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The Boerne Star
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
Community Calendar
OC July
Ass t Tuesday
1
August
Tuesday
★ The guest speaker at the July meeting of
the Hill Country Writers Guild will be Mike
Blakely, the immediate past president of the
Western Writers of America and author of
11 published books set in the American
West, including "Shortgrass Song," "Too
Long at the Dance" and "Comanche
Dawn." Two more Blakely novels are sched-
uled for release this year. In addition to
being a successful writer, Blakely is also a
musician and a composer of western songs,
having performed all across this country as
well as in Europe and Australia. The most
recent Blakely CD, "West of You," includes
14 original songs. The Hill Country Writers
Guild invites all those interested in writing,
no matter what their genre, to attend this
meeting which is certain to be stimulating
and entertaining. It will be conducted at 7
p.m. at the Kendall County Community
Center, 820 Adler Rd. in Boerne. For more
information on the Hill Country Writers
Guild, contact Mary Jerningan, president,
at 830-537-4653.
★ The Boerne Village Band under the direc-
torship of Dr. Kenneth Herbst continues its
Evening Concert Series (Abend Konzerte)
at the Boerne Main Plaza at 7:30 p.m.
4 August
A Wednesday
DX July
4 Wednesday
• First United Methodist Church of Boerne
offers Women's Summer Sampler from 10
a.m. to noon. "Without the Potter, the Clay
is Just Dirt," presented and demonstrated by
Tracy Kramme with music by Laverne
Peterson and Lynn Marks. Clay that insists
on acting like the potter will inevitably end
up broken. Learn a lesson from the clay
about a life centered around God.
4 = July
Am W Thursday
★ The Farm and Land Committee of the San
Antonio Board of Realtors will host its Farm
and Land Marketing Session at the San
Antonio Board of Realtors auditorium,
9110 IH-10 W., with coffee and donut
social hour at 8 a.m. For more information
call Faith Palacios at (210) 593-1200.
★ Reservations for the Retired Officers
Association dinner must be made not
later than Tuesday, July 25, by reserva-
tion form or at (830) 257-2480.
Prospective members are heartily wel-
comed. Social hour is 6 p.m., dinner at
7 p.m. Cypress Grill at Sunday House,
2124 Sidney Baker in Kerrville.
06 July
2 Saturday
★ The members of the Rainbow Senior
Center would like to invite the entire com-
munity to attend the grand opening cele-
bration of the new center from 1 to 4 p.m.
The event will be conducted at the new cen-
ter, 745 W. San Antonio St. It will have live
entertainment and refreshments for your
enjoyment. Please join the members for this
special occasion.
- A July
% Sunday
★ First United Methodist Church of Boerne
offers Women's Summer Sampler from 10
a.m. to noon. "When Your Wires Get
Crossed" presented by Beth Coyle and
Deborah Gabler. Based on the book
"Personality Plus," by Florence Littauer with
music by Lauren Coyle and Christen Coyle.
We are all "wired" by God in different
ways. Sometimes that causes sparks to fly.
Learn, in a humorous way, to recognize,
better understand and better relate to those
around us according to our unique person-
ality traits.
4 August
• Thursday
★ The next meeting of the Hill Country
Women in Business will be at 5:30 p.m.
at Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club. Guest
speaker will be Catherine A. Marvin,
financial consultant with Salomon Smith
Barney in San Antonio. She has conduct-
ed seminars on various financial sub-
jects, including funding college educa-
tions, using IRAs to build financial securi-
ty, and investing volatile markets. To
make reservations call Christina Hallum
at (210) 602-2477 by noon Monday,
July 31. For more information call Lisa
Pickard, membership, at 249-3577 or
Gayle Eason, president, at 981-8324.
g August
• Saturday
• Seguin Elks Ladies Auxiliary will con-
duct their August Bridge Tournament at
Seguin Elks Lodge. Lunch and refresh-
ments will be served. Tournament starts
at 9 a.m. with break for lunch, and con-
tinues to approximately 4 p.m. when the
prizes will be awarded. For more infor-
mation call 303-5407.
A August
• Sunday
• Clarinetist Gary N. Joiner will perform in
a recital at First United Methodist Church at
2 p.m. He will be accompanied by Farley
Hutchins, piano, and Sylvia Miller,
piano.Special guests include Phil Grota,
flutist, Christen Coyle, soprano, and Leslie
Walters, clarinetist.
6 August
2 Wednesday
$40.
1 A August
I V Thursday
★ A luncheon program will be conducted at
The Dominion Country Club from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. All ladies and their friends are
invited. The speaker will be will be Myrna
Dozier. The cost is $15 per person. A free
nursery is available by reservation only. For
lunch/nursery reservations call Nancy
McMahon at (830) 336-2084.
■ • August
I I Friday
★ Lampasas Quilt Extravaganza 2000.
For more information calf (512) 556-
8377 or (512) 556-8607.
• a July
I Am Wednesday
★ The Sisterdale Volunteer Fire De-
partment will conduct its annual fund-rais-
er. Activities include: The STLMRA
Lawnmower Races from 2-5 p.m. at the
Sisterdale schoolhouse, located one mile
north of the Sisterdale Firehouse on
Lindendale Road. Food and drinks will
be served. The barbecue dinner will be
from 4-9 p.m. at the firehouse, plates are
$6 each. There will also be an auction
and a country store. The dance will fea-
ture Southern Image from 8-1 a.m. at the
Sisterdale Firehouse. Admission is by
donation.
• 42 August
1 V Sunday
★ The Natyanjali Dance Festival 2000
will conducted on the Exhibit Floor of the
Institute of Texan Cultures. Admission is
$4 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-1 2,.
and $2 for seniors.
• • August
■ - Monday
★ The Hill Country Newcomers General
Meeting will occur at the St. Mark
Presbyterian Church at 208 W. Bandera.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. This
will be a Get Acquainted Mixer for new-
comers to the area. Members and poten-
tial members will be given an opportuni-
ty to sign up for various activities. These
activities include: Bunco, Canasta, Mah
Jongg, Bridge, Koffee Klatch, Dinner
Club, Restaurant Group, TGIF and Lunch
Bunch.
★ The Natyanjali Dance Festival 2000
will conducted on the Exhibit Floor of the
Institute of Texan Cultures. Admission is
$4 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12,
and $2 for seniors.
August
As w Saturday
Winning essays from the
Kendall County Farm Bureau
More than 400 fourth graders
attended the Kendall County Farm
Bureau Ag Day in Boerne.
The Ag Day is just one part of the
Farm Bureau’s Ag In the Classroom
efforts to show people of all ages the
importance of agriculture and how
agriculture touches their lives daily.
After the Ag Day all the students
were invited to participate in the first
ever Kendall County Farm Bureau
“What I Learned at Ag Day” essay
contest.
Though many students responded
there could be only two winners, one
from each of the school districts in
Kendall County was chosen. Upon
choosing the winning essays, the
Kendall County Farm Bureau award-
ed each winning student a $50
United States Savings Bond.
Sara Stevenson, daughter of Joey
and Teri Stevenson, was chosen the
winner for Boerne Independent
School District.
She attended Fair Oaks Ranch
Elementary and was in Mrs. Jones’
fourth grade class.
The winner from Comfort
Independent School District was
Kari Beth Langbein, daughter of
Larry and Karen Langbein. She
attended Comfort Elementary School
and was in Mrs. Oliphant’s fourth
grade class.
Kendall County Farm Bureau board
of directors are proud of both
Stevenson and Langbein. They feel
the essay contest was a success and
plan to make it a continuing part of
their agriculture education efforts.
PIGS
By Sarah Stevenson
On April 19, 2000, all of the fourth
grade in the Boerne Independent
School District went on a field trip to
the Boerne Agricultural Heritage
Center. We went to 15 different sta-
tions there. My favorite ones were
about dairy cows, chickens, soil and
sheep, but my very favorite one was
about pigs. I will tell you about them
since I like the
plump pigs so
much.
Pigs are very
friendly ani-
mals, but they
are also very
dirty. Pigs have
scared or nervous. The gestation
period for pigs is three months, three
weeks and three days, which is about
115-120 days. You can tell which pig
you’re dealing with by a number on
their ear.
I hope you enjoyed learning about
pigs. Maybe you will go visit some,
too.
to roll in
mud
cool
to
the
keep
because
STEVENSON
they have very
thick skin and have no sweat glands.
Dad pigs are called boars. Mom pigs
are sows, and baby pigs are piglets. A
boar can weigh up to 900 pounds.
Sows can weigh up to 700 pounds.
Male pigs are slaughtered when they
are five to six months old. There are
many different breeds of pigs. Some
of them are Duroc, Poland China,
Yorkshire and Spot. They have a very
good sense of smell used to find
mushrooms
underground.
Commercial pigs usually cost $10-
$20, but show pigs usually cost
$120-$170. You can tell if a pig is
happy or sad by looking at its tail. If
it’s curly, that means that the pig is
happy. If it’s straight, then the pig is
KENDALL COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
By Kari Beth Langbein
I thoroughly
enjoyed the
Kendall County
Farm Bureau Ag
Day. It was
interesting to
watch the sheer-
ing of the sheep.
The black-
smith showed us
how things have LANGBEIN
improved over
the years by using acid. They also
showed us the different things they
have made. The wood carver made a
duck out of different types of wood
like mesquite, cypress and sycamore.
We discussed the different types of
soil in our area. I learned how every-
thing comes from soil. We were told
a story about a little boy’s birthday.
He had chores to do while his moth-
er made a birthday cake for him. I
learned that we use a lot of dairy
products with food that we eat.
Thank you for taking the time to
teach us, so we can comprehend agri-
culture in the future. Thanks again.
CITY
FROM PAGE 1
★ Riverview Care Center is having a
Centennial Celebration from 2-4 p.m. in
honor of three residents celebrating their
100th birthdays. This year is a very special
time for these residents and their families.
The public is cordially invited to join the res- ■
idents and staff of Riverview on this day.
There will be music, dancing, food and fun
for all who attend. The RANCH radio sta-
tion (95.1 FM) will be present with DJ Linda
Allen playing "oldies" for all to enjoy. Other
area dignitaries have been invited and are
expected to attend.
★ First United Methodist Church of Boerne
offers Women's Summer Sampler from 10
a.m. to noon. "True Women - A Novel
Tour" planned by Amy Mason from Amy's
Tour and Travel. For the culmination of our
Summer Sampler, come along and retrace
the adventures and see the actual 19th cen-
tury locations described in Janice Woods
Windle's historical novel, TRUE WOMEN.
Depart FUMC at 9 a.m. sharp, travel to
Seguin by chartered bus and meet the
guide who will begin the tour. Visit the
home of Bettie Moss King, the King Family
Cemetery, and Seguin's first church. View
the former Magnolia Hotel and other sites.
Pick up a box lunch and enjoy it on the way
to Gonzales as we view the sites along the
way. Continue the tour in Gonzales and
return to FUMC at approximately 2 p.m..
"This past was just down the road."
Reservations required by July 26. Cost is
• The 2000 American Heart Association
"Shoot from the Heart" sporting clays,
fun shoot will be conducted at the
Shooting Complex, 5931 Roft Rd. in San
Antonio. Cost is $100 per person.
Corporate sponsorship is available. For
more information call Renee Davis at
671-2614.
A September
• Friday
• The Texas Heritage Living History Day
is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
Louise,Hays.Park in Kerrville. A special
western swing tribute to Jimmie Rodgers
will be conducted tonight at the
Luckenbach Dancehall from 8 p.m. to
midnight featuring the award-winning
band Cowjazz. KR Woods will open
with a special tribute to Jimmie Rodgers
and to Jimmie Dale Court, Rodgers'
grandson.
northern Boerne exit.
Heath noted that one of the advantages of a turn lane
bridge now under construction on Main Street is that
whenever the regular Main Street bridge is eventually
replaced, the new bridge is wide enough to at least allow
two-way traffic to continue across Cibolo Creek,
although some sharp turns would be required.
Looming on the horizon, Heath said, is a probable
bond issue. 10 "
“In-1987 we had a bond election for $2 million," Heath
mercial and industrial base, but that a labor shortage
makes it difficult to pursue establishments that would
employ a large number of people.
Heath made his remarks at a Greater Boerne Chamber
of Commerce luncheon at the Boerne Visitors and
Community Center, where about 150 people were in
attendance.
He said a big challenge facing the city is managing
growth without losing quality of life.
“We have to keep what we’ve got,” Heath said.
For Boerne, the decade of the 1990s was a period of
unprecedented growth that transformed a small commu-
nity into a vibrant town complete with the prosperity
and problems that typically accompany fast-growing
suburbs.
Building permit records show more than $127 million
said. “We hit the bond market right and the construction in construction within the city, limits during the 10-year
market right. We were able to get a lot done. The cost of
street repairs and rebuilding has gone up.”
Heath predicted that within 12-24 months City
Council will probably consider a general obligation
bond issue of at least $3 million.
He said the city is continuing to try to expand its corn-
period, with nearly one-third of the total - $42,452,279
- issued during 1999.
So far this calendar year, Boerne has received
$1,011,786.21 in sales tax revenue, up 14.88 percent
from the corresponding 1999 figure of $880,672.91 -
virtually a $130,000 increase.
Kendall
★Immunization clinics, Wednes days,
8 a.m.-noon, 1-6 p.m., Texas Department
of Health, 249-3511.
★Square dancing lessons, Fridays
from 6-8 p.m., Hilf Country Health &
Wellness Center, all ages welcome, 997-
1355.
★Sisterdale Vol. Fire Dept, meeting,
7 p.m., third Tuesday of ’each month,
1207 Sisterdale Rd., 324-6737.
★ First Baptist Church of Boerne's grief
support group, 7 p.m., Tuesdays, led by
Karen Calhoun, free, 249-2527.
★Hill Country Hikers meeting, 7 p.m.,
second Tuesday of every month,
Kronkosky Tower at the Benedictine
Convent, 899-3439.
★Bike Boerne 26-46-mile rides, 1:30
p.m., Sundays, 802 E. Blanco Rd.,
816-2305.
★Fair Oaks Ladies Bible study,
9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jackie at
981-4453, Marji at 981-4169.
★HOPS, High School Organization of
Parental Support meeting, noon, second
Thursday of the month, Boerne High
School name economics building, 816-
2492.
★ Boerne Alpha Beta Tau (ABT)
chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting, 7
p.m., second and fourth Monday of the
month, 537-4114.
★Alcoholics Anonymous, Mon-day-
Wednesday, Friday, 8 p.m., First United
Methodist Church, Boy Scout Hut, corner
of James and Turner Streets. Open meet-
ings, non-smoking.
★Alcoholics Anonymous, Tuesday
and Thursday, noon, First Baptist Church,
School Street and Highland, building
behind church. Open meetings, non-smok-
ing.
★Alcoholics Anonymous, Open dis-
cussion, St. Helena's Episcopal Church,
410 N. Main St. Non-smoking, Sunday, 8
p.m.
★AL-ATEEN meetings, 7 p.m., Mondays,
behind St. Mark Presbyterian Church on
Water Street in the mobile home.
★AL-ANON meetings, 7 p.m.,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays,
behind St. Mark Presbyterian Church on
Water Street in the mobile home.
★VFW Post 688 meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
second Tuesday of each month, Boerne
Church of Christ, 1 Upper Balcones Rd.,
981-4971.
★American Legion meeting, 7:30
p.m., third Tuesday of each month, Old
Lower Balcones Schoolhouse, Boerne
Stagecoach Road, 249-2197.
★ Cnamber of Commerce Small
Business Counseling, second and fourth
Thursday of each month, 249-8000 for
appointment.
★US TOO meeting, a prostate cancer
survivor support group, 5:30 p.m., first
Monday of each month, Ecumenical
Center, 249-9027.
★ Kuhlmann-King Historical House,
Graham Building and Museum Store
behind City Hall, open Sundays, tours
available by appointment.
★Boerne Art League, second Tuesday
of each month, 7 p.m., Benedictine Healtn
Co. Consistencies
& Wholeness Center, 634-2956.
★Agricultural Heritage Center, Inc.,
open Sundays and Wednesdays, 1:30-
4:30 p.m., tours available by appoint-
ment, 249-2814.
★M.O.M.S. Club meeting, 9:30-11:30
a.m., third Monday of each month, First
United Methodist Church, Kristan
Williams, 816-6603.
★Hill Country Women in Business
meeting, first Thursday of every month,
call Tenlee Lund at 249-9550 or Rebecca
Boles 698-0131.
★Bunco will meet the first and second
Monday evenings of the month. Play starts
at 7:30 p.m. For information call Faye
Roark at (830) 755-4770.
★Various student artwork will be on
display every Friday at J. Hester Studio
Gallery, 904 S. Main St. If weather does
not permit outdoor viewing, art will be on
display inside the studio.
★You can help make a difference in
the life of a young adult in foster care! The
Mentor Program at Baptist Children's
Home Ministries needs committed, caring
adults to serve as friends, role models and
trusted advisors to young adults aged 16
to 21. If you are interested in guiding a
youth (from Boerne or San Antonio)
through a successful transition to adult-
hood, call Laurie Bell Scantlin at (210)
2 24-9966 for more information.
★Newcomers Bunco will meet the first
and second Monday evenings of the
month. Play sturts at 7:30 p.m. For infor-
mation call Janet Roeder at (830) 981-
8254.
★Hill Country Sq. CAF meeting at
1:30 p.m. the third Sunday of each
month, Boerne Stage Airport. For informa-
tion call 249-8687.
★ Newcomers T.G.I.F. meets every
fourth Friday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m.
For information call Alice Irving at (830)
981-9623.
★ Newcomers Koffee Klatch will
meet every third Monday at 10 a.m. For
more information call Pattie Pegues at
(830) 537-6153.
★ Newcomers Restaurant Group,
for information call Kathi Shaffer at (830)
981-4645 or Gina Hampton at (830)
981-8783.
★Newcomers Lunch Bunch meets
every third Thursday. For information call
Betty Fuqua at (830) 981-5115 or Elva
Jumper at 830-981-8087.
★ Newcomers General Meetings
are conducted the second Monday at dif-
ferent locations beginning at 10 a.m. For
information call Ricca McClain at (830)
755-4373 or Rita Chapman at (830) 755-
8436.
★The Kendall County Democratic
Club meets the first Thursday of the each
month at 7 p.m. at the Boerne Indepen-
dent Administrative Building, 123 Johns
Rd., Boerne, Texas. Call 981-4971.
★ MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers,
meets the second Monday of every month,
except school holidays, from 9-11:30
a.m. Cost is $3 per on and children are
free. For more information call 249-2316.
★Parents of seniors at Boerne High
School are invited to attend Project
Graduation meetings on the second
Monday of each month. Meetings will
begin at 7 p.m. at the BHS cafetaria.
★Art League of Boerne invites anyone
with an interest in and appreciation for art
to join the league. Meetings are on the
second Tuesday of each month at the
Health and Wholeness Center. For infor-
mation call Bill Scheldt at 249-2473.
★Alzheimer's Support Group meets
third Thursday of the month at Town and
Country Manor main lobby, 5:30 to 7
p.m. For more information call Jack at
249-3085.
★Boerne Middle School PTO meet-
ing, 10 a.m., first Monday of the month,
BMS library. For information call Mary
Nagel at 981-9419.
★Hill Country Writers Guild meets
the last Tuesday of the month at the Boerne
Community Center, Room 201 at 7:30. In
addition to the writers who meet the
group, the guild also hosts the Young
Musicians Coalition that produces the
local Battle of the Bands and the
Screenwriters of Texas that works in con-
juction with the Documentary Film Project
and the Young Filmakers Program. For
more information call the guild at 830-
537-5906.
★Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Bruno
Phillip Post 688 meets at St. Helena's
Episcopal Church in the intermediate
room on the third Thursday of the month at
2 p.m. New members are needed. Call
Joan at (830) 816-7899.
★Wednesday night dinner and fel-
lowship at the First United Methodist
Church. No frills, no fuss — come as you
are and bring the kidsl Dinner is served
from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a
speaker or music until 7 p.m. This is a
great time to relax, enjoy a delicious
meal, and hear speakers discuss a variety
of topics that will interest you. Cost is
$3.Call the church for details or just show
up! All are welcome! Call 249-2565.
★ Comfort Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment meets the second and third Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m. at 224 W. Hwy.
473 behind the Super 'S.'
★ Comfort Lions Club meets on the
first and third Thursday of the month at 7
p.m. at the Double ‘D’ Restaurant.
★ Kendall County Public Trans-
portation, 204 E. San Antonio Suite
24 in the Historical Courthouse. This
transportation system is for all ages. Call
816-1707 Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to noon for information or leave a
message on the recorder.
★ Boerne Lions Club meets on the sec-
ond and fourth Wednesday of the month
at 7 p.m. at Bear Moon Bakery. For mroe
information call (830) 981-2417 or
(830) 755-8417.
★ The Navy Officers Wives Club
(NOWC) meets the first Thursday of each
month, contact Jean Robitaille at (830)
981-4971 for more information about
monthly hostess and location. New mem-
bers and guests are welcome.
BURN
FROM PAGE 1
• Burning is allowed in a barrel,
concrete tub or any fireproof con-
tainer. The item being used for burn-
ing must have a wire mesh covering
to suppress embers and ashes from
WATER
FROM PAGE 1
is used.
The once a week irrigation is allowed on the following
days according to the last digit in the street address: 0 or
1, Monday; 2 or 3, Tuesday; 4 or 5. Wednesday; 6 or 7,
Thursday; and 8 or 9, Friday.
• The operation of ornamental fountains or structures
making similar use of water is prohibited, unless a recir-
culating system is being used. However, the use of treat-
ed water to fill, refill or maintain is prohibited.
• Washing impervious cover such as parking lots, dri-
veways, streets or sidewalks is prohibited.
• Washing building exteriors is prohibited unless in the
interest of public health.
HOUSING
FROM PAGE 1
Appraisal District show that in
1998, the average cost for a new
home in Kendall County was
$116,930. For 1999, the average
cost increased to $123,625.
Officials say it is extremely diffi-
cult to get a home built for under
$100,000.
Only about three of four areas in
Kendall County - mainly Boerne
and Comfort - have water and sewer
treatment systems that are essential
to keeping cost down.
Typically, a key to low-cost hous-
ing is for them to be constructed as
a subdivision, where builders can
achieve more cost-efficiency.
Officials also say a key to keeping
costs low is for the subdivision to be
developed by a developer-builder,
rather than having a developer who
sells lots to a builder. That way, offi-
cials say, only one party is trying to
make a profit instead of two.
Officials cite high land costs as
easily being blown outside the con-
tainer.
• Burning can be done in a pit dug
into the ground if the pit is approxi-
mately four feet deep and has a wire
mesh over the top to suppress em-
bers and ashes from being blown
out.
• Burning can be done if there is a
need to dispose of the carcass of a
dead animal.
• Burning for the purpose of agri-
one of the reasons for lack of more
affordable housing.
With new homes generally costing
upwards of $100,000, apartments or
manufactured homes are the alterna-
tives available to people who cannot
afford more expensive homes.
One of the most viable options that
soon could become available in
Boerne is a manufactured communi-
ty with strict requirements on main-
tenance and upkeep.
Last year, a proposed 48-acre
development touted as an affordable
housing subdivision on the south
side of Adler at Garden Street was
abandoned after developers deter-
mined the project was unfeasible.
About eight acres in the tract were
unusable because of drainage con-
siderations, in effect forcing cost of
the remaining land to rise.
More recently, work is under way
on Woodlands subdivision north of
Medical Drive, where about 44
homes in the $85-95,000 range are
planed.
“These houses are in the price
range of policemen, new school
teachers and people who are bank
employees,” John Brockwell, owner
cultural and crop productions can be
done in conjunction with the Soil
Conservation’s burn plans.
Officials recommend that persons
conducting a legal burn for non-
agricultural purposes have a water
supply nearby and that someone
stays near the fire until it burns out
or is extinguished.
Agricultural-related burning should
take place with the fire department
on site during the burn.
(
• Washing automobiles, trucks, trailers, recreational
vehicles, boats, airplanes and any other type of mobile
equipment is prohibited except if a bucket, pail or other
receptacle is used and after such washing rinsing may
occur with a positive shutoff nozzle using only a rea-
sonable amount of water. Commercial establishments
shall use minimum practical water settings.
• Swimming and/or wading pools shall not be refilled
or have any water added except on designated outdoor
water use days at designated watering times (not applic-
able to puolic pools which must be drained and filled
pursuant to public health regulations).
• Permitting or maintaining defective plumbing
including defective faucets or taps, underground leaks,
or out-of-repair water closets.
• Waste water is prohibited to include: (a) permitting
water to flow through a tap, hydrant valve or otherwise;
(b) allowing water to run off into a gutter, ditch or drain;
or (c) failing to repair a controllable leak.
of the 8.56-acre tract, told Planning
and Zoning Commission members
in April.
Pendley, one of several task force
members supporting the subdivision
at the P&Z Commission meeting,
said the task force had determined
about the only way single family
homes could be built for the target
price of under $100,000 is through a
land owner who has had the proper-
ty many years, and for the same per-
son to serve as both developer and
builder to eliminate one profit
motive.
Both city officials and private sec-
tor employers have cited a labor
shortage as a major problem facing
Boerne, and say the lack of afford-
able housing is the driving force
behind the labor shortage.
Increasingly, many businesses -
such as restaurants and fast food
establishments - have been hiring
workers from San Antonio because
of lack of a local labor supply.
Because of the significant commute
and the labor shortage, many of the
businesses are having to pay higher
wages than normal in order to
attract employees.
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Keasling, Edna & Fierro, Jennifer. The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 59, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 25, 2000, newspaper, July 25, 2000; Boerne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1626585/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.