Area residents and land owners who have filed as “intervenors” with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) met Monday morning with representatives of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) at the Schleicher County Civic Center to discuss alternate routes for a proposed 345 KV electric transmission line that could soon link the Big Hill Station in northern Schleicher County with stations in Kendall and Gillespie County. During the meeting, the intervenors had the opportunity to submit ideas for modifying segments in the proposed route as well as several alternate routes.
The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) presented an oversized, ceremonial check to local officials in the City of Eldorado to recognize the community for securing a grant from the agency’s Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) program.
Agency staff presented the check on September 21, 2010 at Eldorado City Hall.
“We are very pleased to award this grant to Eldorado,” said Charles S. (Charlie) Stone, executive director of TDRA. “Community development projects such as this help Texans in rural communities improve their quality of life significantly.”
Chris Frey is the new Game Warden working in Schleicher County. He comes to Eldorado from New Caney where he grew up and attended New Caney High School where he played football and threw the discus.
Frey is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a bachelor of science degree in Wildlife Management. He said his lifelong interest in the outdoors, hunting and fishing likely helped in his decision to attend the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Academy where he graduated on July 27, 2010.
Hearings are slated in San Angelo for Tuesday, September 28, 2010 before 51st District Judge Barbara Walther in the cases of Frederick Merril Jessop and Wendell Loy Nielsen.
Documents filed by prosecutor Eric Nichols indicate that the State is asking the judge to order the trials moved to any of the other counties in her district. Those include Irion, Sterling, Tom Green and Coke Counties.
Robert L. Broene, 65, of San Angelo was taken by EMS ambulance last Friday to Schleicher County Medical Center after the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding collided with a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck approximately seven miles west of Eldorado on U.S. 190.
The accident was reported to the 9-1-1 operator at 11:04 a.m. and Sheriff’s Department and EMS units were dispatched to the scene
Joel Charles Brazzel, 60, of Eldorado was reportedly driving his son to the airport in Midland when he met Broene on the eastbound motorcycle.
The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, September 13, 2010, and voted to hire the Austin law firm of Powell & Leon to begin the process necessary for redistricting following the completion of the 2010 census.
Attorney Sara Leon, who has previously represented the school district on a number of issues, was on hand for Monday night’s meeting. She went behind closed doors with the board as they considered legal issues involved in redistricting. The board emerged from executive session after about an hour and passed a resolution allowing Leon’s firm to begin work in the redistricting process.
Leon was involved in two additional executive sessions during the meeting, the first involving a Facilities Usage Policy and the second regarding the district’s employee leave policy. The board took no action on either of those topics when they returned to open session.
Area residents and land owners who have filed as “intervenors” with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) met Monday morning with representatives of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) at the Schleicher County Civic Center to discuss alternate routes for a proposed 345 KV electric transmission line that could soon link the Big Hill Station in northern Schleicher County with stations in Kendall and Gillespie County. During the meeting, the intervenors had the opportunity to submit ideas for modifying segments in the proposed route as well as several alternate routes.
The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) presented an oversized, ceremonial check to local officials in the City of Eldorado to recognize the community for securing a grant from the agency’s Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) program.
Chris Frey is the new Game Warden working in Schleicher County. He comes to Eldorado from New Caney where he grew up and attended New Caney High School where he played football and threw the discus.
Robert L. Broene, 65, of San Angelo was taken by EMS ambulance last Friday to Schleicher County Medical Center after the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding collided with a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck approximately seven miles west of Eldorado on U.S. 190.