News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 2003 Page: 3 of 16
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Page 3 News Bulletin Thursday, March 27, 2003
EMS Has Open House during the weekend —
PLACE OF OUR OWN: Ray
Jagge, Marvin Dziuk and Bill
Glisson are shown, in the right
photo, cutting the ribbon during
an EMS ceremony to dedicate
the new building on Saturday,
March 22 in Castroville. Rose
Blankenship and Shana Atkins,
top photo, dressed in EMS uni-
forms, pose with some children
during an EMS ceremony to
dedicate the new building in
Castroville. (Photos by
• Wilton)
Continued from pg. 1
Jeff
The building cost approxi-
mately $325,000 and was paid
The building was complet- for by the ESD. .
ed earlier this year and is ESD Secretary Polly
, owned by the ESD but leased Edlund said people often for-
* by the Medina Valley EMS. get the ESD was voted into
The 5,000-square-foot existence in May 1993 and
building includes office space, pays a contracted amount to
two bedrooms for EMTs who area emergency services,
work the night shift, a lounge The ESD covers an area in
area, and a meeting room Medina County between La
• that can be rented out. A Coste and north to Park Road
pool table and weight machine 37 in upper Medina County,
were donated to the EMS. The tax dollars pay for
contracts for fire and EMS
services for the cities and the
unincorporated areas. These
contracted amounts are based
on multiple factors including
populations, major highways
in the area and the types of
businesses.
This year Medina Valley
EMS received $59,167 for its
contracted amount.
The public ESD meetings
will now be held at the new
EMS building.
0
e
o
Fees Will be affected May 1
Continued from pg. 1
space on the tower.
Councilman Mike
Masters said he was con-
cerned the contract includ-
ed a holdover clause, which
looked to him like the city
could not just terminate the
contract. He asked Rocha
to look over the contract
again.
The council had origi-
nally shot down the idea
of leasing the space to the
internet company because
Indian Creek had asked
for an exclusive contract.
The company later removed
that stipulation.
Mayor Robert Hancock
said he received several
calls from citizens wanting
the service.
In other items:
• The city appointed
Elizabeth Jass as the new
Deputy Court Clerk. Jass
Kolasa A first time candidate ----
Continued from pg. 1 lend her opinion on.
However, the
“More than anything, which she says is dear to
that is what I needed to her heart is the Main Street
decide.” program, which in the past
Kolasa said although she has the been a hot and
is the lone female on any debated topic.
Castroville ballot, her being Kolasa said beautifying
a female is not an issue. the city through such pro-
“I would like to be a true grams peaks her interest
voice for District 1,” Kolasa as well.
said. “I want to see Castroville
Kolasa feels there are be more pleasant for visi-
many issues pertaining to tors - coming into and going
city politics that she can out of. I want to be able to
currently works as the
finance clerk also.
• The city approved
Monday, April 14, and
Monday, April 21, for two
public hearings on the
annexation on land and the
extension of the extrater-
ritorial jurisdiction.
• The city appointed
Kyle McVay to the Design
Review Board and Daniel
Guajardo to the Historic
Review Board.
see (Highway 90) look like
items a quaint and little histori-
cal town.”
Kolasa is running for the
District 1 seat against her
opponent, Terry Ballard, a
one-time councilman who
served one term in the
1990s.
Kolasa has two children,
Hunter, 7, and Makenzie,
4.
Kolasa’ older child
attends Medina Valley ISD
schools.
Ballard Decides to run again ----------------------:--------:-----
Continued from pg. 1 in the business of building the nature of the aiport
homes.” and the importance it
Ballard, who earned a The insurance man, who brings to the city.
BBA in Accounting and moved to Castroville in Ballard has two chil-
Finance from Texas A&M, December 1993, said he dren, Taylor, 15, and
also said he thinks the
council is going in the right
direction when it comes to
major issues facing it.
“By and large I can’t
disagree with the direction
that it’s going in,” said
Ballard, who also has a BA
in Economics from A&M.
“But, there are some areas
that I can help such as
development because I was
remembers being part of Amanda, 14.
the city council when a
Ballard will be running
major decision was put against Carolyn “Kaki”
into place to shorten the Kolasa, a first time candi-
runway at the airport. date for Castroville coun-
He said he understands cil.
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The family festival will
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