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Guadalupe County approves new taxing entity in the preservation of Lake McQueeney Robinson says the action by the board now allows the district to begin work toward preserving the lake which is at risk of being drained by the GuadalupeBlanco River Authority. He says it simply creates a governmental entity to contract with the GBRA. He says it's always much easier when two governmental entities interact than when a governmental entity tries to do business with a private partner.
begin official action on behalf of the district," said Robinson.
He says the court's blessing was the first step in beginning to plan for the May 2, 2020 election in which the taxing district will be put before voters for official creation.
He says further explanation of who those voters will be is among the many other details that will be developed and shared by the WCID's board of directors.
"The action created the Lake McQueeney Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 which will begin to have board meetings in the future which will be public meetings to
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Representing the Friends of Lake McQueeney during the meeting was Stephen Robinson of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP. Robinson laid out the details behind the creation of the taxing entity during a public hearing held on the issue.
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(Seguin) -- The step toward possibly preserving Lake McQueeney for generations to come is officially underway. The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Tuesday took action approving the request for the creation of a water control and improvement district. The action by the commissioners temporarily creates the water district known as the Lake McQueeney Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) No. 1.
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No Shave November contest winners announced
As for the election itself, not all Guadalupe County residents will be heading to the polls. Instead, the voting opportunity will be for those whose live within the voting district's boundaries. More specifically, only registered Guadalupe County voters whose properties touch the water will be eligible to vote in the May election.
"Moving forward, the board will be meeting and having public meetings that will be open to provide information about what the district's actions are and so those will begin. The agendas will be posted so the See TAXING, page 2
Santa Sheriff, middle, tried to pull one over on judges during his line-up appearance during this year's No Shave November contest held at the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office. By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- Guadalupe County Sheriff's Deputies can again arm themselves with a razor and a can of shaving cream. That's because the winners of this year's No Shave November contest have been announced. In a traditional line-up
at the sheriff's office, the deputies and or employees of the Guadalupe County Jail stood tall as a set of judges examined each strand of facial hair one by one. For the last several years, deputies and those in the Guadalupe County Jail have forked over a monthly
donation to the Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation Cancer Assistance Fund for the opportunity to sport a mustache or beard during the months of October and November and for the Santa Sheriff Program in December. New this year for the females was the opportunity to wear pink nail polish in See NOSHAVE, page 3