The Schleicher County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) met Thursday, July 1st to consider a request for a religious exemption from property taxes on the YFZ Ranch temple and meeting hall. The board ultimately tabled the matter, and delayed taking action until the United Order of Texas trust receives a 501(d) designation it is seeking from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Chief Appraiser Jani Mitchell previously denied three 2009 applications under advisement of the district’s attorneys. Each time the application was made it was under a different trust name.
Mitchell’s last denial was appealed to the ARB which consists of three members appointed by Schleicher County Appraisal District’s board of directors. The three members are Kerry Joy, Jim Chancellor and Jennifer Henderson.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) today chose a route for a new 345-kilovolt transmission line project intended to carry renewable wind power through Schleicher, Irion and Tom Green counties to more populated areas of the state.
LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) will build the 38-mile line west and south of San Angelo. The line, known as Twin Buttes to McCamey D, is part of an effort mandated by the Texas Legislature to allow for reliable and cost-effective delivery of power produced from areas in West Texas and the Panhandle, called Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ), to homes and businesses in areas of high energy demand throughout the state.
Post season honors continued this month for the Eldorado Lady Eagles Softball team when Amy Alvizo was selected as one of only two pitchers for the San Angelo Standard Times All-West Texas Softball Team.
Alvizo, heading into her senior year for the 2010-2011 school year, was instrumental in guiding the Lady Eagles softball team from the pitcher’s ring with 14 wins and 5 losses for the 2009 - 2010 season. She captured 2nd team All-District honors in a highly competitive district that featured the back-to-back State Champion Lady Buffaloes of Forsan.
COLLEGE STATION - William “Frank” Edmiston, a finance major at Texas A & M University, recently began a summer 2010 internship in Washington, D.C. Frank will spend the summer as an integral part of the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Frank is one of seventeen students selected for a policy internship through the Public Policy internship Program (PPIP) at Texas A & M University. Frank’s duties include monitoring legislation, attending hearings and briefings, preparing reports, and researching policy issues for senior staff members. Frank is the son of William and Darlene Edmiston and the grandson of Frances Edmiston.
Come celebrate Independence Day with your fellow citizens at Eldorado’s Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 3, 2010.
The parade will kick off at 9:30 a.m. and the procession will line up a the tennis courts around 9:00 a.m. turning left on Mertzon Highway and continuing through the traffic light heading east and making a left at the Memorial Building.
Come dressed up, decorate your bikes or bring your boat or horse. Come join the fun and celebrate the nation’s birthday with your family in Eldorado.
For more information call Cindy Daniels @ (775) 338-8731 or Susan Van Horn @ (325)206-0222.
Illegal dumping concerns commissioners
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 15:46
Unauthorized dumping in county dumpsters is becoming a problem, Schleicher County Judge Charlie Bradley explained Monday during the June 28th Commissioners Court meeting.
The county contracts with the City of Eldorado for trash dumpsters at the Fire Hall. The dumpsters are there for the convenience of hunters and for the use of county residents. However, the dumpsters are being filled up with tires and appliances, both items that cannot be dumped in the city’s landfill. And, when the dumpsters get full, the trash spills over on the ground, causing county crews to be called to pick up the garbage and clean up the area.
The Schleicher County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) met Thursday, July 1st to consider a request for a religious exemption from property taxes on the YFZ Ranch temple and meeting hall. The board ultimately tabled the matter, and delayed taking action until the United Order of Texas trust receives a 501(d) designation it is seeking from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) today chose a route for a new 345-kilovolt transmission line project intended to carry renewable wind power through Schleicher, Irion and Tom Green counties to more populated areas of the state.
Post season honors continued this month for the Eldorado Lady Eagles Softball team when Amy Alvizo was selected as one of only two pitchers for the San Angelo Standard Times All-West Texas Softball Team.
Unauthorized dumping in county dumpsters is becoming a problem, Schleicher County Judge Charlie Bradley explained Monday during the June 28th Commissioners Court meeting.