Floresville Tables Half-Cent Tax for Community Center
Floresville city council tabled a proposal to place an August vote on a half-cent sales tax to fund a nearly $2 million community center. An independent feasibility study may be sought by the Alamo Area Council of Governments at little or no cost. A petition drive could force a referendum, with 285 signatures claimed. The measure faces opposition from the Chamber of Commerce and some residents.
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Floresville
Alamo Area
David Johns
Chamber of Commerce
Rudy Sanchez
Sarita Jimenez
Floresville Economic Development Corporation
FEDC
Gary Pelech
Jimenez
Texas Agritech Corridor aims to boost South Texas business links
In Floresville state officials and business leaders from the Texas Department of Economic Development the Alamo Community College District and the International Agritech Center discussed building a 100 mile wide Texas Agritech Corridor from Lubbock to the San Antonio area. The corridor spans 67 counties and accounts for $2.8 billion in gross agricultural production with the southern section including Wilson County contributing $7.2 million. Warren E. Stewart executive director of the Agritech Center expressed optimism about the project saying it could transform agriculture business in 15 years.
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Texas Department of Economic Development
Alamo
Lege
International Agritech Center
Texas Agritech Corridor Partnership
Lubbock
San Antonio
Wilson County
Warren E. Stewart
Agritech Center
Stewart
Texas
Bob Orr
Floresville
Gary Gills
Karnes County
Alfred Pawelek
Charles Pfluger Jr
Water-plant project aims to vent dangerous gas in Falls City
Falls City council approved half of the consultant’s estimates for a 250000 state funded water plant expansion to safely vent hydrogen sulfide gas from a second well. The project plans to make full use of the inactive well with the primary one and prevent gas charged wastewater from going to the sewer system.
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Falls City
Chesterczyk
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Ihae Ryae
CERN
Renee Stockdale
Nick Hartman
Buddy
K.C. King
Karly Hartman
WCN
Cindy Johns
Council
Hillary Moehrig
Mary Helen Tieken
Judy Casas
Kellum Medical Clinic
Terry Recio
Adkins
South Texas
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