Safety Training Center, his-
cation center, and multiple following:
of study. Trustees balanced rooms and Student Services
campus renovations. Those
press Creek $80 million Ex-
other programs
District (north, central, and puter Science, Business, and Expansion of Business &
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ACC has long required
workers’ compensation
that knowledge with the
advice of the administra-
tion to identify the best
bond proposal for the No-
vember ballot. The bond
package includes projects
in each region of the ACC
cant expansion including Advanced Manufacturing,
Professional Nursing and and Health Sciences Cy-
and workforce condition
requirements, including
a living wage floor, local
Hays • $100 million
Health Sciences | Signifi-
Round Rock • $75 million projects were completed on
Expansion of Skilled Trades, time and within budget.
as determined by the U.S.
Department of Labor in
accordance with the Da-
vis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.
Section 276a et seq.) and its
subsequent amendments;
• Make reasonable efforts
to achieve a 15% local hir-
ing goal, meaning 15% of
all cumulative work hours
on bond projects are per-
formed by students or
graduates of ACC, or an
apprenticeship program
registered with the U.S.
Department of Labor or
North Region Total
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requirements.
The new resolution en-
sures that future general
as childcare and student
health services.
communities in Round
Rock, Leander, Cedar Park,
and North Austin.
• Central Region includes
communities in Central
and East Austin, Elgin, and
Manor.
• Have workers’ compen-
sation coverage;
• Ensure O SHA-10 cer-
tification for all workers
on-site, and OSHA-30 certi-
Year 1 - Standard Home-
stead ($500,000 Home
Value) $5/year ($.47/
month)
Year 2 - Standard Home-
stead ($500,000 Home
Value) $10/year ($.83/
month)
Year 3 - Standard Home-
stead ($500,000 Home
Value) $15/year ($1.25/
month)
Year 4 - Standard Home-
stead ($500,000 Home
Value) $20/year ($1.67/
month)
Year 5 - Standard Home-
stead ($500,000 Home
Value) $25/year ($2.08/
month)
following:
South Region Total
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Central Region Total
Program Focus
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTING
STANDARDS
RESOLUTION
Should voters approve
Residents wanting to
receive accurate emer-
gency alerts and in-
formation when major
incidents occur, please
sign up at www.warncen-
traltexas.org. Do not rely
solely on social media for
information as it is fre-
quently inaccurate.
Violent crimes such as
these are rare in Elgin.
Nevertheless, as the in-
vestigation continues, it
is important for our res-
idents to remain vigilant
and report suspicious
behavior. To report sus-
picious activity, please
call 911 and an officer
will respond. Also, if
you have urgent infor-
mation about either of
these crimes, please call
911. For non-urgent mat-
ters, please call the Elgin
Police Department’s
non-emergency line at
512-285-5757 on Mon-
days through Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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for a future workforce edu- contractors to abide by the
Continuing Education and the proposed 2022 bond; minimum wage rate or
Highland • $100 million proved $385 million in hiring goal, OSHA safety bilingual craft training pro-
soon expanded to include comprehensive map of the ground crews used heavy in 2011 and 2015, Bastrop interact with nature.”
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Southeast Travis County and of student services | torical renovations to the
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PROJECTS BY REGION
Trustees began planning • $200 million State-of-the- Childcare, Student Health Rio Grande Campus main
for the election earlier this art campus for Advanced Services & Modernization building, an expansion of obligation bonds continue
year and received feedback Manufacturing and Skilled of Campus Technology the Round Rock Campus, to support the creation of
from the college’s Regional Trades, including Welding, Elgin • $25 million New construction of Elgin Cam- good, safe construction
Advisory Committees. The Automotive Technology, skilled trades building for pus Phase 2, land banking jobs in the Central Texas
committees presented a and Building Construction welding and advanced in Southeast Travis County region and requires all sub-
list of projects they consid- Technology, along with manufacturing
ered urgent after months General Education class-
The 2022 bond projects coverage for construction
support and expand the contractors and has also
work already underway adopted the federal Da-
across the district to im- vis-Bacon wage rate as
prove existing campuses its prevailing wage rate,
including its Riverside and As part of its 2014 bond,
Eastview campuses. This Trustees adopted addi-
Expansion of Advanced bonds. Projects in the 2014 training, and independent, gram approved by the U.S.
Specific projects of the Manufacturing, implemen- G.O. bond included the on-site monitoring, making Department of Labor that
package include the ration of Entrepreneurship construction of ACC High- the college one of the first provides hands-on training
grades to support programs Expansion of Student Ser-
that require hands-on vices | Childcare, Student
training, and expands stu- Health Services & Modem-
dent support services, such ization of Campus Technol-
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ence | Cyber Security Pro- most recent of which was
gram in 2014 when voters ap-
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fication for all safety super- tin, Austin ISD, Del Valle
visors onsite; ISD, Elgin ISD, Hays CISD,
• Pay living wages, de- Leander ISD, Manor ISD,
fined as the higher of ACC’s and Round Rock ISD.
at nominal cost; and
• Comply fully with all
applicable federal, state,
and local laws. COMMU-
NITY ENGAGEMENT The
college is developing a 2022
Bond website and a series
of community conversa-
tions to keep constituents
informed. Additional infor-
mation will be announced
later this month.
The bond referendum will
be open to taxpayers who
reside within the ACC Tax-
ing District — City of Aus-
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residences on Rolling fire showed its footprint to equipment such as doz- County Precinct 2 Com-
Pines Drive, East Broken be about 700 acres. ers to strengthen and im- missioner Clara Beckett
Tree Lane and Agget Road. “The map for the perim- prove containment lines; said that this situation is
Those evacuated on Thurs- eter of the fire remains containment increased to much different.
County officials and rep- day evening were able to the same; however, the 40% by the evening, and Ifeel really confident this
resentatives of fire-fighting go back to their homes by acreage was increased to to 45% by Sunday morn- is a different situation, and
and forest management midnight. Ten residences approximately 700 acres ing. there are a lot of resources
agencies held a press con- were evacuated, and only as a result of daytime ac- Bastrop County OEMs
ference on Friday morning two , families stayed in cess to the perimeter and final planned update on saidaw-didn’ s,
tn nrid, qot, nn +L, hotel rooms provided by ground truthing, says an Sunday evening reported 95 -d 5
P , P , the county, officials said at update from the Bastrop an increase in contain- Blackhawks and big air-
me on ire. , a the press conference. County OEM on Friday at ment to 50% and a sig- planes for weeks in 2011.
ime, e oIla No structures have been 2:20 p.m. “As a reminder, nificant decrease in fire We saw them on the same
concern is possi e un- destroyed by the Pine Pond calculating acreage in the activity. The fire had not day. We’ve learned as a
, 1, y Fire, and no injuries have preliminary stages of a fire grown for three days. Over county, as a region, as a
winds nLh" blow in Tnv been reported by first re- response is always subject 100 people were working state, and I feel really good
Hig-n Ae a rpsnlt 4- sponders or the public, ac- to change as it is an ever on the fire, and firefight- about where we are right
e r. . ’ 5- ’, cording to updates shared evolving situation.” ers would continue to nnw”
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work on Friday morning to on the Bastrop County By the end of the day on patrol for hotspots and To conclude the press
w-m-uum- — Hing lu office of Emergency Man- Friday, containment in- conduct mop-up opera- .cpnc, I,,, c
get the containment lines agement’s Facebook page creased to 35% thanks to tions throughout the com- , n: ‘ P ,
built. @BastropCountyOEM. the strong effort of both ing days. The Texas A&M t e Pu 1C t0 use 8°°
I can t overstate how On Friday morning, over ground crews and aerial Forest service and the practices in fire preven-
impressed I am with the 150 people representing resources. Rainfall that Texas Department of Pub- tion, such as cutting back
professionalism of the men many firefighting agen- afternoon helped with the lie Safety provided help vegetation between 50
and women who are here cies were working to con- fire suppression efforts, in working towards con- and 100 yards away from
to respond to this fire,” tain the fire, including and expected increased tainment and getting an houses.
Bastrop County Judge Paul air attack resources to humidity throughout the aerial view with a drone This is not our first wild-
Pape said at the press con- support the firefighters, weekend also helped keep to locate pockets of heat, fire, and it won’t be our
ference. “It’s such a bless- By mid-day, the forward the fire activity at bay. respectively. last,” he said. “We live in a
ing to Bastrop County to progression of the fire was Crews monitored and pa- “We would like to thank beautiful part of Texas that
have these great people stopped, and all active trolled the fire overnight the community for your combines some amazing
who know what they’re fires remained within the on Friday night and Sat- continued support and forests and some "rett
doing and who who can fire’s interior. By 4:30 p.m., urday morning and noted patience throughout this , , P
execute the fire operation” containment increased to no significant changes incident,” the final update 0tu5 yea er con 1
On Thursday evening, 20% as fire crews contin- to the fire’s behavior. On says. tions, including drought.
a few homes on Turkey ued to make progress on Saturday, firefighters pa- When asked to compare That combination gives
Trot Lane and Old Antioch line construction and con- trolled the fire’s edge to this fire to the massive us a special responsibility
Road were evacuated, but tainment. locate and extinguish re- wildfires that devastated to be very cautious about
the evacuation order was Also on Friday, a more maining hot spots, while this area of Bastrop County how we live and how we
• South Region includes Expansion of Computer Sci- ever bond election — the
Pinnacle • $75 million pansion of IT
General Education | Com- Northridge • $15 million
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care, Student Health Ser- approved a resolution re-
vices & Modernization of garding construction con-
Institute, Cyber Security land Phase 2, development political subdivisions in
Eastview • $15 million Ex- of the Hays Campus Public Central Texas to adopt such
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Hodges, Julianne. Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 2022, newspaper, August 17, 2022; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555804/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.