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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 19
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The Latest Casualty In The Leakey Sewer Project Residents of the City of Leakey were notified this past week that the sewer main will run directly in the middle of Pecan Street and the construction crew will bore under the several hundred year old tree located in the middle of the road. Neighborhood residents did not take the news well. In previous conversations with City Mayor Harry Schneemann, they were reportedly told the line would run between the backside of their properties and Fisher Lane to avoid any damage to the tree. However, last week they were told in order for the City to get the street repaired under the current grant budget the sewer main will
By: Joel Pigg, General Manager
Flows at all crossings on the Frio River were taken on May 2nd, 2017. April flows were taken at a few of the sites but then my flow meter quit working so I could not complete the cycle. Got the meter fixed last week and got out to the sites as soon as I could get out of the office. Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 40,054 gpm last month and now has a flow of 25,057 gpm; this is a reduction in flow of about 37%. The Leakey Springs crossing had a flow of 5,058 gpm last measurement, and a flow of 4,732 gpm this reading; a 6% decrease in flow since the last measurement. This crossing has remained very constant since last summer with only slight variations from one measurement to the next. The Mill Creek Crossing showed a reduction in flow this measurement of about 39%;
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Why do we feel so lonely? ............................. Page 7
Texas Ranks High Nationally for WomenONE VOTE MADE THE DIFFERENCE Owned There were four candidates vying for Minutes and operating statements were positions on the Leakey City approved, as well as the bills. Businesses three Council. Incumbents Ken Auld, Frankie Council members approved taking bids
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by Julie Becker
now be located in the middle of Pecan Street. Pecan Street ends at the City water plant and turns to the left and becomes 4th street. Citizens were unable to be placed on the agenda for the meeting last night but did appear to discuss the matter further with the council members. The root of oak trees are the taproot, which grows deep underground, seeking a dependable supply of moisture, if it is bored through the root will most certainly dies. The large oak will hopefully win out with the council members and remain a part of Leakey history, if not it will become the latest casualty in the Leakey sewer project.
Water News and River Flows
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May 10, 2017
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DeLeon and Roel Gonzales, and local businesswoman Melissa Bates. The tally in the early voting stats read Auld 21, DeLeon 32, Gonzales 27 and Bates 10. But on election day the numbers changed with Auld 14, DeLeon 28, Gonzales 25 and Bates 24. So, in the end the totals were Auld 35, DeLeon 60, Gonzales 52 and Bates 34. Council member Auld retained his seat on the council by one (1) vote. At the Tuesday night city council meeting the votes were canvassed and the newly elected members were sworn in.
for the old backhoe located at the water department. Bids will be sealed and the listing will be placed in the newspaper. Input was addressed from citizens regarding the above story on the Oak tree. Mayor pro tem, Carl Jensen, said he was unaware of an issue regarding boring under the tree but would discuss it with the Mayor and the Utility Director for the Nueces River Authority who is in charge of the sewer lines to possibly obtain a different direction for the line to be located. With no further business the meeting was adjourned.
there are culverts on the south end of this crossing that continue to have no flow. This crossing has a flow of 12,882 gpm this measurement which is down from the last measurement of 21,108 gpm last month. On the west prong of the Frio River, the Rancho Real crossing had a flow of 9,195 gpm last month compared to a flow of 7,501 gpm this measurement decreasing approximately 18%. The Kent Creek crossing showed a very large decrease in flow since the last measurement down to a flow of 1,383 gpm (which is very close to the normal flow for this crossing) this month down from a flow of 2,143 gpm last measurement. This is a decrease of approximately 35%. The Nueces River flows were taken on May 1st, 2017. McDonalds Crossing was flowing at 31,921 gpm last continued page 5
by Julie Becker
LtoR: City Secretary Dee Dee Wally, Council members Roel Gonzales, Frankie DeLeon and Ken Auld
Caddel-Smith Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Memorial Service for Johnnie Mae Hughes & Oetha Marie Davis Patterson ............................ Page 13
INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
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The Caddel-Smith Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, met on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in the McNelly Room at the First State Bank of Uvalde with 14 members and two guests present. The meeting was called to order by President Judy Burleson at 10:30 am, and the invocation was given by Chaplain Cheryl Ratcliff. Second vice-president Jane Van Hoozer led the pledges to the United States and Texas flags and read the DRT Objectives. Recording Secretary Karen Collins read the Minutes of the February and March meetings, and they were approved as read. Mrs. Carson reported that the chapter has 110 active members and three emeritus members. Mrs. Burleson reported that Billie Nast, Roberta Himebrook, and Pam Pittman were planning to attend the convention in late May. Mrs. Himebrook will be the chapter representative. Mrs. Burleson collected a list of members’ volunteer hours that will be used for a
state report. She also gave the highlights of a report from DRT headquarters informing members that the new building plans will be ready to view at
the convention, that the sale of the DRT property to TxDOT had been completed on February ninth, and that the Library Grand Opening is now scheduled for
by Billie Nast
June. First Vice President Jakelynn Crawford stated that the next DRT meeting will be on Thursday, June first, the week after the state convention. The program will be a convention report and the installation of new officers. A pot-luck lunch is planned after the meeting. Chaplain Cheryl Ratcliff reported that cards had been mailed to several members since the last meeting. Mrs. Nast reported that three Utopia students earned awards in the DRT Art Museum Contest. She also spoke of a student from North Carolina who had written asking for information about the state of Texas for a report he was giving to his class at school. Mrs. Himebrook reported that Joan Eanes’ three supplemental applications had been approved, one supplemental had been approved for Billie Nast, and that a posthumous supplemental had been approved for Billie’s mother, Mary Louise Crawford. continued page 5