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City proposes FY 2019-20 budget of $87 million By Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- The city of Seguin is growing, and with that growth comes a greater demand for services. The city is now preparing its budget to help meet those demands. The city is proposing a budget of just over $87 million for fiscal year 2019-20.That's approximately $3 million more than what the Seguin City Council adopted in the current year's budget. Seguin City Manager Doug Faseler says there are a number of capital improvement projects included in next year's budget. Faseler says one of the larger projects will be the total reconstruction of North Milam Street.
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A project that's been discussed for years is also included in next year's budget. Faseler says they are finally moving forward with reconstruction of the Max Starcke Park Golf Course Pro Shop. See BUDGET Page 3
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Kingsbury Street. This year, we are currently doing the engineering on that project. So, on the construction of that roadway, that's just over $5 million. We also have a project replacing utilities as well. So that's another about $800,000 to do that. Meadow Lake Drive between 123 Business and 123 Bypass, we are looking at doing a major in-house improvement with our Zipper with our crew there. We have other monies budgeted for street rehab and chip reseal which we do annually. We are trying to make an impact on our local roadways," said Faseler.
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The details being released primarily relate more to why the district didn't publically announce the incident early on during the initial outcry of the student or the investigation of 76-year-old Collin Burgoon by the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office and Texas Rangers. In a written statement released to Seguin Radio KWED, the district states "at the onset of the investigation, the district provided law enforcement a list of students who rode Burgoon's bus. The parents were notified so that the students could be interviewed in conjunction with law enforcement's investigation." They go on to explain the reasons why the district did not make a public announcement at the time of Burgoon's termination on April 3 of this year. One of the reasons was reportedly to protect the identity and privacy of the student. District officials say this was extremely important because she is a student with special needs and based on the internal investigation at the time, a possible victim of sexual contact with an adult. They say if the district had made a public announcement that Burgoon was terminated for inappropriate contact with a child on April 3, then they believe that this information could have easily led to the student being identified by the public.
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That's because Burgoon drove a special needs bus that routinely transported five to six students. The victim sat behind Burgoon and as revealed in the district's investigation, Burgoon often sat with the victim when the bus was stopped at a campus. They say this alone would have made it fairly easy for the public and those around her on a daily basis to identify the victim. They also say that a public statement such as a letter sent home to parents was not made in April in hopes of maintaining the integrity of the law enforcement investigation into these allegations. District officials say the Guadalupe County Sheriffs Office did multiple interviews, gathered evidence and spent a considerable amount of time to the tune of four months on this case. As for the district's cooperation, officials say they did everything to not jeopardize the investigation including not releasing information about the case. Plus as reported earlier, the district immediately responded to the accusations made on Friday, March 29,2019 and handled what they could at the time. That included placing Burgoon on leave on Monday, April 1, 2019 and then terminating him two days later on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Burgoon had been employed with the school district since March 1, 2005. He was arrested and booked into jail on Aug. 5 Law enforcement and district officials say anyone with additional information on Burgoon should contact the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office at (830) 379-1224 or the Seguin Police Department at (830) 379-2123.
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By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- The Seguin ISD's recent action to hire a contractor and move forward with the construction of the new Seguin High School Matador Stadium has many people asking, what's next? The excitement surrounding the start of a brand new school year appears to also be fueling the need to know which of the voter approved bond projects will be next on the list for the Seguin ISD. Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez says first things first when it comes to planning. He says the focus at least for now will remain on the stadium. After that, then a similar process will be used to determine all the other projects that were approved in May. "It's one chunk at a time and of course, we started the work with the stadium back in the fall of 2018 by going out for an architect and so, we are a little bit ahead of the game on that and that's a different approach that we've taken and because of that approach, I think there's been
some advantages when you look at -- just right now, so far it's looking like we are going to be under budget on the stadium and so there's many factors that are attributing to that. One is going out for the architect early, the competitive bid proposal is making a difference. Well now that we've got that underway, we need to start looking at A.J. Briesemeister, Jefferson, the playscapes -- so it's about going through that process again -going out and looking for an architect first and so, it's about just taking one step at a time. We can't do all of it at once. That's a huge undertaking for a limited staff that we have in a district our size," said Gutierrez. Dr. Gutierrez says the selling of the bonds will also determine how the district rolls out the remainder of its plans. "The selling of the bonds -we are doing that over a period of two years and so what projects are going to be broken up, I mean it's going to take an estimated four or five years to complete the projects," said Gutierrez. See BOND Page 3
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Budget includes capital improvement projects BUDGET continued from Page 1 "That would not be funded from property tax dollars or the general fund. That's based upon a fee at the golf course that's part of the green fee that goes into our building fund and that project is about $1.5 million. The building dates back many years and of course, it's been flooded before. It has ADA issues. The roof leaks so there's issues in that pro shop and we get rave reviews of our golf course but we also get negative comments about our pro shop so it's time to address that," said Faseler. Next year's budget also includes expenditures to cover an expansion of the Walnut Springs Hike/Bike Trail. Phase two of the project is to be partially funded using money from the metropolitan planning organization (MPO). The trail, which currently ends near downtown Seguin, will eventually make its way all the way down to Max Starcke Park. "Engineering is underway right now for that project that is being funded by the MPO but our city share is about $850,000 for the actual construction and that will run from Convent Street to Starcke Park East so we will have a continuous trail from Highway 78 all the way through the city down to Starcke Park with that project. Radio technology for public safety and our city wide radio system is needing replacement.
We've looked at various options -- some as much as $4 million. We are looking at going with the Lower Colorado River Authority's communication system and where they have that extensive tower system throughout Central Texas and we'll be upgrading our communications, our dispatch consoles and our radios and that will improve our interoperability communications with other agencies in the area," said Faseler.
the fourth year in a row that we have maintained the same tax rate," said Faseler.
Faseler says that the city will have some additional personnel costs in next year's budget. It includes a two percent cost of living increase for all city employees, and it also calls for several new positions next year.
"The residential (electric) customers should not see an increase in (electric) rates. We did some shifting of the rates. You've got an energy component. You've got a PCRF component. We did some shifting there, but they should not see an impact on the residential side (of the electric rate). On water and wastewater (side), each year we go back and look our rates and make adjustments. We have made adjustments in our water and wastewater (rates), and we have tied our five-year capital improvement plan to our rate study, so that we will have funding for those projects," said Faseler.
"The last couple of years, we have not added many positions but we are in position now that I think we are at the point where it is needed due to the workload that we have," said Faseler. On the revenue side, the city will fund the general fund portion of the budget using the existing tax rate of 54.12 cents per $100 of property value. It's higher than the effective tax rate for next year, but its identical to what the city has adopted for the last few years. "The current tax rate is 54.12 cents. Our effective tax rate is 53.51 cents. But we are recommending staying with the same tax rate and if approved, this will be
The tax rate will remain the same, but there will be some increases in some of the utility rates next year. Faseler says electrical rates will mostly hold steady for most residents, but water and sewer rates are going up next year.
Staff presented the proposed budget and tax rate during Tuesday's meeting of the Seguin City Council. The council will have workshops on the budget and it works through the overall budget process. The budget and tax rate will need to be adopted before the next fiscal year starts on October 1.
School district still hammering out schedule for all other voter approved bond projects BOND continued from Page 2 At this point, the ideal plan for the district would be to move forward with the rebuild of A.J. Briesemeister Middle School and the construction of new classrooms at Jefferson Elementary. District officials say they expect the designs for those two projects to come in almost simultaneously. The addition of the playscapes at each elementary school is also expected to be a huge undertaking. Officials says not only do they have to be installed but each campus will have to be studied so that each play scape is placed in the perfect spot for that respective campus.
Voters in May approved a $64.7 million bond issue. Projects included in that vote were $39 million for the renovation of Briesemeister at its current site along with $3.9 million in renovations at Jefferson. A total of $1.8 million was also approved for outdoor ADA playscapes with multi sensory play areas and shade canopies for all Seguin ISD elementary schools along with $1 million for a land purchase to replace McQueeney Elementary School and $1.7 million for various campus improvements such as drainage, HVAC and plumbing.
A total of $17.3 million was also approved for the rebuild of Matador Stadium. Recent bid action has the project coming under budget approximately $4.5 million. Winning that contracting bid was F.A. Nunnelly. District officials remind the public that a bond oversight committee is and will be in place to oversee these projects. Design and construction updates will also be provided on the district's website under the "Construction Updates" tab. The district's website is available at www.seguin.k12.tx.us.
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Texas Lutheran football 2019 season tickets now on sale (Seguin) - Season tickets for the 2019 Texas Lutheran home football schedule can now be purchased online through a secure link at www.tlubulldogs.com. The reserved seats can be acquired only through the purchase of a season-ticket package for the 2019 football season. Season tickets will cost $90 per seat for the entire season. With the purchase of a season ticket, a ticket-holder will receive a seat in one of the two reserved seating sections, both located in the middle of the home grandstand. The seatbacks have been removed. Season-ticket holders are allowed to bring their own stadium chair for their seat location. There are only 320 seats available in these two reserved seating sections.
Once you have purchased your season-ticket package online, a confirmation email will be sent. After receiving that email, please send a follow up email to Olivia Van Hook at ovanhook@tlu.edu with your top three selections of where you want your seats to be located. Seats will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. If NO seat selections are made, your seats could be placed anywhere within the two reserved sections. Season tickets can be picked up at the TLU Athletics Office (in the Jones Physical Education Complex on campus) starting Sept. 3, 2019 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets also may be picked up on game days at the Will Call booth on the home side (west side of stadium). Tickets will not be mailed.
Bulldog Stadium seats approximately 2,000 spectators on the home side and 280 spectators on the visitor side. Lawn seating on the north and south end zone berms will be available. For a complete list of stadium regulations and frequently asked questions, visit tlubulldogs.com and click on “Fan Center” or “Fan Zone” at the top of the main athletics page. General Admission tickets are available for purchase on game days at the ticket booths located on both the home and visitors entrance gate of Bulldog Stadium. For questions regarding season tickets and ticket purchases, please call Olivia Van Hook, TLU’s facilities director for athletics, at 830-372-6414. For the 2019 TLU Football schedule, please go to www.tlubulldogs.com. See MORE SPORTS, Page 5
Austin Mathews (6) and the TLU Bulldogs open the 2019 home schedule on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. against Hendrix College at Bulldog Stadium. Photo by Dustin Wyatt.
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Tuesday Schedule Seguin volleyball @ S.A.-Incarnate Word, 6:30 p.m. Navarro volleyball @ San Antonio Christian, 6 p.m. Marion volleyball @ Poteet, 5:30 p.m.
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also being accepted. For more information call 830-401-4872. Toddler Time The Seguin Public Library will have Toddler Time at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For more information call 830-401-2422 or visit www.library.seguintexas.gov. Preschool Storytime The Seguin Public Library will have Preschool Storytime at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays for children three to six. For more information call 830-401-2422 or visit www.library.seguintexas.gov. Master Naturalist Class The Guadalupe Master Naturalist Chapter will offer its series of training classes every other Tuesday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 to Nov. 9 at the AgriLife Extension Building located at 210 E. Live Oak St. in Seguin. The cost of the class is $110. For an application and more information visit http://txmn.org/guadalupe or call 830-379-5755. Jam Session The Geronimo VFW will offer a Jam Session from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6808 N. Hwy 123 in Geronimo. Musicians, singers, and listeners are welcomed. Donations will be accepted for the use of the hall. For more information call 830-386-6294.
Sherriff's Mounted Posse Accepting New Members The Guadalupe County Sherriff's Mounted Posse (GCSMP) meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Sheriff's Posse Arena located at 2215 FM 466 in Seguin. For more information visit the GCSMP Facebook page.
Grief Support Group The GRMC’s Grief Support Group will meet at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 in the GRMC Family Meeting Room. For more information, call 830-379-2411.
Salvation Army Hours/Volunteers Accepted The Salvation Army has new hours for assistance requests by appointment only and will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Volunteers are
Libertarian Meeting The Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at GG's Corner Cafe in Marion.
Kiwanis Club Meeting The Kiwanis Club of Seguin meets weekly from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Silver Center in Seguin. Adult Coloring Club The Seguin Public Library will have its free Adult Coloring Club at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. All supplies will be provided and all skill levels are welcome. For more information call 830401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov. The Big Red Barn Fundraiser The 2nd Annual "All-IN for Agricultural Education" Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament will be held beginning with registration at 12:30 p.m. and tournament at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Big Red Barn located at 390 Cordova Road in Seguin. Tickets are available until Wednesday, Aug. 14 for $250 and on or after Thursday, Aug. 15, $300. For more information visit www.texasagedu.org. LEGO Club The Seguin Public Library will have its free LEGO Club at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 14 for ages 5 and up. LEGO bricks and Duplo blocks for younger siblings will be provided. Call 830401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information. Marion Adult Book Club The Marion Adult Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Tondre Room of the Marion Community Library. For more information call 830-914-2371. Noon Lions Club The Seguin Noon Lions Club meets weekly from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Seguin Silver Center.
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Emanuel's Sunset Cinema The Emanuel's Lutheran Church will continue its Sunset Cinema, movies on the lawn beginning with a devotional at 6:30 p.m. followed by the movie, Disney's "Moana," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, food, and beverages.
Whole Food Plant Based Potluck There will be a Whole Food Plant Based potluck from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 in Heirholzer Hall of the First United Methodist Church. The program will be by Ken Kanagaki and how he used a whole food plant based life style to fight his battle with prostate cancer. There will also be a short video followed by a panel discussion. If
Rummage Sale The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will have a Rummage Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at 213 N. Barnett St. in Marion. For more information call 618-977-4474. Pre-Anniversary Service The Greater Second Baptist Church will celebrate its 13th Pastor Anniversary for Pastor James A. Cooper and Sis. Kimolyn Cooper at 3 p.m. Sunday Aug. 18. The guest will be Pastor Anthony O'Keith Terrell of Savannah Baptist Church. Old Time Religion Saints Program The Clearview Baptist Church will celebrate its Old Time Religion Saints Program at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. The guest speaker and guests will be Rev. Rivers and the Ebbon Baptist Church of
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Elton "Opie" Eddie Specht, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather joined his heavenly father on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Elton was born the son of Eddie Specht and Hulda Harborth on December 6, 1931 in New Braunfels, TX. Elton was preceded in death by his parents Eddie and Hulda Specht, sister Leora Sultemeier, brother in law Emil Sultemeier, nephew Raymond Sultemeier, in laws Alfred and Evelyn Riedel, and brother in law Alfred Riedel Jr. Elton is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Mary Ann, his children Lyndon Specht and wife Elda, Faye Lynn Jessee and husband Woodie, and Leonard Specht and wife Melba. Grandchildren Amanda Roessler and husband Jason, Kristine Specht, Leslie Hatch and fiance Mason Cass, Dustin Specht and wife Ashley, Chance Specht and fiance Logan Quinn, Shaye Lynn Jessee, Joe Dodge Jessee and fiance Peyton Powell. Great-grandchildren Camden & Kaylee Herrmann, Paisley & Caroline Specht, and Harper Casso Nephew Glenn Sultemeier wife Wendy. Sister in law Sharon Harlow. Memorial service will be Saturday August 17, 2019 at 10:00 AM at First Protestant Church New Braunfels. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to the First Protestant Church of New Braunfels or Hope Hospice of New Braunfels. Those wishing to sign the online guest book may do so at www.zoellerfuneralhm.com. Arrangements by Zoeller Funeral Home, 615 Landa St. New Braunfels, Texas 78130, 830-625-2349.
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Dolores Aguilar, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Nesbit Nursing Home surrounded by family and friends. She was born on October 20, 1925 in Palestine, Texas to Teodoro and Antonia Aguilar. Dolores is preceded in death by her parents Teodoro and Antonia Aguilar, her brother Teodoro Aguilar, sister, Trinidad Arriola, and nephew and niece, Val and Maria Arriola. She is survived by Ashley Gonzales, Johnny and Maggie Gon-
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zales who lovingly took care of her. She is also survived by her nieces, Mary (Joe) Martinez, Linda (Lorenzo) Cervantes, and Christine Olvera, nephews Val Arriola III, Teddy Arriola, and Eddie Arriola. Our special thanks to her care giver, Blanca Ramirez Herrera, who lovingly took care of her for the past four years. Visitation will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Friday, August 9, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. burial will follow with a funeral procession to Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park in New Braunfels, Texas. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Palmer Mortuary and Cremations located at 1116 N. Austin Street, Seguin, Texas 78155; 830.379.9430. Please log on to www.palmermortuary.com to sign and view the guest book.
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humor to all who knew him. Tommy was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Seguin. He was a lifelong hunter and rancher who also enjoyed a good round of golf with his buddies. Tommy is survived by his loving wife, Susan Howell Brannan; sons, John Brannan(Anne) and Robert Brannan (Jeannie); grandchildren, Michael and Taylor Brannan; sister, Patty Hooks; mother-in-law, Ruth Howell; brother-in-law, Charles Howell, Jr.(Linda); special friends, Dr. Robert Taylor(Maggie) and Joe Taylor(Catherine); numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving family members and a host of friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. A memorial Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Seguin with Rev. Cathe Evins officiating. A reception will follow in the Christian Life Center. Private interment will be held at a later date at Crystal City Cemetery in Crystal City, Texas. The family requests that donations be made to the First United Methodist Church, 710 N Austin Street, Seguin, TX, 78155, MD Anderson, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486, or Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy Institute, P.O. Box 931517 Cleveland, OH 44193-1655. You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.
John Thomas Brannan III (Tommy), 72, of New Braunfels, formerly of Seguin Texas, passed away surrounded by his family on August 8, 2019. John was born August 19, 1946, to John T. and Patsy (Moore) Brannan in Texarkana, Arkansas. John moved to Crystal City, Texas when he was three, where he grew up playing baseball, riding his horse around town and getting into shenanigans with Bob Taylor. He played baseball at Blinn Junior College before earning a Bachelor's of Science Degree from Saint Mary's University in San Antonio. John completed his education at the University of Texas in Austin earning a Pharmacy Degree. During his time at UT he met Susan (Howell) Brannan, and they married in 1971. In 1973 after working at Ace Drugmart they moved to Seguin and opened Brannan's Prescription Shoppe. He introduced both a drive-up window for customer convenience and the "Pill Bug" for residential deliveries. Throughout the years, his service to the community and his church brought comfort and
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Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Jesse Walter Reneau, Deceased, were issued on August 5,2019, in Cause No. 2019-PC-0205, pending in the county court at Law of Guadalupe county, Texas, to Dorothy L. Reneau. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Nathan L. Reneau Attorney at Law 352 Landa Street, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
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