City weighs 17900 computer to bill 1.7 mil surcharge
Burnet discusses a roughly 17900 computer to update billing for a 1.7 mil LCRA surcharge. Council weighs cost and potential savings as staff note current machine cannot handle further utility billing. Mayor and manager express reservations while considering feeder option and trade-in. An enhanced retirement plan and pay-schedule changes proceed for a few staff.
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Burnet
LCRA
Howard Benton
Bastrop
Bill Wilcox
Jack Tippit
Tippit
Council
Burroughs
Feeder
Lampasas
Marble Falls
James Fry
Benton
Midnight Chase Ends In Indictment
Burnet police apprehended 19 year old Roger Bernal after a Saturday pursuit ending in a scuffle near Court House Square. Bernal, charged with aggravated assault, faced indictment from a Burnet County grand jury. bail set at 3000 by Judge Jack Miller. Holland, the officer, sustained minor injuries from the botched arrest and gunfire. Bernal treated for a minor gunshot wound and jailed. arraignment scheduled for December 19.
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Sylvia Wharton Burnet
Burnet
Roger Holland
Roger Bernal
Louis Crump
Jack Miller
Burnet City
Crump
Holland
Bernal
Banco
Texas 281
Highway 29
Kroeger
Deputies Push Bids for Two Sheriff Cars at County Court
Chief Deputy Weldon Buck stayed with the Weld County Commissioners Monday as they agreed to start advertising for bids on two new sheriff cars. The move followed three months of consideration. The court also approved radio equipment purchases and a CAPCO order for two mobile radios and three walkie talkies, with the county covering 25 percent of an estimated 1250 dollars. Engineer Donald Sherman presented Horseshoe Bay South plat for 140 lots over 47.2 acres. County Clerk Wayne Barton confirmed compliance. The court approved filing the plat. Sherman also submitted Northwood Terrace plat within Marble Falls city limits with six lots over 8.6 acres, nearly five acres of drainage easement to the city. A resolution accepting State Highways and Public Transportation Commission provisions was approved. (Cant. on P. 6A)
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Ben Cruce
Weldon Buck
Commissioners Court
Buck
Burnet County
CAPCO
Donald Sherman
Willis and Associates Engineers
Marble Falls
Horseshoe Bay South Subdivision
Creek Trash Deplored By Burnet Council
Burnet chamber plea to clean Hamilton Creek banks meets council debate over private ownership and easements. City manager notes city cannot compel property owners. officials seek voluntary compliance and possible legal action. grass nuisance and flood control cited. Mystery shopper moment ends with Burnet merchants awarding prizes in Christmas promotion.
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Burnet
Mystery Shopper identity solved in Burnet First Week
After the Christman Parade, the Mystery Shopper in the Try Burnet First promotion was revealed. Louise McClung questioned a shopper who admitted being the Mystery Shopper Merkel Williams, who had shopped in every involved store. Prizes totaled about $100, with Williams receiving a table lamp and other merchants donating gifts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Christman
Burnet
Louise McClung
Merkel Williams
McClung
Sonnys
Merckel Williams
Quick Stop
Rose
Geneva
Possums, Night Hunt Prompt Fines in Burnet Case
Ronnie Ear Ray and Clifton J. Compton both of Burnet must pay 52.50 in Justice Court for illegally hunting fur bearing animals from a public road at night in a closed season. They were caught about 2:00 a.m. on Shady Grove Road near Joppa by Texas Parks and Wildlife wardens Gary Turner and Bob Johnson.
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Ronnie Ear Ray
Clifton J. Compton
Burnet
Justice Court
Gary Turner
Bob Johnson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game
Ray
Compton
Shady Grove Road
Joppa
Chester Kincheloe
Kincheloe
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Burnet Industrial Park Foundation Inc
Horizons Committee
Burnet Bicentennial Commission
Deputy
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Sherman
Repor
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Stagecoach
Northwood Terrace
Marble
Falls City
State Highways and Public Transportation Commission
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