The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Page: 2 of 20
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2 • Oct 12, 2005
News
Large format copier and new voting machines bursting seams of Llano County Clerk’s office
By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Llano County Clerk'i Of-
fice is bunting at the seams with
technological changes these days
- literally.
New voting machines and
booths for 2006 elections were
the tipping point that has the
county commissioners court
scouring possibilities for a new
home for a stable of user-friendly
conveniences that includes com-
puter terminals for viewing
county records and a new large-
format scanner/printer.
County Clerk Bette Sue Hoy
says that any subdivision plat on
file with the county can now be
copied easily in a single black-
line copy or a customer can take
a record home on a CD. But use
of the new equipment is not. lim-
ited to county records.
“The appraisal district brought
in old drawings of the City of Ll-
ano that were the only records of
the kind that they had,” said Hoy.
“The County Surveyor Fred Th-
ompson has brought in some
things. You could make a black
copy of your house plans or a
map or a newspaper page."
The Oce' scanner/printer is not
a flatbed copier so material has
to pass through it, but Hoy says
that, so far, even old documents
have safely been copied.
The cost of the new service is
$2 per square foot for 24-inch
copies and $3 per square foot for
36” copies.
Hoy said that a new Hart Di-
rect Recording Electronic (DRE)
Voting Device is already avail-
able for inspection at the current
county clerk offices at 107 West
Sandstone. No larger than a clip-
board, the 48 new machines will
require new clerk’s office hous-
ing because of the voting booth
that will accompany each one.
Hoy is scheduling programs
with local clubs and organiza-
tions to make voters familiar with
the machines.
“The Republican Booth at
Heritage Day Saturday asked to
display it,” said Hoy. “We hope
Friends of the Library will help
and I will make a presentation to
the Lions Club and any other or-
ganization that requests it."
Educating the public and pro-
gramming the new machines will
be the primary responsibility of
Evelyn Horsman of the county
clerk's office. A new bi-lingual
employee, Rosa Longoria, can
now offer assistance in Spanish.
The Help America Vote Act
(HAVA) of 2002 required the new
machines. The county’s total cost
for purchase will be about
$251,000.
While $174,000 in federal
money was provided for pur-
chase, the cost of expanding the
clerk’s offices into remodeled,
existing buildings or a new court-
house annex are as yet unknown.
The cost of voting machines
and the HAVA requirements for
voting places that comply with
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) are also what have led to
combining some of the county’s
polling places beginning in No-
vember.
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County Clerk Bette Sue
Hoy demonstrates the plat
copier.
The Llano News
Heritage...
From Page 1
created to provide living history
of the Texas Ranger Frontier Bat-
talion, Company D.
They will do re-enactments,
skits and have displays of weap-
ons, saddles, ranger photos, post-
ers, handcuffs and irons, literature
and other items related to the
Texas Rangers both past and
present.
“I just encourage everyone to
get into the spirit, don your pe-
riod dress and help Llano cel-
ebrate its past,” said Main Street
Coordinator Sarah O. Franklin.
“This event will take place from
the courthouse square, down
main street to the banks of the
Llano River.
“Llano will celebrate its sesqui-
centennial next year and this will
be a start of the celebration. Our
historic courthouse has been the
focal point in Llano County since
it was constructed in 1893.”
Chuck Wagons descend upon Grenwelge Park
for Llano's First Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-off
by Cindy Richerson
An enormous thank you goes
out to all of those who are dis-
playing their efforts to insure the
success of the First Annual Chuck
Wagon Cook-off. These efforts
are noted in the form of time,
nrtoney, and/or both. To see this
type of selflessness expressed in
this manner, to the benefit of
Llano's society, only demon-
strates the true care that it's citi-
zens have for Llano. So, Llano,
let's have fun at the First Annual
Chuck Wagon Cook-off this
weekend.
Of course, the wagons and
foods and the judging of these is
important, but having a meal ac-
companied via music apropos to
the occassion, just cannot be
topped. The frontier tunes of
K.R. Woods aka, Camp Cookie,
beginning at 10 a.m. and ending
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at 2 p.m., will accompany the
meal to be served from noon til 1
p.m. Saturday.
These accomplished chuck
wagon chefs working ever so dili-
gently to capture the mechanics
of the culinary authenticity of
early frontier, welcomes ticket
holders' whetted palates to
sample their uniquely flavorful
recipes of chicken fried steak,
beans, potatoes, bread, and des-
sert. Drinks of water and/or tea
will be provided as well. Tickets
to enjoy such a wonderfully au-
thentic meal can be purchased for
$10 per person at the Llano
Chamber of Commerce daily.
Eleven chuck wagons are
slated to grace Grenwelge Park
on Friday, Oct. 14 for the judg-
ing of first, second, and third
places for each wagon's authen-
ticity. They will then gather to-
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Judgement against
County upheld
proclaimed arj^werall win
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By Lynn Snider Lane
The Commissioners Court of
Llano County proceeded with end
of year reports for the various de-
partments after a brief executive
session regarding a judgment
against the county. On Monday,
Oct. 10 the commissioners met at
the courthouse in Llano to discuss
an 18 item agenda.
Commissioner Henry Parker
reported that a road that was cre-
ated in 1932, and later closed
since it leads to nowhere, was the
subject of the suit in his precinct.
A judgment of $2,650 against
the county was upheld and the
county was ordered to pay the
amount, which is five percent of
the total cost to maintain the road.
Parker further stated that
through no fault of this court, but
the actions of previous courts, this
had resulted in this situation.
Keeping up with the many ob-
scure roads in the county is a
nightmare.
Auditor Cindy Lent cited a
number of continuing contracts to
be considered for extending for
the new fiscal year beginning in
October. She stated that any con-
tract that is less than $25,000 need
not be open to bidding, but rather
can be extended by the court for
no more than a year.
Sheriff Nathan Garrett reported
that 911 calls were answered by
the department. Kingsland ac-
counted for the greatest number
of calls at 497, followed by Ll-
ano West at 167 calls.
Community assistance was high
at 226. Assisting other deputies
was also high at 188. The aver-
age jail population was 43.4.
Sheriff Garrett also stated that
about 200 people attended the
fish fry sponsored by the Sheriff’s
office.
Department of Natural Re-
sources Director Ron Moore
stated that development permits
were down for the month of Sep-
tember. Permit fees for on site
sewage facilities collected in the
month of August was $11,745 and
in September $5,745.
Another issue of concern to this
department was the transferring
of authority from Texas A&M of
the administration of grant funds
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to Texas Engineering Extension
Services (TEEX). This action had
resulted in the holding up of 2004
grants that have not been allo-
cated. This has resulted in a fi-
nancial bind for counties.
Commissioner Wayne Brascom
requested the addition of names
to County Road 308A. The road
forks and has resulted in prob-
lems for EMS responders. There-
fore, one fork will remain 308A
and the other will now be called
308AA.
Commissioner Henry Parker
asked that the court accept funds
in the amount of $4,927 for the
paving of Papoose Trail, Deer
Foot Trail and Choctaw Trail in
Lakeside Heights subdivision.
Property owners voted to fund the
project. The court agreed to ac-
cept the funding.
County Clerk Bette Sue Hoy
presented to the court a system
of numbering the precincts for Ll-
ano County to become effective
on January 2006.
The system would consist of a
three digit number, with the
commissioner’s precinct number
first and then followed by the
voting precinct number. Commis-
sioner Brascom made the motion
to approve the recommendation
and the motion was carried.
The Road and Bridge Fund has
a total of $606,423.04 as of Oct.
6, with $4,754.64 in the check-
ing account. The Debt Service
Fund total is $153,901.62. No
payments were reported sched-
uled for the month.
An outside audit to be done by
Stovall, Gandy and Allen, L.L.P.
for the year ending Sept. 30 was
approved. The fee for the audit is
$12,500. A letter of intent was
filed. A report back to the county
is expected in March 2006.
of the food items will also be
judged in the first, second, and
third place categories by panels
of judges handpicked for their
food preparatioh£xpertise not to
mention their equally expert
tastebuds. Lastly, there will be
proclaimed ar^jj^rall winnec^ ^
buck
authen-
ticity as well as the most votes
received for the tastiest meal from
the previously mentioned food
judges.
So come and experience the
camaraderie of your friends,
neighbors, and family, this Sat-
urday over a plate of what might
be a genuinely replicated version
of the old frontier wagon train's
chuck wagons and their pioneer
cuisine.
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Stephenson, Jimmy. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 2005, newspaper, October 12, 2005; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125646/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.