News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 2003 Page: 4 of 16
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Page 4 News Bulletin Thursday, December 25, 2003
"The Service People"
TLE PROPANE
FEMA reimburses La Coste
ANAPPLE A DAY: Math teacher Gay u on6 1. 9 T 1 . .
Bratton is congratulated by Board for 2002 bridge damage
of Trustees President David Jungman Albert Villegas sewer tap fee to hook his Councilmembers also
for winning Medina Valley leacher of Staff Writer Brewster Street home was decided to table the proposed
the Year. The award was presented to LA COSTE - The city waived by councilmen during water policy to the La Coste
Bratton during a MVISD meeting on of La Coste was reimbursed a city meeting on Dec. 9. CCN until the next council
Monday, Dec. 15 in the middle school $50,000 from FEMA after the Winters said since meeting in January.
library. (Photo by Vanessa Jones) sewer line was replaced along Maldonado had already paid Winters said there were
the Medina River bridge his first tap fee and needed some corrections which need-
earlier this year, La Coste to retap, it was decided he ed to be made to the paper-
City Manager Reggie Winters didn’t need to pay again. work.
said. The bridge located north
. m T 1 C 4 ofthecity was literally wiped
Bids received for N aples ProJ CCU out following the 2002 floods.
Bobbie Nance mendation at the Jan.12 city their private property due It prevented southbound traf
Staff Writ er council meeting. to the construction would be fic comingfromHighway 90
CASTROVILLE - Long Construction is speculat- remedied “as good or better enter the cit x Residents
suffering residents of Naples ed to begin a month later than before .who li drive to Loon 1604
Street won’t have much lon- and last approximately four Following the repairs forced to drive to Loop 1604
ver until their flooding issues months. The contractors have along Naples Street, repairs just inside the San Antomo
are resolved 180 days, weather allowing,to to Amelia Street, south of city limits. Motorists then
The city has received bids complete the project or face Hwy. 90 will begin. Because had to drive on Macdona La
for the Naples Street Project penalties. Naples Street is inverted and Coste Road from the west to
with Austin Engineering’s of The project involves plac- presently carries water to enter the city.
Austin, TX. bid of $575,871, ing an underground pipe Florence St. the water has The incident attracted the
the apparent low bidder. Of along Naples Street begin- been directed to Amelia St. attention of U.S.
the eight total bids received, ning at Hwy.90. The pipe will before going to the river. After Congressman Henry Bonilla
four others were within the extend to the river where run- the construction it will not who stopped to view the dam-
speculated cost of improve- off is to be discharged. In a however as a result Amelia age.
ments. public meeting Dec. 8 the proj- Street requires paving. FEMA officials agreed last
Public Works Director ect was explained in depth The improvements are year they would pay the city
Bruce Alexander and Martin to Naples Street residents, part of a $1.2 million project back for the work it had done
Rumbuagh from the engineer- Alexander assured property to improve the. streets and to fix the damage.
ing team ofTurner, Collie and owners they would be noti- dramage ofthe city. The $1.2 In other La Coste news,
Braden of Austin, will review fied of utility service disrup- million was funded through resident Alfred Maldonado’s
the bids and have a recom- tions and any alterations to revenue bonds.
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News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 2003, newspaper, December 25, 2003; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689540/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.