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Lee County Courthouse Subject of Austin News
■ Last week, Austin’s KXAN the Lee County Taxpayers paid have been talking about). rectify the problem.” is all a part of getting things in that has been aggravated by this
I television news covered the about $2 million. She also did an extensive The Lee County Commissioners order so the County can apply for year’s drought; however, their
problems with the structure of our KXAN reporter Nanci Wilson interview with County Judge Paul were supposed to hear from the emergency grant funds from the report said that some of the things
1 newly renovated Lee County visited the Courthouse and took Fischer, county's engineering firm this past State Historical Commission for that were done during the
I Courthouse, which has been a pictures of many of the existing Judge Fischer reiterated to Monday; however, the expected continuing needed repairs to the renovation also are contributing
I major concern to County officials cracks and gaps in the structure. Wilson. "One thing everyone presentation, by Wiss, Janney, Courthouse. to the damage. A significant part
■ and residents. Our Courthouse, Her report showed that at some agrees on is that the building is Elstner Associates, Inc., of the According to a report from the of the foundation footing was
I built in 1899, went through a major places, one could put their whole safe. This was the first thing I updated Master Plan for the engineers made to the County last removed during the renovation in
I restoration and renovation in 2003 arm in the cracks (which is exactly wanted to know from the Courthouse was delayed until this August, the damage to the order to lower the basement floor
I to the tune of $4.5 million, of which what so many County officials engineers we hired to help us coming Thursday. This updating building is an ongoing problem and this has contributed to the
damage to the historic structure.
Under questioning by the Court
last August, the engineers
indicated that ‘fixes’ to these
problems could easily cost
$750,000 or more for the drainage
and foundation work alone.
Structural and interior repair work
could cost at least as much as the
drainage repair, and, according to
the engineers, should not be
undertaken for at least a year or
more after determining that the
foundation repairs are successful.
During the examination of the
Courthouse, the engineering firm
took surveys and installed
instrumentation to monitor any
additional movement of the
stnicture to determine how well
the new repairs are working.
If you missed the KXAN story,
you can still go to their website
(www.kxan.com) and see the entire
report and video.
Fort Hood
and
Forgivness
by Rev. Linda O'Neal
On November 5th a gunman
shot and killed 13 people at Fort
Hood and injured 29 others. That
a fellow citizen could do that
_____somehow seemed worse than ifa
Pictured with a trailer full of 50 trees donated to the City of Lexington by LCRA are City employee Walter Moerbe. Mayor Robert Willrich, Sr., LCRA
representatives Bill Bergquist, Mike Christy and Amy Brandt.
LCRA Donates 50 Trees to Lexington -------
were harmed and for their families,
fhe City ofLexington received Burr Oak, twelve (12) Texas Program, which has donated 1 Mayor Robert Willrich. Sr. was on the beautiful landscape there. Then af^er a while it occurred to
a gift of 50 native trees from LCRA Redbud and twelve (12) Mexican million trees since 2006 to schools, on hand Thursday morning when LCRA has made sure that the me that the people who responded
last Thursday morning. The trees Plum. cities, parks and more. Planting of the trees arrived. "I can't thank receipt of the grant from the to this tragedy exemplified the
will replace those that were lost The trees were purchased by the Apache trees has helped LCRA enough for their generous Apache Foundation be used to highest of Christian standards
due to the drought that has taken LCRA from a nursery in Cedar wildlife habitats that need to be gift of these trees. We are very enhance the landscape and natural The police officer Kimberly
its toll over the past couple of Creek near Bastrop with grant replaced due to natural disasters, proud of our park and hated to see beauty of our area and for that we Munley who stop ed M ajor
years. LCRA gave thirteen (13) money they received from the like the drought, and enhanced the toll this year’s drought took are very grateful.” Hasan’s killing spree by shooting
Mexican White Oak, thirteen (13) Apache Foundation’s Tree Grant neighborhoods across 14 states, him was herself shot in both legs
and in her wrist. She is the mother
of a three year old daughter, and
yet she did not hesitate to put her
life on the line for others. And I
Lee County Teams Head
to First Round of Playoffs
Both the Lexington Eagles and The Lexingtdn High School will support and the kids deserve the
the Giddings Buffalos will be host a bon fire and community- playoff experience. We want to
heading into the first round of wide pep rally Thursday night, at encourage everyone to come out
playoffs this Friday night. 6:30 at the City Park. to watch our kids.”
Lexington will face Rice Giddings will open their 2009 Advance tickets for the
Consolidated for the second time playoff run with a game against Lexington game can be bought for
this season. Their game will be in the Brookshire Royal Falcons. $6 and $3 (student ticket price). At
Navasota, fhe first time these two Their game will be at Nelson Field the gate, all tickets will be $6. For
teams met this year, the Eagles in Austin. The Buffalos are 9-1 for the Giddings game, tickets can be
came out on the short end of the the season 4-1 in district and the purchasedin advance for $7/Adult
stick, losing a close 26-22 game. Falcons are 5-5 for the season, 4-1 and $3/Children. At the game, all
I he plan this time around is to be in district.
on top.
Coach Derek Fitzhenry said,
Coach Jason Holcomb said, “We have tremendous fan 7:30 p.m.
“We're very excited to be in the
tickets will be $8.
Both games get under way at
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playoffs again. Our kids have
worked extremely hard and I’d like
to see our community come out in
great numbers to support them. 1
think Rice Consolidated may think
they have more fans than we and
I'd like to prove them wrong. I
couldn t be more proud of our
boys work ethic and focus this
year and we’re all hoping for a long
run in the playoffs."
Public Can Register their Cell Phones to
Receive Emergency Notifications
Residents of Lee County are now able to register and receive
notifications on their cellular telephones for emergencies that may
affect their homes and businesses or those of their relatives. Go
to http://wireless.capcog.org and follow the instructions to add
your information into the ENS cell phone registry.
A couple of “Mud Monsters" were recently seen enjoying
the fruits of a good rain! Pictured are Alexis Fisher and
Shayna Jacobs (driver), 8th Graders at Lexington Middle
School.
I thought about the medical
I personnel who first came upon the
■ scene to treat the wounded. They
H treated Major Hasan and saved
I his life, even though they must
I have felt absolutely furious with
I him. I realized that it speaks
I volumes for what is right about
I our country that 1 take for granted
I that in such a situation our police
1 officers would all have been
■ willing to do just what Kimberly
i Munley did and our medical
I personnel would all be
H professionals who would treat any
I wounded person efficiently, no
• matter who that person is. So I am
" praying that God will not allow my
anger to turn into hatred. Ido not
M want to become a person eaten up
I with hatred, no matter how
I justifiable my anger may be. lam
A so proud that in our country
I people like Kimberly Munley and
H the medical personnel are the
norm and people like Major Hasan
are extremely rare. I do not want
to become hate-filled. Even
though forgiveness will be
difficult, it is worth the effort.
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Terrell, Cindy. Lexington Leader (Lexington, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 603, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 2009, newspaper, November 12, 2009; Lexington, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1665889/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.