County faces budget shortfall forces review of hiring freeze
Hays County officials warn revenues will miss planned figures by about half a million dollars, prompting a workshop to plan next year’s budget. The Sheriff’s Office jail costs and Health Department indigent care dominate the shortfall, with potential across the board cuts and hiring freezes discussed as remedies.
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Evenue
Hays
Eddy Etheredge
Health Department
Law Enforcement Center
Paul Hastings
Central Texas Medical Center
Community Digest: March Workdays and Local Events
The digest lists HCRA Little League fields workdays on Sundays March 3 and 10 from 1 to 4 pm, with contact Marty Walker at 847-5452. It also covers Emmaus Fellowship rally March 5 at Wimberley Presbyterian Church, a Hays Caldwell Women’s Center 12 week support group starting March 6, Genealogical Society meetings in March, Woodcreek Duplicate Bridge March 7, and Civic Club meeting March 8 at noon.
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Little League
HCRA
Marty Walker
Emmaus Fellowship
Wimberley Emmaus Fellowship
Wimberley Presbyterian Church
Emmaus
Hays/Caldwell Women's Center
H/C Women's Center
Linda Hunter
Genealogical Society
Village Library
Texas State Library
Woodcreek Duplicate Bridge Group
J.R. Woodcreek Lodge
Betty Kudla
Civic Club
Wimberley Civic Club
Fire risk prompts planned county response in dry season
FEMA warns of fire risk as dry weather heightens worry over grass and brush fires in the county. Fire Marshal A D Carroll outlines interlocal agreements with Camal Guadalupe Caldwell and Travis Counties to request fire and road department help. He cites past incidents and traffic of smoke from nearby fires, plus a January surge in fire pages countywide.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
A.D. Carroll
Camal
Guadalupe
Caldwell
Travis
Killeen
Carroll
Hays County
Wimberley
Buda
San Marcos
North Hays
Kyle
Driftwood
Hays
WISD Sets Mission Statement For Community Education
Wimberley ISD outlines goals and steps to improve education at a Feb meeting in Wimberley High School gym. The draft emphasizes an academic climate where all students are valued and taught to their needs, plus a strong career program and stronger home school community links. Gene Davenport of TEA urged active community involvement as schools improve from collective efforts, not top-down action. A Community Schools concept proposal seeks to use school facilities for local activities and broaden non-traditional classes. See WISD, page 3.
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Etheredge
Bill Herzog
Winton Porterfield
Justice of the Peace
Wimberley
Kyle JP
Jeff Barton
Herzog
Megan McCall
Wimberley High School
WISD
Board of Trustees
Tracey Dean
Gene Davenport
Texas Education Agency
TEA
Davenport
Bill Morris
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Paradise
Neiderwald
Uhland
Ron Bischoff
Gene Daven Port
Edney
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