The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1998 Page: 1 of 69
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Bastrop atfoerttsfer
Seim-Weekly Since Sept. 5,1877
plan for Bastrop
recruiting to fill its industrial park, now
supply and logistics and distribution
See INDUSTRY. Page 2
Housing
SHOWING OFF
with some bringing In record
Staff Writer
See MOVIE, Page 2
See HOUSING. Page 2
Church
A Bastrop woman was charged with abandoning
cold and said the boys were outside playing in only
See ARRESTS. Page 3
and songs. We would like call it
Fifteen graduate
be closed. Now we are still
Academy
festival
church in a small town like
Dokupil
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INSIDE
WEATHER
cultural groups who signed up to
be a part of our celebration
780
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Ascension Catholic Church
Sunday celebrated the 50th
anniversary of the founding of
for attracting well-paying industrial
jobs, a consulting firm confirmed
Monday.
report. Bastrop’s ED board is paying
Angelou $12,000 for the study outlining
honoring the
cultural groups
Almost a third of Bastrop County res-
idents do not have high school diplo-
mas, Angelou noted. Comparable num-
bers for the Austin area are 18 percent—
and 25 percent statewide.
Currently Bastrop’s strength is in
retail trade. In 1996, the study notes,
Bastrop accounted for roughly 65 per-
cent of the county’s gross retail sales.
Edward Dokupil.
“When I started in Bastrop in
soil type. The elasticity of the
clay soil would have made for
additional foundation work.
Miller said.
Due to the findings turned up
by an appraisal and a soil study,
Elgin-based Syncro Vac has also
put its expansion plans on hold.
The company had planned to
construct an 80,000 square-foot
building on a 30-acre tract of
has agreed to film portions of its
movie ’’Varsity Blues.” John
Voigt is slated to star as the head
employment.
A meaningful marketing and recruit-
After police arrived at the residence, the suspect
showed up and was arrested, said Alexander.
The children were taken by child protective ser-
vices.
She is currently being held at the Bastrop
County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond.
If convicted of the second-degree felony,
Snedden could face up to 20 years in prison and a
“It’s pretty much official,”
said Economic Development
Coordinator Amy Miller.
"They’ve got quite a few loca-
tions scouted out.”
for likely success.
The study notes that Bastrop
County’s growth ra^e since 1990 follows
only that of Williamson County in the.
Austin metro area. That growth is driven
by immigration from Austin and a high
birth rate as residents and businesses
seek cheaper land and a better quality of
life, the study says.
Angelou also warned, however, that
predicted slower growth in the greater
Austin area in the near future will also
slow growth of Bastrop’s expected labor
force which could make new industrial
recruitment more difficult. The study
also warned that the current low unem-
ployment rate and relatively low educa-
tional levels in the county could pose
additional recruiting difficulties.-
The City of
be playing host to,
motion picture, just as Bastrop
and Smithville have done in
recent years.
City officials announced this
week that Paramount Pictures
The Elgin Economic
Development Board has decided
to put its plans for a 40-acre
industrial park on hold after find-
ing the investment potentially
have far exceed its benefits.
According to Economic and
Community - Development
Director Amy Miller, the FM
100 jobs by the end of next year.
Miller said the ED board will
meet next month and consider its
options.
“They’ll have meetings in
April and they would like to dis-
cuss what their goals are for the
celebrates
cultural
diversity
More than 600
turn out to join
festivities
kids at home unsupervised.
According to police, the children, ages two and
four, were left at their home at the Oak Groves
Apartments by their mother, 36-year-old Carol
Snedden, for several hours.
“The manager was notified by a tenant that there
s were two small children playing and they weren’t
dressed property for the weather,” said Bastrop
Police Investigator Paul Alexander.
Alexander described the as extremely
Woman charged with endangering
children, boys found at home alone
estimated at 54 cents per square
foot based on the average of sim-
ilar tracts. The EDC board would
have an investment of 67 cents
per square foot.
In addition, construction costs
for any new tenant could have
tacked on $4 to $8 to the EDC’s
investment because of the land’*'
Paramount looking to
shoot movie in Elgin
John SloiBfwk
’ Contribuffng Writer
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Staff Writer
project
nears goal
Tuesday the Bastrop City
Council was all smiles as devel-
oper Bob Bryant delivered a pro-
posed letter of credit aimed at
clearing the way for construction
to begin on a housing develop-
ment for up to 400 homes on the
city’s west side.
Bryant’s proposed Riverside
Grove subdivision has been in
the planning stages for about
three years, but backers believe it
could be a major step toward
renewed growth by offering rela-
tively affordable housing to new
comers.
City Manager Randall Holly
said city attorney Roy Rutland
III will review the credit agree-
ment before it is presented to the
city council for formal approval.
The letter of credit is designed
to assure completion of streets,
utilities and related facilities to
oity standards.
"Thank you for hanging in
there,” Council Member Clara
Maynard told Bryant.
”1 want to echo that,” said
Council Member Dock Jackson.
Bryant said the development’s
first phase will include 105 resi-
dential lots. Model homes could
be under construction by the end
of May, he said.
And Centex Homes, the
nation’s leading home builder
Elgin industrial park
project put on hold
Angelou outlines industrial
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1998, newspaper, March 19, 1998; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1177601/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.