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Medina County Commissioners’
Court was presented with a resolution
to seek funds from the Crime Victims’
Compensation Fund by District Attor-
ney Tony Hackebeil.
‘To put it in a nut shell, back in
March we received notice from the
Attorney General’s Office that there
were funds available for this program.
We applied for and were granted the
funds for the rest of this year and all
of next year,” Hackebeil said.
The funds ($30,000 per year) are
strictly for salaries to hire someone to
go out and help victims apply for funds
to help pay medical bill and such when
they can not gain restitution from the
perpetrator due to circumstances be-
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• Charlie Rothe received final ap-
proval for Bear Springs Ranch Sub-
division, Unit 4, located six miles east
of Medina Lake.
• Attorney Jim Allison presented
the court with a report on the status
and legal options of the county re-
garding the Medina Community Hos-
pital (see separate story).
• The court granted approval to ad-
vertise an open meeting to discuss the
possibility of changing the speed limit
on CR 471Z (Victory Lane), south of
Hwy.90toCR471 at the school, fforR
60 mph, to 40 mph.
Pet. 2 Commissioner Stanley
Keller skid, “I received a lot of re-
quests before school was out that we
consider this change. The road goes
directly to the school and children
have to use the road.”
• The bid was awarded for com-
puter maintenance and support for
Medina County to Hill Tech out of
Tarpley for 200 hours of service at
$45 per hour.
Approval was also given to up-
grade the computer system in the Tax
Assessor/Collector Office.
Take time when choosing f
a personal trainer
Houston - Personal trainers can be
great resources and motivators, but
finding the right one can make all the
difference in meeting your fitness
goals.
According to Maurice Puyau, an
exercise specialist at the USDA/ARS
Children’s Nutrition Research Center
at Baylor College of Medicine, a little
research beforehand can ensure that
you and your potential trainer are on
the same track.
“Perhaps the best way to find a per-
sonal trainer is by word of mouth.
Check with your health club or ask a
friend,” Puyau said.
The Internet can also be a good
source of contacts in your area. Once
you narrow down the field, conduct
mini-interviews and ask the trainer
about his or her credentials, training
style and motivational techniques.
“Because personal trainers can be
quite expensive, have a trial session
to see if the two of you are compat-
ible,” Puyau said.
Give water a hand:
Saving water outside the home
Why conserve water? Growing
populations, coupled with rising de-
velopment costs for water and waste-
water facilities, are straining the abil-
ity of some communities and utili-
ties to meet demands, especially dur-
ing the summer.
During the winter, 90 percent or
more of household water use occurs
inside the home. However in the
summer, lawn watering and other
outdoor uses can account for 50 to
80 percent of home water use. Yet,
studies have shown that as much as
half of this outdoor use is wasted
through poor watering practices:
Water only when needed. Look at
the grass, feel the soil and loam to
know when your grass needs water-
ing. If it has turned a dull grey-green
and footprints remain visible as you
walk across it, it’s time to water.
Water your lawn early in the morn-
ing during the hotter summer months.
Much of the water used on the lawn
can simply evaporate between the
sprinkler and the grass. Watering late
in the day to avoid evaporation can
invite plant disease.
Use a sprinkler that produces drops
of water rather than a fine mist, to
avoid evaporation. Sprinklers that
send droplets out on a low angle also
help control evaporation. If you use
a soaker hose, turn it so the holes are
on the bottom to avoid evaporation.
Water slowly for better absorption,
and never on windy days.
Forget about watering the streets,
walks and driveways. They will
never grow a thing.
Condition the soil with compost
Country
Living
By Sandra Kunkel
Medina Co. Extension Agent
Family & Consumer Sciences
before planting grass or flower beds
so that water soaks in rather than runs
off.
Mulch planting areas. Mulch cov-
ers open areas with tasteful good
looks, helps keep the ground from
overheating, holds moisture that oth-
erwise would evaporate and also dis-
courages weeds.
Fertilize lawns at least twice a year
for good root stimulation. Grass with
good root systems make better use
of less water.
Do not over water. Too much wa-
ter can overload the soil so that air
cannot get to the roots, and can en-
courage plant diseases. Soil can ab-
sorb only so much moisture and the
rest simply runs off. A timer will
help, and either your kitchen timer
or an alarm clock will do. An inch
and a half of water applied once a
week will keep most Medina County
grasses alive and healthy.
Automatic sprinkler systems
should be operated only when the
demand on your town’s water sup-
ply is lowest. Set the system to op-
erate between four and six a.m.
Don’t scalp your lawn during hot
weather. Taller grass holds moisture
better. Grass cut fairly often, so that
only 1/2 to 3/4 inch is trimmed off,
will produce a better-looking lawn.
If small areas in your yard need
more frequent watering, use a water-
ing can or hand water with the hose
only in those areas.
Learn what types of grass, shrub-
bery and plants do best in your area,
and in which parts of your yard, and
then plant accordingly. If you have
heavily shaded yard, no amount of
water will make the roses bloom.
You don’t have to be a horticultur-
ist to have an attractive yard, but do
learn about the plants you have so
that you can water enough to keep
them healthy, and not enough to
waste water or injure the plants.
Consider decorating areas of your
yard with rocks, gravel, wood chips,
or other materials which are avail-
able and require no water at all.
Never “sweep” your walks and
driveways with the hose. Use a
broom or rake.
Do you wash your car at home?
Please don’t let the hose run. Instead,
wet the car thoroughly, then turn off
the hose while you swab the car with
soapy water from a bucket. Use the
hose again for the final rinse.
Keep on thinking of ways that you
can “Give Water a Hand.”
Sandra Kunkel is a Medina County
Extension Agent. For more information
regarding any of the column topics,
contact the Medina County Extension
Office at 830-741-6180.
Airport focus of Castroville
council discussions
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Corredfondent
Castroville City Council contem-
plated the structure of its hangar
management agreement at Castro-
ville Municipal Airport and pon-
dered the feasibility of rearranging
it to simplify record keeping and bill
collecting for city staff, during its
June 13 meeting.
Council listened to a request from
C.M. (Curley) Blalack to manage
100% of Hangar B while allowing
Lou McCasland to manage 100% of
Hangar A.
The city used to be 50-50 partners
with Blalack, who built the city-
owned hangars in 1990, but the city
recently gave its half to McCasland
to manage for 10 years in order to
settle a $577,000 judgment against
the city. The city also paid McCasland
$250,000 cash to buy out his interest
in fixed base operations at the airport.
Under the current arrangement,
Blalack and McCasland both man-
age 50% of Hangar A and 50% of
Hangar B. Blalack made the pro-
posal to simplify the city’s bill col-
lection process and to separate his
and McCasland’s hangar responsi-
bilities. The city collects approxi-
mately $2,000 a month on hangar
rental. Because of Castroville’s loss
of a mediated settlement with
McCasland, he now manages and
collects $1,000 instead of the city
and the other $1,000 goes to Blalack.
Because each man receives half
the income from half of both han-
gars, McCasland often collects pay-
ments from people in Hangars A and
B intended for Blalack. Blalack is not
keen on depending on McCasland
forwarding his hangar rental checks
to the city and then the city foi'ward-
ing the payment to Blalack.
Over a month ago, Blalack offered
to let the city buy out the last 20 years
of his contract for approximately
$200,000 and then lowered his ask-
ing price to $186,000. In private ne-
gotiations, Ragland had offered
Blalack $100,000, which Blalack
called an insult because the hangars
would generate $240,000 for the city
over the 20 years of the contract.
Because the city would not offer
what Blalack considered a fair price
to buy out his 50% of the hangars, he
is attempting to simplify his and the
city’s rent collection process with the
proposal to give each hangar manager
control over a single hangar building.
Blalack said the proposal would
resolve all differences between the
city council and himself and it would
assist the council in resolving con-
flicts in their mediation agreement
with McCasland.
“Castroville Airport Inc.,
(McCasland) will not have to trans-
fer the payments (for rentals) for both
hangar units to the City of Castroville,
which forwards my payments to me,
thereby reducing the paperwork for
all concerned,” read the proposal.
“This is my last trip,” Blalack told
the new council. “I’m sorry I’ve been
a sore thorn since some of you just
started.”
Explaining his proposal to the
council, Blalack said, “In plain En-
glish it leu you out of the deal (of
maintaining Hangar A).” Blalack
also told council that McCasland had
not only agreed to the proposal but
had helped to develop it.
Airport Board Chairman Jerald
Foxworthy said he thought Blalack’s
proposal was a good deal for the city,
but he did not believe the city should
be paying insurance on his hangars.
“But they are die city’s responsi-
bility because the„city owns the
buildings,” explained City Adminis-
trator Donna Schueling.
“I think it is great and relieves the
city of a lot of responsibility if
McCasland is willing to take over
Hangar A,” said Councilman Robert
Hancock. “I’m in favor of Blalack
taking over Hangar B and McCasland
taking Hangar A. Let’s have our at-
torney review it and send it back."
When councilman James Bell
complained he did not want to pay
the $100 provided by Bialack’s con-
tract to somebody else to keep
Blalack’s books, the construction
contractor said, “Then leave it like it
is and y’all take care of it. There is
no problem there.” Blalack’s current
contract calls for the city to pay 10%
of hangar income to whoever keeps
the hangar ledger. >
At several poinU during the dis-
cussion, the council and mayor told
Blalack his contract would be re-
written. Blalack would have none of
it. “We are grown people and I have
a contract and I am not changing it,
except revenues.”
“It don’t care if you leave it like it
is or change it, but it is causing y’all
a problem, and I am just trying to get
along with everybody because I don’t
want Lou McCasland taking care of
my hangar income,” said Blalack.
“This is a better deal for you than for
me. It is better for the city to split the
hangars up and I’ll just collect 100%
of B instead of 50% of A and B.”
After listening to Blalack explain
how he and McCasland had worked
out the details of the new agreement,
council elected to send the proposal
to City Attorney Vivian Torres to re-
view and recommend action.
Blalack’s offer stands until June 30.
If the city does not agree to His terms,
Blalack says he will sell his hangars
to one of two potential buyers.
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