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oters won’t help chart the nation’s future until next year, but on Nov. 3, their selections of local candidates and assessments of city, county, school district bond proposals and state propositions immediately will affect their lives. Cibolo, Converse and Schertz residents head to the polls to pick council members and determine bond and city-charter measures, while the Windcrest electorate chooses a mayor and two council members. North East Independent School District’s $499.95 million bond proposal will satisfy facilities improvements, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD will elect several trustees. Comal County constituents will decide whether to spend $76 million for a new jail and Sheriff ’s Office betterments. Texas voters will weigh seven proposed amendments, most notably Proposition 7, which designates portions of the state’s general and motor-vehicle sales taxes for transportation projects beginning in 2018. Passage could lead to $300 million in local roads funding, including non-tolled advancements for U.S. 281 and Interstate 10. Cibolo’s $3.5 million package will fund Borgfeld Road improvements, while voters could modify a 2013 ordinance prohibiting alcohol sales within 300 feet of schools and churches. Six proposals totaling $19.9 million in Converse could enrich and repair streets; construct an additional fire station; enhance public-safety technology and facilities; and revamp the City Hall complex. Schertz’s two ballot propositions seek $15 million for citywide improvements, while residents also decide 19 citycharter amendments outlining future growth, City Council representation and financial management. Polling locations and sample ballots are online at the Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties’ elections sites. Early voting is Oct. 19-30.

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Is Texas going to pot? by SUSAN YERKES

hould marijuana be legal in Texas? People all over town are talking — seniors speculating whether medical marijuana would ease their glaucoma or arthritis; cancer patients asking similar questions; and even veterans wondering about relief from post-traumatic stress disorder. I’ve been surprised how many of my politically conservative friends favor legalizing marijuana, and some law-enforcement officers privately express the same thought. In 2012, more than 72,000 people were arrested on marijuana charges in Texas –

98 percent for possession, mostly small amounts. Thousands of young people have lost their college scholarships as a result. In 2014, more than 17,000 Texans were placed on adult community supervision, and another 1,300-plus were jailed for marijuana possession. According to the Legislative Budget Board, Texans could save about $230 million during the next five years if the state legalized marijuana instead of jailing people. That money could be spent on more effective drug-education or treatment programs. There’s increasing agreement legalizing marijuana would weaken the drug cartels and reduce violence associated with the narcotics trade. Under government regulation, much of the money now going to drug dealers would instead flow back to taxpayers. In 2014, Colorado collected $76 million in taxes and fees for newly legalized pot. Just a few years ago, the possibility that marijuana would be legalized in Texas seemed pretty remote. Not anymore. Medical marijuana is permitted in 23 states, and in the past couple of years, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state and the District of Columbia have legalized its sale and possession for recreational use, in addition to medical. Several other states appear to be moving

in the same direction as public opinion starts to shift. In 2013, a Texas Public Policy Foundation poll showed 61 percent of Texans favored reducing penalties for minor possession of marijuana, and 58 percent supported legal sales in stores, which could be taxed and regulated. During the last legislative session, more bills changing state laws on marijuana made it out of committee than ever before. Gov. Greg Abbott actually signed the state’s first law allowing limited use of medical marijuana in the form of CBD oil, a cannabis extract. Advocates say the measure won’t help many folks. But, who knows? It may be a “gateway bill” that leads to more liberal policies. There are drawbacks and dangers involved with any recreational drug, but criminalizing marijuana seems increasingly unjustifiable. This past session, a bill to change marijuana possession to a civil offense, and another (authored by a Republican) to completely legalize it, made it out of committee.

Folks who favor legalization now speculate it could happen in Texas by 2020. Don’t hold your breath, but I believe it’s more than a political pipe dream. What do you think? Meanwhile, in response to my August column on the World Heritage Site designation for San Antonio’s Spanish missions, longtime San Antonio Conservation Society leader Nancy Avellar noted several more players who helped nail the bid, including its executive director, Bruce MacDougal, and key volunteers Virginia Nicholas and Paula Piper; from Las Compadres de San Antonio, Executive Director Susan Chandoha and advisory board member Paul Ringenbach; historian Felix Almaráz; and Susan Snow, National Park Service archaeologist for the missions and coordinator of the World Heritage team. A communitywide celebration of World Heritage was held Oct. 16-18. For more, visit www.missionsofsanantonio.org. Email syerkes@ localcommunitynews.com.

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Paul Evangelical Church, 108 S. Main St. in Cibolo, hosts a free supper from 6-7:30 p.m. For more, call the church at 658-5874. HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNEY The Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center, 12900 Mount Olympus St. in Universal City, will host the 5th annual tournament, a fundraiser to motivate high school students toward pursuing leadership roles in civic government. Player check-in begins at 8 a.m., with a 10 a.m. tee off. For more including registration fees, visit www.visitschertz.com.

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FEELING LUCKY? The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District Education Foundation presents Denim and Diamonds Casino Night from 5:30-10 p.m. at the Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway. A ticket, $50 per person, entitles holder to food, casino games, $1,000 in chips and a raffle. For more, call Ed Suarez at 945-6232.

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