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n spite of what you may have seen on TV, San Antonio is far safer than it used to be.

The heyday for violent crime in the Alamo City occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when I was a police reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. Back then, a tide of violence swept across the city thanks to youth gangs and prison gangs.

One of my friends, San Antonio Police Department homicide Detective Alvin “Rusty” Brown, saw me hovering around so many crime scenes he eventually quipped, “Edwards, we have to stop meeting like this.”

There are many reasons why today San Antonio sees fewer crimes of violence. One is the caliber of the police force. But, I also think a lot of the credit goes to voluntary efforts such as Citizens on Patrol.

I remain impressed by the efforts of these volunteers who selflessly patrol their neighborhoods and report crimes to SAPD. They are watching for offenses ranging from thefts to car breakins and home burglaries.

These residents are not paid, they don’t get medals, they aren’t mentioned in headlines or praised by news anchors, and yet each day and night these folks go out, braving all kinds of weather, to make our residences more secure. They are the civilian eyes and ears of the Police Department.

And, they come from all walks of life.

The one factor they have in common: a willingness to serve others.

While COP volunteers aren’t allowed to carry weapons and are encouraged not to confront criminals, their observations and diligence help police map, contain and control property crimes, which otherwise have the potential to fuel offenses against people.

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That’s not to say Fiesta is one big booze-fest. Far from it. Considering the hundreds of thousands of folks who attend, Fiesta is a pretty family-friendly affair.

“When I moved to San Antonio and started hearing about Fiesta I thought, ‘Oh gosh, we’re going to have a lot of arrests,’”

by SUSAN YERKES said Officer Misty Floyd, a San Antonio Police Department spokeswoman.

“But in the last few years, we haven’t o many San seen big spikes in DWIs during Fiesta.

Antonians, There’s definitely more of an effort April on our part to keep things in line.” means one Last year, police reported 402 DWI thing: “Get your arrests during Fiesta, compared to 339 flip-flops on and in 2013, but Floyd noted that Fiesta 2014 was extended over an extra week grab a beer — it’s because of the Easter holiday. This year, Fiesta time, and the party’s on!” the Fiesta Commission and police are However, keep this in mind: April also celebrating the fact that for the last four is National Alcohol Awareness Month. years, not a single person has been killed I thought about that after a recent in a traffic accident related to Fiesta. conversation with attorney Joe Hoelscher, While SAPD provides the bulk of whose criminal-law practice focuses manpower during the celebration, the on DWI and substance-abuse cases.

Department of Public Safety has almost “Fiesta is really big for us,” he said. doubled its Fiesta force. Bexar County “Historically, I have made as much as 25 sheriff ’s deputies and deputy constables, percent of my annual revenue off FiestaTexas Alcoholic Beverage Commission related arrests. Generally, you find the largest officers and even Texas Department aggregation of law- enforcement officials in of Transportation personnel are also eoistate - local ad in 7.3x5.7_Layout 5/16/14 9:55 Page 1 working to keep Fiesta safe. the here San Antonio 1during Fiesta. ” AM out there

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“Every law-enforcement agency is involved,” Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said. “We don’t put on extra officers, but we use everybody we’ve got. DWIs are a daily problem in this community; not just during Fiesta. But Fiesta is a two- or three-week long party, so yes, we have to be more watchful.”

Maj. Richard Jauregui, of the TABC’s San Antonio regional office, is among those keeping watch. TABC agents, many of them undercover at Fiesta, are concerned with stopping anyone from serving alcohol to minors and folks who are already intoxicated.

“We use all the personnel in our office, and in the past we’ve brought people from around the district, although we’ve increased our staff enough here in the past few years that now we can handle it,” he said.

“Also, in the 15 years I’ve been in San Antonio, I’ve seen Fiesta become more controlled as far as our violations are concerned,” Jauregui added. “A lot of the nonprofits that put on Fiesta events have changed their ways. They have to have at least a temporary license to sell alcohol, and we also offer training to get their (alcohol) servers certified, and a lot of the groups have been taking advantage of that.”

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“We try to remind people that a DWI can easily end up costing you up to $17,000, and you could lose not only your driver’s license, but your job,” said TxDOT spokeswoman Laura Lopez.

Along with Silver Eagle Distributors and Yellow Cab, TxDOT also helps sponsor the Fiesta Commission’s Fiesta Safe Rides program, which distributes $20 taxi vouchers to folks who plan to drink, but don’t want to drive drunk.

“This year, we’re giving out 2,500 free $20 taxi vouchers for use during Fiesta,” said interim Fiesta Commission Executive Director Phil Nelson. They are available at the Fiesta Store, 2611 Broadway.

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Shouldn’t it be the parents, and not the government, deciding when children should be at home? At the same time, parents need to set a good example about proper conduct for kids outside of the house. And inside, for that matter.

These points come to mind in the wake of a reappraisal of the city’s 24-year-old juvenile-curfew law, with a recommendation from the Public Safety Committee to renew the ordinance for another three years.

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In the early days of the curfew, gang violence and drive-by shootings were on the rise. Leaders wanted to curb the trauma.

Under the curfew, those 16 and younger must not be on the streets, in a vehicle or on foot from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day, and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on school days. Exceptions are made for children who are working, running a sanctioned errand, caring for a parent or a caregiver, doing volunteer work or on a school or church outing.

Citations for Municipal Court are issued to the parents, not the kids. The idea is to make parents feel the financial pinch.

The number of citations is relatively small these days, which is one indication that maybe the curfew has outlived its usefulness. Also, violent crime has diminished. And while it’s true kids need to stay in school, the Legislature is considering whether truancy laws, and punishments such as fines and jail, are too onerous.

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CULINARIA FESTIVAL WEEK The tribute to food and wine promises an array of tastes in a variety of settings around town. They include the Food Truck Event at H-E-B Alon Market, 8503 N.W. Military Highway, and The Best of Mexico, at the Shops at La Cantera, 15900 La Cantera Parkway. Get a full list – and learn about the new Culinary Grotto – at www.culinariasa.org. Tickets are already on sale through the website.

NATIVE PLANTS FOR YOUR YARD Get information about plants that are native to the region as well as drought-tolerant from San Antonio Water System and San Antonio River Authority experts. The session runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Salado Creek Classroom, near the eastern entrance to Phil Hardberger Park, 13203 Blanco Road.

There will be an activity for the kids, too.

It’s free but donations are accepted.

NORTHSIDE ISD The Northside Independent School District board meets 7 p.m. April 14 in the board room, 5900 Evers Road, and then at the same time and location April 28.

FIESTA CASTLE HILLS Come out for family fun during Fiesta Castle Hills at the Commons, located on the corner of Honeysuckle Lane and Lemonwood Drive.

The event kicks off with a Fiesta 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m., a Fiesta parade at 10 a.m., and food booths, arts and crafts from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more, visit www.fiestacastlehills.org.

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SINGLE PROFESSIONALS NETWORK This friendship group for single, mature adults will host a social at Blanco Bar-B-Q, 13259 Blanco Road, starting at 5 p.m. SPN holds weekly events. For more, go to www.spn-sa.org.

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BATTLE OF FLOWERS CLOSURES Many city offices will be closed on this date to observe the Fiesta Battle of Flowers parade in downtown San Antonio.

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knowledge of wildflowers in this installment of the Phil Hardberger Park Nature Walk series. The walk, from 8 to 10 a.m., sets out from the Urban Ecology Center at the park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway.

It’s free but donations are accepted.

SHAVANO PARK ARBOR DAY/EARTH DAY Celebrate a community-wide event in Shavano Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the municipal tract by City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court. There will be classes on oak wilt, craft making and gardening projects, door prizes, free trees, food trucks, recycling electronics and document shredding. For more, call 493-3478 or visit www.shavanopark.org.

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WATER CONSERVATION: RAIN GARDENS & BIOSWALES Representatives of San Antonio Water System and the San Antonio River Authority will talk about the benefits of collecting rainwater in bioswales, and they will show how to make a rain garden.

Bioswales are landscape elements designed to remove silt and pollution from runoff water. The two-hour session starts at 9 a.m. in the classroom of the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway.

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WALK TO CURE ARTHRITIS The annual event raises funds for research as well as for helping arthritis patients get medications necessary for healthy, productive living. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the walks – a 3-mile course and a 1-mile course – start at 9 at Eisenhower Park, 19399 N.W. Military Highway.

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BCMS and its subsidiary, Bexar Credentials Verification Inc., employ 22 people. The $5 million BCMS property encompasses 1.88 acres, officials said. R.C. Page Construction is the general contractor and the project manager/owners’ representative is Huffman Developments. Construction should be finished by December.

THE OMNI SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AT THE COLONNADE HAS INSTALLED VERTICAL URBAN GARDEN PANELS on the rooftop of the conference center at Interstate 10 West and Wurzbach Road, planted with hard-to-find vegetables not normally grown in South Texas. According to officials, the garden is part of an integrated system that will provide the bees in the Omni’s recently installed rooftop apiary with plants to pollinate; they will in turn create honey that can be harvested and used at the hotel.

The Omni’s garden will also yield herbs and vegetables that hotel chefs “will use to create a variety of exciting new dishes for guests.” In addition, the rooftop garden will feature several raised garden beds.

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by Mike Villarreal’s decision to step down and run for mayor of San Antonio. According to a release, Bernal told constituents he is “prepared to participate fully on the House floor, in our committees and in pursuit of a legislative agenda that strengthens our district.” Bernal also pledged to continue a tradition of holding regular public meetings “at local cafes and restaurants to discuss your concerns and ideas.

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HAVANO PARK — With nearly half of the respondents in a survey saying they don’t want a new city park on a 16-acre municipal tract, outgoing Mayor David Marne said the issue is probably best decided after the May 9 elections.

“It will be up to the City Council to make the just decisions about what they believe to be in the best interest of all the citizens,” said Marne who, after five terms, is not seeking re-election. “I think it will be an issue for the next election and the outcome of which will make a big difference on how they move forward.

Nothing has been decided upon yet.”

Core Research of San Antonio, at the behest of the council, recently

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A separate feasibility study was undertaken last year.

Core Research mailed the survey to 1,207 residences on Jan. 26, with a deadline to respond by Feb. 12. An online option also was available.

One-third of those surveyed — or 418 residences — responded.

According to the results, 48.8 percent said they would not support development, 34.6 percent said they would, and 16.7 percent remain unsure.

According to the findings of the survey, many who do not support development of the municipal tract cite financial concerns and want the land to stay in its natural state. They also brought up worries about maintenance costs and future funding.

If the city proceeds with development, research indicates the strongest support for amenities goes to hike-and-bike trails, followed by a park with gardens, a pavilion and a picnic area, in that order.

According to the survey summary, “While it appears that there are two divided camps, in fact those who are ‘not sure’ are receptive to ways that the

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Last year’s feasibility study indicated those who wanted to keep the tract in its natural state still might support improvements to drainage and stormwater infrastructure “if the proposal is effectively communicated to the community,” according to the summary.

Marne said there is still room for discussion about the tract’s fate.

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majority or are the view of the minority (of citizens). That’s a great thing because sometimes the people who are elected need to make decisions that may not be popular but are in what they believe to be the best interest of the long-term goals of the city.”

City Manager Bill Hill said there is no rush to transform the property.

“There never was a plan to do something specific,” Hill said. “There was just this idea that we had this property and we could think about doing something with it. First, we conducted a feasibility study and concluded that we could do just about anything with it. The second thing was to consider what the citizens want. There’s a good number that want to see something happen and there’s a good number that don’t want to see something happen.”

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Director: Theater can bring out the best in young people

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owntown’s Magik Theatre is debuting a new act with a satellite location on the North Side designed to teach children about the acting experience.

Mary Claire Becan, director of the new Magik Performing Arts Center at 5359 Casa Bella Road, has seen acting turn a key that can open the door for a child into a world that is, well, magical.

“Performance art is a transformative thing. It gives you sympathy for other people because you’re taking on their character and trying to think what they’re thinking,” she said.

Whereas productions at the wellknown downtown theater at 420 S. Alamo St. have been aimed at young audiences

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Shelley Weber, director of education and outreach at the Magik Theatre, said she felt the new location was needed to reach more families.

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“Our founder, Richard Rosen, started Magik 21 years ago with a plan to serve as many people as possible,” Weber said.

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performances, Magik had limitations on its time and space and it was difficult to expand a teaching program.

“The downtown location teaches on Saturday mornings only — and summer camp, Spring Break, as well,” Weber said.

“But the new school will allow afterschool and weekend classes as well as serving the home school population.”

Becan, whose educational background is psychology, has for several years owned and managed the Northside Performing Arts Center. There she saw what acting could to do to bring new dimensions to children’s personalities and abilities.

“People learn so many things in addition to this one thing – performance activity – that you can carry into different areas of your life,” she said.

Becan tells her own story of becoming an acting student.

“When I was a kid, I had the worst temper,” she said. “I was angry at people all the time. When I was in third grade, my best friend told me she couldn’t be friends with me anymore because I was too mad all the time.”

“So my mom was always trying to find outlets for me. I tried soccer, I tried sports, I tried horseback riding — and

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“We had a deaf child – a high schooler – and I just saw such a different person from I enjoyed those things, but there was the day he started classes to his last day something about finding dance and with us. He blossomed in self-confidence theater that gave me the right outlook and the things that he would try.” and kind of changed my personality Even children who face physical overnight almost. It gave all of that energy challenges can find expression in and intensity a place to go,” she added. theatrical arts, she added.

Becan said kids fall into two different “I had a student once in a wheelchair with categories of acting students. tracheal tubes. He could still do a lot of things “A lot of times parents have a child that other kids were doing. He might not be that’s a precocious child and outspoken able to get up and run around with them, but and intense and they have such a he could still memorize his parts and be ready personality. And their friends are telling for memorization day,” she said. “You expect them they’re such an actor, that they them to prepare at home for their characters. should be in acting classes,” she said.

I think whether you’re dealing with a disabled “But we also see a lot of parents child or another child, they rise to every putting their kids in classes who need a challenge – they rise to the occasion.” self-esteem boost or who are shy around As a single mother, Becan began to their friends. And acting class is practice think of spending more time with her for that. It’s practice for talking to other child and less time as a business owner. people,” she added. “We see both ends of the But her passion wouldn’t let her stop. spectrum — Depending parents wanting to nurture and “I reached to theadjustments Magik Theatre on how the template interprets theout layout, may be necessary encourage their little star.

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DANCE AND THEATER GAVE ME THE RIGHT OUTLOOK AND KIND OF CHANGED MY PERSONALITY OVERNIGHT ALMOST.

MAGIK continues from pg. 16 “It had a beauty salon, a mini-H-E-B and a movie theater. The beauty salon has become our dressing room with tables and lights. We do improv classes in the former movie theater,” she said.

The performing arts center can accommodate up to 90 students in its six classrooms. There are plans to add full-length productions to the classes in the future, and Weber said there’s also a discussion about whether to bring Magik’s Theater for the Very Young to the new performing arts center.

“That’s being held at the Pearl right now, but we are discussing a possible move in the fall,” Weber said.

The school offered a preview event at the end of March and began accepting registrations for students to start classes the following week.

Becan is eager for kids to get the experience of acting classes for a host of reasons.

“You can learn a lot about acting from a book,” Becan said, “but there’s nothing like a full-spectrum production to help a child learn experiences like being in front of an audience and forgetting a line or covering up when a fellow actor forgets a line or having to hit those cues. There’s nothing that can prepare you for that and there’s nothing that

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“The kids that I’ve taught – a lot of them are studying theater in college, maybe 25 to 30 percent have gone on to study theater.

More participate in theater as a hobby while they’re studying something else.

“I have a student who just received a scholarship for her 4-H activities, and as part of her qualifying she had to give a huge speech. Her mom called me and thanked me for the things her daughter learned here.”

For more information, call 375-5458, email maryclaire@magiktheatre.org or visit http://www.magiktheatre.org/.

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The Colonial Hills Give Back Team, a semifinalist in the Spurs’ Silver & Black Give Back Team Up Challenge, recently won $5,000 and put the prize money toward a community health fair. The students helped organize the event.

“It’s important because when you get older you don’t want to have a bad lifestyle.

You want to have a good one like when you’re active and healthy, when you’re little,” said fifth-grader Andrew Raley.

Many of the fourth- and fifth-graders

on the team are also a part of the Kids School Health Advisory Council. The council meets up to twice a month to discuss ways to promote health and wellness, campus officials said.

There also is a student ambassador on the Mayor’s Fitness Council.

“Sometimes schools like ours don’t get the recognition that they deserve, and we have got phenomenal kids here, who have got great ideas, and great things to say, and great things to contribute,” said Principal Janna Mascorro.

The Give Back team was created after a state-required, annual Fitnessgram indicated 30 percent of students were overweight. In addition, 87 percent of the students are also economically disadvantaged, officials said.

The students decided it was time to promote healthier habits.

“Even though the majority of our students do not have things themselves, it’s very important for them. It doesn’t matter how little they have, you always want to instill in kids that you still give back,” Mascorro said.

On March 19, students and their families flocked to the Colonial Hills campus. At least 23 organizations or businesses participated in the event, including the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, H-E-B, San Antonio Food Bank, the San

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HEALTH continues from pg. 18 Antonio Police Department and the Fire Department, Baptist Health System and more.

The North East Independent School District School Nutrition Services Department also taught visitors about sugar levels in items frequently consumed by children and their parents. The nutrition workers handed out berry parfaits with low-fat yogurt topped with granola. The student team tastetested the healthy snack beforehand.

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Some residents want the flooding issues fixed first before street repairs are made.

The drainage plan is being put together by a committee with input from an engineering firm the city hired to help address the problem. Councilman Douglas Gregory is the chairman.

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Howell said the streets with the most severe flooding will be fixed first. The north part of the city seems to have the worst deluges while the area south of Loop 410 sees less-severe flooding.

Retired engineer Douglas Steadman has lived in Castle Hills for 58 years and served on a committee formed many years ago to find solutions to the town’s flooding problems.

Steadman thinks using sales-tax money to fix the city’s drainage problems is a good idea, and he hopes it is done before street repairs are made.

“I have been promoting that as they are spending money on streets, the priority ought to be drainage first and then street repair,” Steadman said.

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he City Council Comprehensive Plan Committee’s outline for San Antonio’s growth during the next 25 years could have sweeping implications for the North Side.

The plan will help strategize overall expansion through 2040, a road not taken in San Antonio since the Master Plan of 1978, said John Dugan, the director of the city’s Department of Planning and Community Development.

“There was an update in 1998 that added many new policies,” Dugan said.

“Now we’re looking at the entirety,” he added. “Plus, we’re doing a transportation plan, a sustainability plan and a big waterrisk plan ... as part of the comprehensive plan to feed into it those other values — air quality, water quality, things to do with resilience in terms of adapting to disasters and hurricanes and things like that.”

The analysis springs from SA2020, a shared community snapshot for Alamo City improvements this decade, produced by a series of public forums in 2010.

“SA2020 is the vision of a great city, a world-class city that’s walkable, has great transportation, great neighborhoods, smart growth, infill development,” Dugan said. “The (comprehensive) plan is the blueprint for turning the built environment part of that vision into reality.”

The plan should be completed in early 2016. San Antonio officials are seeking input from 26 municipalities in Bexar County, plus those in adjacent counties.

Handling growth will be essential to the proposal. Studies predict almost twice today’s population — currently 1.4 million, according to federal figures — in the greater metro area by 2040, officials said.

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One theme is mixed-use development, which would provide housing closer to work and lessen commutes, he said.

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NORTH SIDE continues from pg. 21 Those include the South Texas Medical Center, the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio International Airport, he said.

Appointed by the council, the committee began meeting last summer, chaired by District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg. It developed an advisory group composed of 50 to 60 local organizations’ representatives to tackle core issues including transportation, housing, green and healthy neighborhoods, historic preservation, military and environment.

“We do know that there’s great development occurring throughout District 8, and there are some challenges with transportation and congestion that we are addressing,” Nirenberg said. “But we are beginning to look at these more comprehensively and to coordinate all of the activities throughout San Antonio, and that’s what the comp plan is all about.”

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a triage,” Nirenberg said. “Construction on I-10 is moving along very nicely, but east-west corridors in northwest San Antonio have been a major challenge.

Hausman Road will be completed this year along with UTSA Boulevard, but now we need to look at the city-owned portion of Wurzbach (Parkway) and move forward with other road improvements.”

He added, “Wurzbach Parkway is going to be a huge ... improvement for transportation throughout north San Antonio.”

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, construction on the roadway — which has lasted two decades and will connect Interstate 35 with Northwest Military Highway — could be finished by the summer.

But a new congestion issue has arisen from the near-completion of the east-west thoroughfare.

“As motorists use Wurzbach Parkway in higher numbers as it is completed, there is a tremendous challenge with westbound traffic west of Northwest Military, which is

Construction along Interstate 10 near Loop 1604 and the University of Texas at San Antonio will play a pivotal role in the city’s development, but improving eastwest traffic is a priority, Nirenberg said.

“I refer to our east-west corridor as

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“That corridor is the main route into the Medical Center, which is a regional economic center. We derive $30-plus billion economic impact annually from the Medical Center. So making sure employees, patients, can move in and out of the Medical Center is an extremely high priority for the region in general,” he added.

Dugan agreed with Nirenberg that the Medical Center and UTSA represent high-priority growth centers, but said there’s a basic problem of getting people in and out of those areas.

“They need to maximize potential there for infrastructure to support more density – and there’s 300 acres of vacant land within the Medical Center,” Dugan said. “That will necessitate more transportation solutions for people who live in the North Central areas, in District 8 east of I-10, to gain access to the Medical Center more easily. We need to look at more people-mover systems in that area.”

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Dugan said challenges along the I-10 corridor include issues of infill growth and working with impervious surfaces for development on steep slopes.

“Things like low-impact development will be looked at through the working groups that are populated by members of these different organizations, along with professionals,” Dugan said. “We’ll work through the issues and provide policy recommendations on all those different areas of environment, housing, land use.”

Issues of water quality and sustainability also play major roles in the emerging plan, he added.

“All the environmental issues — air quality, a big water study — is incorporated for risk assessment for future water (and) air quality efforts to stay in attainment if we can.

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Pitts and Veronica Villegas, the campus family specialist, are the sponsors of the Colonial Hills Give Back Team.

More than 50 students are members.

Admission to the fair was free, but the team requested that visitors bring an item that could be donated to the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter or the San Antonio Food Bank.

The group also gave away five footballs autographed by Dallas Cowboy Kyle Wilber, and 22 Walmart gift cards valued at $10.

The fair is in keeping with the aims of the Spurs’ Silver & Black Give Back Team Up Challenge, an ongoing enterprise which encourages schools to undertake projects that benefit the community while competing for funding.

As a part of the challenge, Colonial Hills students had to complete many tasks, including designing events, promoting them on multiple platforms and coordinating and hosting the events to raise awareness.

The team had booths at Spurs and

Rampage games, handing out healthyliving brochures. They even got to spend the day at the Witte Museum with Rampage defenseman Steve Kampfer and goalie Michael Houser. The group toured the H-E-B Body Adventure Exhibit on Jan. 14, where they did a questionand-answer session with the players.

Andrew was on the team that filmed and edited parts of the project, and helped put together a twominute video shown on campus.

“It was fun. I learned new stuff about how to edit video, and how long they need to be,” he said.

Mascorro said Pitts spearheaded the healthy initiatives on campus, and Pitts writes many grants to help fund the projects. Pitts secured the school’s spot in the challenge, which resulted in the initial seed money of $2,500.

“We’re very grateful for Team Up to give us the seed money to do what we want to do and to help these kids understand, because money is hard to come by,” Pitts said.

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They have lived in Castle Hills for six years.

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“I think they (City Council) want to fix the problem; I just don’t know when and if they have anything planned,” Kathy Friedrich said.

Howell said there isn’t a timetable for when work to improve the city’s drainage might start, but he thinks some action will be taken soon.

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Tiff ’s Treats delivers to nine ZIP codes — 78213, 78229, 78230, 78231,

Tiff’s Treats delivers freshly baked, warm cookies to customers with many flavors to choose from, such as snickerdoodle and chocolate chip (left), and packs them in insulated boxes tied with a bow (above).

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