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Thursday, June 12, 2003 News Bulletin Page 3
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Michelle Mondo
, Staff Writer
CASTROVILLE -- The
. City of Castroville voted at
agreement between
the
property and give an esti-
counties, cities and water
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3 ment with the San Antonio ity of the study.
9 River Authority and the The council also
c BMA Board of Directors to approved contributing
e conduct a flood protection $3,000 to the study contin-
• planning study gent on a surplus at the end
URS Engineer Jeff Irvin of the fiscal year.
was on hand to represent The council approved
SARA and BMA in their with a 3-2 vote to enter
aby
hat
v endeavor to receive approv-
, al and funds from the coun-
ty, Castroville and LaCoste.
v The study would allow
r for a quicker response time
into an agreement with the
Natural
Resource
Conservation Service for the
river clean up project.
As part of the project,
e in
the
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to flooding and aide in early NRCS pays property owners
, warning, Irvin said. along the river front to clear
- “It’s to get everyone debris. City Administrator
I together on the same sheet Jack Yates said 41 owners
s to
wer
of music on what we do if
, there is a flood,” Irvin said.
The
interlocal
signed up to have a city
representative and NRCS
representative evaluate the
mate on the clearing cost.
Yates said the program
is at no cost to the city.
Moving ahead with the
replacement of the water
line on Paris Street and
the Highway 90 bridge, the
council approved awarding
the low bidder Harold
Brown and Sons with the
two projects.
The company turned in
a bid of $145,750.
Mike Masters appeared
before council requesting
city utilities to his property
on the west side of town.
Masters said he could get
water and sewer elsewhere
but was hoping for approval
on a gas line right away.
Masters said he wanted to
work with the city in get-
ting the water and sewer
also, if possible.
extension in accordance with
the utility extension rules
that apply to developers.
In other items, the coun-
cil denied the item to print
city ordinances in Spanish
and set two workshops for
June 30 to discuss the com-
prehensive plan and preser-
vation.
Players from the Medina
Valley High School girls’
softball team accepted a
plaque from Mayor Robert
Hancock at the Castroville
City Council meeting after
the mayor proclaimed June
9 “Panthers Softball Team
Appreciation Day.”
The mayor said the city
should be proud of the way
the team represented
Castroville in Austin dur-
ing the state championship
tournament last month.
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MOOVE OVER BABY:
Barry Shadrock, Mellonie
FitzSimon, Colleen Gibson,
Carole Romano and Patti
Dugosh pose with the cow
painted by Shadrock brought
here for the Essence of
Castroville Show. This cow
participated in the Cow
Parade San Antonio 2002
held May 21 at the Adam’s
Mark Hotel. Proceeds of the
live auction benefited the
San Antonio Chapter of the
American Cancer Society, the
City of San Antonio Office of
Cultural Affairs and Daisy’s
Dream Foundation. (Courtesy
photo by Louis Romano)
Council travels to Plum Creek
subdivision to study growth
Michelle Mondo
Staffwriter *
CASTROVILLE - Controlled growth has been a topic
with the Castroville City Council and on Saturday, June
7 the council traveled to the Plum Creek Subdivision,
north of San Marcos outside of Kyle, for a view of what
traditional neighborhood design could do for this area.
Councilman James Bell pushed for the trip and the
tour of the subdivision guided by David Malm with
Benchmark Development in Austin.
"Traditional neighborhood design is based upon how
neighborhoods in the past used to be. Bell said.
Bell said that with the city examining its comprehen-
sive plan and subdivision ordinance a visit to Plum Creek
gave the council ideas on what it wants in development.
The subdivision is built around the concept that
people want to know their neighbors. Bell said. Strict
deed restrictions keep picket fences low, grass trimmed
and cars parked behind the house.
Bell said Plum Creek is an example of how restric-
tions can keep an area walkable. The roads are kept
narrow with wide sidewalks and landscaped avenues.
■ “If you look at what Plum Creek is based on and
look at what Castroville is based on, it’s traditional
neighborhood design,” BeU said. “It’s about getting out
and interacting with the community.”
Bell talked about how in the past people used to be
able to walk everywhere, whether it be work or church.
Urban sprawl made that difficult and now, he said,
developers are turning back the clock.
Councilman David Stuart, an active participant in
Castroville’s Visionaries in Preservation Program, said
the trip opened the eyes of the council.
"The visual impact is important,” Stuart said. "It’s
about what makes a good subdivision and what doesn’t."
Public Works Director Bruce Alexander joined the
council, city administrator and mayor on the trip. He said
while Castroville could support a development like Plum
Creek it is not the city that enforces the rules.
“It would be a great asset to Castroville," Alexander
said. But, it’s only as strong as its internal controls” .
■ Alexander said Plum Creek deed restrictions are
enforced by a dedicated homeowners association. He said
cities can only enforce ordinances, not deed restrictions.
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HONDO - The Huajillo
■ Unit met at the Community
Center here on May 26 for
e its last meeting of the cur-
rent fiscal year.
The meeting was
opened by prayer, pledges
e to the flags and the sing-
7 ing of a patriotic song.
A The minutes were read and
approved and the trea-
surer’s report was given.
Members were reminded
that dues should be paid
now as the membership list
is due at the state office by
June 15.
Ken Hanson gave a
I report on the legislative
| bills that would be affect-
• ing retired teachers. At this
| time, it seemed that the
| outcomes of them would
be highly affected by the
I absence of most of the
: Democratic legislators dur-
1 ing the last week of the ses-
1 sion and nothing definite
1 was known at this time.
The Books for Children
I project was very success-
ful. Almost 60 books were
• purchased with the unit’s
donations and they have
: been divided out among the
towns. Each town will be
; responsible for delivering
: the books to a place where
: children can use them or
take them home.
Awards for the year
were then presented. The
Huajillo Unit received three
1 Local residents
named to spring
I term dean’s list
John Ray Yarbrough of
[ Rio Medina,, son of Mr.
& Mrs. John R. Yarbrough
was recently named to the
I Spring 2003 term Dean’s
I List at Choate Rosemary
I Hall in Wallingford, Conn.
Choate Rosemary Hall
1 is an independent second-
• ary school enrolling approx-
1 imately 830 boarding and
I day students from the
I United States and 32 coun-
tries.
awards - for retaining 100%
of its membership, for 100%
membership by unit mem-
bers in the state TRTA,
and for meeting the basic
requirements for meetings.
Three Twenty-First
Century Awards for out-
standing service to the com-
munity or local unit were
given to Beni Gutierrez of
Castroville, Martha Ontjes
of Devine and Pye Haass
of Hondo.
Four Appreciation
Awards were given to peo-
ple or organizations out-
side of our unit for their
help. They were given to
the City of Hondo, Holy
Cross Catholic Church of
D’Hanis, Security State
Bank of Pearsall, and
Sabinal Baptist Church.
The Volunteer Award,
that goes to the member
with the most volunteer
hours, had a tie this year.
The awards went to Nola
Hanson of Hondo and
Normal Taylor of Devine.
Mary Alice Barrow of
Hondo then installed the
officers for the coming year.
They will be
President
Hanson, First
Ken
Vice
President - Beni Gutierrez,
Second Vice President -
Ethel Martin, Secretary
- Jeanice Zinsmeyer, and
Treasurer
Edwards.
Patsy
There will be a plan-
ning meeting July 28 at
the Community Center and
each hostess town was
reminded to have a pro-
gram in mind for their
meeting.
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