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- Bastrop police chief steps down31 August 2010, 10:53 pm
Bastrop, Tx–David Board, city police chief since 2002, tendered his resignation from city employment and as chief of the department on Monday. Board, 46, had been a Bastrop policeman since 1986. He will remain on leave without official duties until Nov. 1 when he will qualify for city retirement benefits, said an announcement today from [...]... - Groundwater export plan draws fire24 August 2010, 1:33 pm
Bastrop, Tx–The Bastrop Economic Development Corp. didn’t bat an eye Monday when asked to adopt a measure opposing the annual export of some 30,000 acre feet of groundwater from Bastrop County for use by the Guadaloupe-Blanco River Authority near San Marcos. “That’s a no-brainer” for the local economic development board, said Board Member Willie DeLaRosa. [...]... - Bastrop police chief ‘on leave’19 August 2010, 11:35 pm
Bastrop, Tx–In a statement released by City Hall today, City Manager Mike Talbot said Police Chief David Board is officially on leave from his post. Board was charged with drunk driving in Austin Monday evening, and asked Talbot for some time off to address personal issues the next morning. Board was released from jail on [...]... - Bastrop police chief charged, status pending18 August 2010, 11:55 pm
Bastrop, Tx–Assistant Police Chief Matt Wagner was effectively placed in charge of the 25-member department on Tuesday, according to City Manager Michael Talbot, and the status of Police Chief David Board is under review. Board was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Austin Monday evening, according to media reports, and released on $5,000 bail. [...]... - Convention center art sought11 August 2010, 11:39 pm
Bastrop, Tx–Following a suggestion by Council Member Kay Garcia McAnally on Tuesday, the city council agreed to form a citizen study group to look for significant local art works to embellish the convention center and new city hall now under construction on Chestnut Street. The new city buildings should become a showcase for the wealth [...]... - BISD ‘acceptabe,’ says TEA3 August 2010, 12:34 pm
Bastrop, Tx–The Bastrop school district earned an “accep0table” rating for the 2009-10 academic hear, the Texas Education Agency reported this week. Of the 11 schools which were rated in the district, seven were listed as “recognized” and four as “acceptable.” The “recognized” schools are Cedar Creek Middle School, Cedar Creek Intermediate, Bluebonnet Elementary, Emile Elementary, [...]... - Bastrop fills 3 top vacancies2 August 2010, 11:18 pm
Bastrop, Tx–After a long search, City Manager Mike Talbot has filled three executive staff positions, including the first executive director of the new convention center and the city’s first information technology director. On Friday Talbot also named a new planning director for the city, a post which has been open for months. Katherine A. Danielson [...]... - Best use of Main St. lot debated29 July 2010, 2:40 pm
Bastrop, Tx–After a public hearing Tuesday the city council seems no closer to deciding what to do with a vacant lot it owns fronting 921 Main St. downtown. As expected, the council heard competing visions of the best future use of the property which the city bought last year. The entire property extends from Main [...]... - Bastrop council hammers out city charter change proposals28 July 2010, 1:40 pm
Bastrop, Tx–Tuesday the Bastrop City Council hammered out details of changes to the city charter which will go before voters in a November election, chiefly making council terms three years long instead of the current two. The change was recommended earlier this year by a charter review committee headed by Council Member Ken Kesselus. The [...]... - Buc-ee’s seeks Bastrop tax rebate28 July 2010, 12:39 pm
Bastrop, Tx–Buc-ee’s, the convenience and travel center retail chain, wants to build a 45,000-square-foot store in Bastrop, but needs a 10-year sales tax break to do so, the city council heard Tuesday. Buc-ee’s founder Beaver Aplin offered two arguments to justify the rebate request. First, he said, his bank needs the assurance of sales tax [...]...
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