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Thursday, November 23, 2000 News Bulletin Page 3
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County irrigators protest cost of EAA-mandated land survey
. Julie Dunnavant
: Staff WRITER
Out of 134 requests for
pumping permits only 58 were
in the permits than what was Authority records.
Compared to municipalities proposed to the board of direc-
and industrial users, local irri- tors for approval.
gators fared well in the Municipal users had pro-
actually used.
Almost all irrigators got the
EAA’s typical two acre-feet per
acre of land, Ellis said. Of that
The survey requirement is
not in the statute that created
the EAA.
18 at 4:30 p.m. in the EAA
office on St. Mary’s Street in
San Antonio.
Contested case hearings
“We’re just trying to make should begin in mid-2001. All
as aregn
lid. “It
ive an
if the
Wner-
thing;
thing,
aren’t
Edwards Aquifer Authority per- portional adjustments based allowance, one acre-foot may things as simple and easy [as previous protests are null and
j miting process.
on historical use over a 20-
Only 16 percent of Edwards year period.
- Aquifer Authority fees come
“All municipalities are going
would
ullet,
hiring
pyra-
a
- from irrigators but they to have to buy water,” Ellis
: account for approximately 46 said.
. percent of the water with- He estimated the overall
. drawn. need at 50,000 acre-feet.
An estimated 43 percent of For industry, where the
1 EAA water went to municipali- numbers were hardest to veri-
ties and 11 percent is used by fy, EAA staff had to find an
- Industry.
“Industrial users came out
the worst,” EAA General
′ Manager Greg Ellis said.
industry average and extrapo-
late water use from that point.
Municipalities were the only
be leased, sold, or transferred, possible] while still enforcing void.
A point of contention with the law,” Ellis said. “We have to . Permits will be handed out
landowners and Medina make sure half of the water is to all those who do not protest
County EAA Representative tied to the land.”
Luana Buckner was the need But farmers say estimates
for a survey so the EAA would on the survey range from
have records tying the stan- $1,500-$6,500.
dard one acre-foot of water per Ellis said he didn’t want irri-
acre of land to the property. gators spending $2,000 on a
Medina County has only survey but the Authority had
one surveyor who meets EAA to be able to tie water to a spe-
specifications. cific piece of land.
Once permits are accepted, Anyone wanting to protest
during the Jan. 8 meeting at
Wooll’s Intermediate School in
Hondo.
Irrigators were encouraged
to come to the office and make
sure all necessary documenta-
tion was on file.
group that had less proposed the survey is needed for their permit must do so by Dec.
Council questions employee computer purchase
to his
d are
ildren
[Adelina Gonzales don’t have time to pursue their the city didn’t repair a carpet,” Leon F. Tschirhart Sr. said.
1 : Staff Writer duties during normal duty Hancock said. He pointed out City Attorney Bill Gamble
i I From' missing money to new hours. I’d like to question some that the policy said she may be agreed that would be possible
J * computers for city employees, of these people,” Hancock said, terminated, not that she must, to handle in executive session,
i 1 business practices of the city "I promised some of my con- “I don’t think that the city gave Masters also asked about
I i are causing some council mem- stituents I’d look into it.” • enough compassionate treat- cell phone use by city employ-
: bers to ask questions. Hancock also said he was ment.” ees. He wanted to know how
: At the close of last week’s very concerned about the Councilman Michael often they were using the cell
: city council meeting, discussion August to September 1999 Masters said he wanted to dis- phones, what they were using
: of new agenda items centered movement of $55,000 into the cuss reviews on city employees, them for, and whom they were
I : around this issue. .Councilman airport fund discovered at the “I’d like to see if we can do a calling. He questioned whether
1 w: Robert Hancock raised three enterprise ---
1 concerns, and requested they fund/ air- C I promised
TO be added to next week’s agen- port fundsome Of my
L da. budget ... .
First, he addressed the pur- workshop constituents I’d look
chase of two personal comput- “How did into it.
1 ers by the city for two employ- that hap- Councilman • C
ees. City Administrator Donna pen? It Robert Hancock • .
I Schueling has stated in the past sounds like
that the computers were pur- fuzzy math. I think there’s
chased for the Deputy City something illegal with that,” he
Secretary and Accounting said.
Supervisor, Linda Jensen, and
5
Third, he asked why the city
. maintenance custodian Louis fired Jeannette Holzhaus.
* Castro, to assist them with work “We, the city, let Mrs.
at home. 2AtHolzhaus go, when the woman
“I question the purchase by had an on the job injury, not
the employees because they through her fault, but because
possible review they were making personal
of the depart- calls on the city’s dime, and if
ment heads or they were using their own
find out what phones, why anyone would be
process is
needed to do
that,” he said.
“My thing is
that there are
many things that you hear
around town. At the next meet-
ing, I’d like to have a closed ses-
doing so during their work
hours.
Councilman Dr. James Bell
said he wanted to see accurate
spreadsheets from the airport
budget, adding that he’d like to
look into changing the way the
system currently does account-
sion and evaluate the depart- ing. .
ment heads. I’d like to sit-with 3 „As to the format of the dis-
the city council and ask ques- cussion, Tschirhart said, “Have
tions that people just don’t it whatever way you want, but
know, to get it straight and find if we can’t talk to each other
out where we are,” Councilman then how are we going to find
out about this stuff?”
r Resident Bill Stevenson and several of his neighbors alerted the
sheriff's department after a freshly slaughtered hog was found
draped over their mailboxes. (Photo by JEff Wilton)
Cattleman’s Crossing
mailboxes ‘decorated’
Residents in Cattleman’s Crossing woke up to an unusual
sight last Thursday morning. At the entrance to the Subdivision,
a slaughtered hog was placed on top of the mailboxes, dripping
fresh blood down the metal siding.
The animal apparently had been killed, skinned, and his hide
along with the head draped where found. The sight scared
neighbors, who contacted the Medina County Sheriff’s depart-
ment. .
What alarmed many people were some markings on the grue-
5 somely decorated boxes.They were white in color, and didn’t
mean anything to anyone at the scene. However, the Sheriff’s
department believes they are unrelated to the slaughterng, and
actually were there before the animal hide was added.
The case is still under investigation.
D.A. sponsors crime victim angel tree
Middle School UIL Meet Results
Anton E. Hackebeil and the resents.
office of the 38th Judicial Hackebeil asks each partici-
District Attorney’s Office is pant to donate an ornament to
’’starting a new program this be placed on a special Angel
Christmas season called the tree located at the county
“Victims of Crime Angel Tree." courthouse. The ornaments
The purpose of this program is will be identified with the last
to honor all victims and their name of the victim or if they
families in hope the blessings wish with no name at all. You
of the holiday season comforts may drop off your ornament at
those in the warm spirit it rep- either of the 38th District
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Medina Valley Middle
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pated in the Bush Middle
School Academic meet last
weekend. After only one week
of practice Medina Valley’s
team placed fourth overall
against schools such as
Garner, Bradley, Jackson, and
Eisenhower. Many students
brought home individual
medals and ribbons. Those
winning awards were:
Spelling
Lauren Hopper, first
Emil Stavinoha, sixth
Kate Iltis, fourth
Denise Burell, sixth
Kayla Iltis, seventh
Jason Hecker, third
Amanda Warner, sixth
Amanda Benavides, ninth
Number Sense
Jeffery Alexander, fifth
Sarah Aelvoet, ninth
Tony Zerr, fourth
Darcy Melton, fifth
William Kempf, seventh
Chris Compean, second
Calculator
Grady Holzhaus, seventh
William Kempf, third
Chris Compean, fourth
Phillip Schott, seventh
Crista Bourquin, fourth
Brooke Berwick, sixth
- Kristen Ebner, ninth
Sammi Gouard, tenth
Science
Josh Fritz, seventh
Gerald DeLaFuente, fourth
Kate Iltis, tenth
Taylor Ballard, ninth
Math
Denise Burell, sixth
Christopher Compean,
eighth '
Dictionary Skills
Sarah Aelvoet, second
Lauren Hopper, ninth
Clayton Hundley, third
• Megan Jungman, fifth
Denise Burell, sixth
Darcy Melton, seventh
Amanda Warner, fifth
Debbie Benavides, tenth
Map, Charts, & Graphs
Lauren Hopper, sixth
Syndi Gouard, tenth
William Kempf, first
Kate Iltis, third
Kyle Persyn, fifth
Clayton Hundley, eighth
Amanda Benavides, seventh
History
Kyle Persyn, first
Megan Jungman, seventh
William Kempf, eighth
Chris Aragon, fifth
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