The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Page: 2 of 20
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2* October 13,2010
The Uano News
Community News
Election......... ..Page 1
that candidate's name and
press "enter'' to de-select that
choice
Only two local races are
contested in Llano County
Voters residing in a large por-
tion of the City of Llano and
western Llano County will
choose between Incumbent
Jern Don Moss and chal-
lenger Don Stiles in the con-
test for Precinct 4 Llano
County Commissioner Vot-
ers in Horseshoe Bay will
chodse three people to serve
on the city council
The first ballot choice
facing voters in this election
is the option to \ ote a straight
part\ ticket A straight party
vote will include the Pet 4
Llano County
Commissioner s race How-
ever. Kuhn reminds voters
living in Horseshoe Bay that
a straight party option docs
not cast a vote in the HSB
Foreclosures.....Page 1
Absolute numbers of
foreclosure filings can be
misleading since lenders
sometimes file repeat fore-
closure notices One or two
foreclosure notices may be a
repeat filing during an aver-
age month in Central Texas,
as was the case in both Bur-
net and Llano County for this
period
Sales Tax
Update
lexas Comptroller Susan
C ombs sent $300 I million in
monthly sales tax allocations
to Texas cities this month, up
6 I percent compared to Oc-
tober 2009 So far this calen-
dar year, citv sales tax allo-
cations statewide arc running
I percent lower than the same
time last v ear October sales
tax allocations represent
sales that occurred in August
The C omptroller distrib-
uted $66,906 m allocations to
the City of Uano. an IX 55
percent increase over Octo-
ber 2009 sales tax alloca-
tions However, for the fiscal
v ear. the eitv s sales tax allo-
cations are fairly fiat, posting
a 0 61 percent increase over
the prior y ear
The October allocation of
$55,901 to HSB for sales dur-
ing August is up 32 ox per-
cent over the October 201)0
allocation, but factoring out
the extra quarter percent tax
rate increase, the allocation
is actually a 14 percent in-
crease compared to October
2000 This is the first time
since the tax increase took
effect on April I. 2010 that
sales tax collections in HSB.
once normalized, exceed the
prior year's reporting period
Also posting positive
monthly sales tax gains com-
pared to sales made during
August 2000 were Sunrise
Beach (+31 04%). Cotton-
wood Shores ( + 26 07%).
Blanco ( + 25 65%). Marble
Falls (+4 03%). and Burnet
( + 2 47%)
Hill Country cities post-
ing a decrease in sales tax al-
locations for the period in-
clude Johnson City (-30 7%) ^
and Mason (-5 53%)
Shoppers continue to sup-
port businesses located in
Bee Cave September alloca-
tions were up K MO percent for
Bee Cave over August 2009.
and the city is up 7.33 per-
cent for the ten months of fis-
cal 2010
Fredencksbuig posted a :
407 percent increase over
August 2009 sales, but is still
fiat on the fiscal year
Combs said. "Sales tax
increases were posted across
almost all sectors including
oil and gas. construction,
manufacturing, wholesale
trade, retail trade and restau-
rants "
City Council race HSB vot-
ers who wish to make a
choice in the council race
must scroll further into the
ballot to find the council race
to make their selections.
In the HSB City Council
race, even though the ballot
says “vote for three.”
Kokemot say s voters have the
choice of voting for no can-
didate. one candidate. twQ
candidates or three candi-
dates
After voters make their
selections in each race, their
work is not finished until
they scroll through a sum-
mary of their choices and
push the red ‘Cast Ballot”
button Kokemot said the
c SI ate voting machine will
signify the ballot has been
successfully cast by flashing
a waving flag across the
screen. If you don't see the
wav ing flag, ask any of the
election workers for assis-
tance to be sure you vote
counts
Early voting in Llano
County will be weekday s at
Quail Point Lodge in Horse-
shoe Bay from 9 am until
3:30 pm. the Kingsland
Public Library from 9 a m
until 4 p m . and at the Llano
County Library from X a m
until 4 30pm Dn Monday.
Qct IX and Monday. Oct. 25,
the Llano Library voting
hours will be from 7 a m un-
til 7 pm
Llano County voters may
call the Election Department
at (325) 247-5425 for more
information about early vot-
ing
Early Voting Locations
Oct. 18 to 29,2010
Llano County Library
102 E. Hayme, Llano
Xa m until 4:30 p m Tuesday
7 am until 7 pm on Mondays
Kingsland Public Library
125 W Polk. Kingsland
9am until 4 pm Monday - Friday
Quail Point Lodge
70X Red Sails. Horseshoe Bay
9 a m until 3:30 p m Monday - Friday
Festival.........Page 1
the Llano Rodeo Queen com-
petition in June
Sunday events will fea-
ture Cowboy Church and a
free breakfast
Tickets for the Ranch Ro-
deo can be purchased at the
gate. Seating for Don
Edward's performance is
limited and advance tickets
arc on sale at the Chamber of
Commerce for $ 12 each The
Chuck Wagon meal tickets
can also be purchased in ad-
v ancc at the Chamber for $ 15
each
The Llano Chamber of
Commerce is located at 100
Train Station Drive in Llano
Tickets may be charged by
phone by calling 325-247-
5354
.Page I
Katie Long, at the Corner Drug Store, prepares for Mainstreet’s upcoming Fall
Scarecrow and Fall themed decorating contest. According to Sarah Franklin
each business display will be judged on uniqueness of display, creativity, fall
color, visibility and overall appearance. Any business wanting to enter must
call Sarah Franklin at 247-4158 or Binky Morgan at 247-5266 by Wednesday,
October 13. Winners will be announced on October 16 during the Heritage
Festival.
Munchec had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck
"The police officer helped me get my dog to a vet clinic
in Llano.'' Gomez said "The x-ray showed the bullet had
traveled out the other side of Munchec s neck ”
Gomez said Munchec's condition improved after spend-
ing 5 day s at the clinic in Llano She decided to take her dog
home to the VC'A Mission Animal Hospital in San Antonio
She had lost a lot of blood due to internal bleeding
‘Transfusions were given." Gomez said They did ev-
erything they could She was suffering, and with the advice
of the doctor I decided she needed to be put to sleep "
Cruelty to a non-livestock animal is a state jail felony,
punishable by a jail term of up to two years in prison, as
much as a $10,000 fine, or both
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The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 2010, newspaper, October 13, 2010; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1037903/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.