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Page 2, Section I
Jobs
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER AND COUNTY NEWS
Continued from Page 1, Section I
Thursday June 1, 1989
This week a local recruitment
team headed by Bill Cox will
dispatch more detailed information
on sites, taxes, the local work force
and special incentives, officials
said.
Under a contract with the city of
Bastrop, earlier this year the
chamber hired Cox to entice new
business and industry to locate in
Bastrop and its trade territory.
The new prospect has indicated
the proposed operation could begin
with a work force of about 45, a
number that could grow to 4S0 in
stages over a three-year period.
Pape said whatever the outcome
of the recruitment effort, the op-
portunity is good news for the
community.
First, the county and city are ac-
tively cooperating on the project,
he said. Second, a prospect being
Report
Remaley said.
"As the public became more in-
terested they wanted to see data on
more places," he said.
A program to teach area students
about the river and water quality
issues will begin next fall with ef-
forts in Bastrop and Austin,
Remaley said.
The project, proposed by the
Clear Clean Colorado association
referred to Bastrop through the
state agency responsible for
economic development is a
welcome development, he added.
Finally Pape said he is encourag-
ed about Bastrop's chances in this
case because the firm apparently
does not want to locate in a major
city.
Sites considered possibilities for
construction of 100,000 square feet
of office and manufacturing space
include areas south of the new
Bastrop County jail and near the in-
tersection of Texas 71 and FM
304.
Once the company selects a site,
construction could begin by early
next year, officials said.
Pape said Bastrop will face
heavy competition for such a ma-
jor facility. Possibly hundreds of
small and medium size cities may
vie for the plant, he said.
Continued from Page 1, Section I
for funding by LCRA, calls for
high school science students to col-
lect water samples along the river
and test for bacteria, acidity,
dissolved oxygen, nutrients and
turbidity which are key elements
of water quality.
LCRA has agreed to provide
some equipment for the programs,
Remaley said.
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Exemptions - Continued from Page 1, Section I
next year," she said. "I think this
will solve all our problems."
To grant a broader-based tax
break to homeowners required
commissioners to act before May
1, according to Mrs. Perry whp
said she warned county officials of
the approaching deadline in late
March.
County Judge Jimmy Copeland
said he was especially concerned
to provide some tax relief to elderly
residents who must live on fixed
incomes.
The judge said he will recom-
mend a minimum $5,000
homestead exemption for next
year.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Robert
Seidel worried about the effect of
the exemption on road and bridge
funds. "Road and bridge took too
much cut last year," he said.
Precinct road and bridge
maintenance budgets fell in 1988
in part because part of a one-time
sales tax windfall was distributed
to the precincts in 1987.
In previous years the illegal road
tax homestead exemption was
worth a countywide total of about
$24,000, Copeland said.
A happy first grader takes time row's here and school's out.
out to smell the flowers. Sum- What more could anyone ask?
Workshop — Continued from Page 1, Section I
Planning Director David
Hildebrand to begin work on a zon-
ing code amendment which will
correct at least some typographical
and printing errors in the current
regulations.
More substantial zoning revi-
sions will require more detailed
study, he suggested.
Far less controversial, the coun-
Clty Work Continued from Page 1, Section I CoiTCC tiOH
Cunningham said he expects two
students will be assigned to repaint
city fire hydrants and make minor
, repairs ^ ^ „ •;
. Officials also hope residents
I soon see some effect from efforts
to control the mosquito population
which mushroomed this spnng
with a boost from frequent rainfall,
the city manager said.
"We have the fogger working,
and we've been fighting mosquito
larvae" which hatch into buzzing,
blood-sucking pests, he said.
A story in the May 25 Advertiser
misreported a grand jury indict-
ment handed up May 18 against
James B. Chaney of Cedar Creek.
The grand jury ordered Chaney
to stand trial for possession of less
cil could also discuss plans for a
senior citizens group to establish
an activity center in the Water
Street building which is now home
to the public library. ^
The council has already promis-
ed the building to the seniors group
after the library moves to its new
home at Church and Spring Street
this summer.
than 28 grams of a controlled
substance, methamphetamine.
He is not charged with delivery
of the substance. .
The Advertiser regrets the error.
LCRA approves
water management
plan for river
Lower Colorado River Authority
directors have approved today
(Thursday) a comprehensive Water
Management Plan for the lower
Colorado River basin.
The Plan outlines how LCRA
will manage the water under its
jurisdiction to balance the demands
for domestic, industrial, iriga-
tional, recreational and other uses
within LCRA's 10 county statutory
district, which includes San Saba,
Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Travis,
Bastrop, Fayette, Colorado, Whar-
ton and Matagorda Counties.
LCRA's flood control, water
quality and water conservation
policies are also incorporated into
the Plan.
"The Water Management Han
is a first for Texas," said LCRA
General Manager S. David
Freeman. "The lower Colorado
River is the only river basin in
Texas to have such a comprehen-
sive operating plan that seeks to en-
sure the wise and efficient use of
its waters and protect and improve
its quality.
"The Plan is the result of a
year's hard work by LCRA direc-
tors and staff, our customers and
interested members, of the public.
We believe the Plan reflects a con-
sensus of all people and interests
who depend on the Colorado River
for their water."
LCRA developed the Water
Management Plan as part of a set-
tlement agreement with the Texas
Water Commission and the City of
Austin over allocation of water
rights in the lower Colorado River
basin.
"This Plan is not a one-time
report but is a tool to enable us to
manage the waters of the Colorado
River as efficiently as possible,"
Freeman said. "We will review the
Plan on an annual basis to be
responsive to all relevant water
issues."
Highlights of the Plan include the
following:
Allocation of LCRA's 1.5
million acre feet of water rights in-
to a "firm yield" and "interrupti-
ble supply." The firm yield is the
amount of water (536,657 acre-
feet) that will be in the river basin
even during the severest drought
and will supply long-tern} perma-
nent water contracts.
Any water beyond the firm yield
will be classified as "interruptible
water," to be designated for uses
which do not depend on a con-
tinuous supply of water, such as ir-
rigation of crops or golf courses.
Sales contracts in this category
would be reviewed on an annual
basis and could be curtailed or
discontinued if sufficient water was
not available.
LCRA staff will make an annual
determination of the amount of
water in the river basin and the
amount that will be available for
water sales.
Establishment of "trigger
levels" for Lakes Buchanan and
Travis. LCRA will not allow ad-
ditional sales of interruptible water
if they will cause Lake Buchanan
to drop below an elevation of 1012
feet above mean sea level (msl) or
Lake Travis below 660 feet msl.
LCRA staff emphasized that this
provision does not guarantee or
limit Buchanan or Travis to the
respective 1012 or 660 levels.
They pointed out that factors
beyond LCRA's control, such as
a severe drought, could cause the
two lakes to drop below those
levels.
Establishment of a "conserva-
tion base" to give rice irrigation
a priority to the interruptible water
supply. This amount of water
would be based on a historical (10
year) average of acreage irrigated
and would allocate 5 lA acre-feet ol
water per acre. The water would
first be supplied by farmers' run-
of-river rights, backed up by inter-
ruptible water sales from LCRA.
Dedication of a small portion ol
LCRA's water to provide
freshwater inflows to bays and
estuaries to preserve marine life,
and to provide a future backup
source of water for communities in
the river basin.
LCRA staff says it will continue
to work on other elements of the
Plan, including the development of
a Drought Management Plan,
which should be completed next
year.
LCRA will now send the Water
Management Plan to the Texas
Water Commission for its review
and approval.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1989, newspaper, June 1, 1989; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395224/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.