School board mulls cuts as district seeks more revenue
The San Felipe Del Rio CISD weighs budget options as CFO Dr JoAnne Ruark Ackermann says maintaining the current $1.38 tax rate with 94 percent collection yields only 181476 for the general fund, advocating a nine and a quarter cent rate increase to maximize state funding while staff reductions prompt concern over larger class sizes and real staffing changes rather than teacher layoffs.
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San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School District
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Ruark-Ackermann
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Ermann
Joey Garcia
Garcia
Patricia McNamara
Roberto Fernandez
del Rio Middle School
Tourism and Convention Department budget in Del Rio debate
Del Rio city council members heard 20 pages of briefing material as local bed and breakfast owner Jay Johnson urged changes to the Tourism and Convention Department and its contract with the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce. He criticized external focus, citing hunting and fishing outside the city, and urged reevaluation of funding and organization.
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Tourism and Convention Department
South del Rio
Del Rio to hold public auction of retired police vehicles
The city plans an Aug 21 auction at 105 W Gibbs St with public viewing at 9 am and bidding at 10 am. Items include matched patrol vehicles retired by the Del Rio Police Department, 1990 Kawasaki motorcycles, a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, Caprices, other cars, trucks, 30 bicycles, and assorted misc items like a typewriter and a reindeer decoration.
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Stronger Charley Slams Florida Coast as Catastrophic Storm
Hurricane Charley, a powerful Category 4, struck the Gulf Coast near Punta Gorda causing 145 mph winds and up to 15 foot surge. It damaged shelters, roofs, and planes, with two Florida traffic deaths and broader federal disaster declarations. Governor Bush warned of possible $15 billion in damage as the storm moved toward Orlando.
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