Budget work begins in Grand Saline city council
Grand Saline City Council began budget talks with planned a three percent tax increase. City manager Sam Beeler cited an effective tax rate of .5302 per 100 valuation and proposed .5461, forecasting $274,272 more revenue. He expects $667,584 in city services revenue. Police budget up five percent with officers seeking raises. last year’s housing patrol costs dropped. Street department would rise from 86,780 to 91,229, with prior year spend at 69,000.
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Jan Adamson
Grand Saline City
Sam Beeler
Beeler
Dan Zajac
Saline council schedules budget workshop Thursday
The Grand Saline City Council will resume study of a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the council chambers on Frank Street and is open to the public.
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Grand Saline
Frank Street
Grand Saline High Football Tickets Deadline
All Grand Saline High School football season ticket holders must pay by Friday August 22. Beginning Monday August 25 remaining seats will go on sale.
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Grand Saline High School
4-H membership drive planned for Grand Saline
The Grand Saline 4-H Club invites children from third grade to 19 and parents to sign up new and renewing members Monday from 6 30 to 8 p m at the Baptist Church fellowship hall Main Street. Terrie Humphreys and Judy Peoples can provide details. The Economic Development Board also sets a special Monday meeting at 5 30 p m in the Salt Palace to discuss the Van Zandt County youth center, a SWEPCO workshop reschedule and a closed executive session.
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Grand Saline
Main Street
Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Terrie Humphreys
Judy Peoples
Economic Development Board
Grand Saline Economic Development Board
Salt Palace
van Zandt County
Swepco
School Picture Day Schedule at Grand Saline Schools
Grand Saline High School begins student portraits on Wednesday with elementary pictures Thursday and middle and intermediate schools Friday. The event outlines a grade by day sequence for all students.
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Grand Saline High School
Money runs out for road and bridge in budget clash
Van Zandt County faces a budget clash as County Judge Richard Lawrence and County Auditor John Shinn draft the general fund, noting a roughly $600 000 rise from last year not counting road and bridge requests. Increases include 220 000 for salaries 150 000 for indigent health care 45 000 for a county purchasing agent 15 000 for library funding and 100 000 to link sheriff and volunteer fire department comms while street and bridge needs await decisions and a 30 000 health insurance rise.
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Jan Adamson
van Zandt
Richard Lawrence
John Shinn
Lawrence
Sheriff's Department
Grand Saline
Grand Saline ISD boards eyes tax rise with lower bills
Grand Saline ISD trustees plan a budget with a 0.355 cent tax hike to 1.21985 per 100 valuation while the homestead exemption lowers bills on average about 142 dollars. The district remains below Canton Martins Mill Van and Wills Point. The meeting Friday will set the budget. The district earned recognition and the elementary school was exemplary. New staff include Ronnie Gray as maintenance head and David P Jones as assistant band director. Yvonne Trent resigns as intermediate secretary. Sandi Ross named replacement.
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Jan Adamson
Grand Saline
Texas
Gilbert
Van
Wills Point
Danna Myers
Texas Ian Agency
Myers
Jim Jarvis
Doug Lovet
Grand Saline Sun
Ronnie Gray
Jim Rice
David P. Jones
Yvonne Trent
Sandi Ross
Trent
GS approved as juvenile center site
Van Zandt County Juvenile Board approved Grand Saline as the site for a multi use youth center after a meeting Tuesday. Board members include County Judge Richard Lawrence and District Attorney Leslie Poynter Dixon. Funding remains the main hurdle as plans adapt a vacating plastics plant building for offices, counseling, and detention use.
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Jan Adamson
Word
van Zandt County Juvenile Board
Grand Saline
Richard Lawrence
Leslie Poynter Dixon
Tommy Wallace
Robert Colacino
Lawrence
Colacino
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