Johnson City churches, businesses and families are contributing to a city-wide relief collection for survivors of Hurricane Harvey.
Who’s heading up this campaign?
The children of LBJ Elementary School!
They’re already putting donation boxes around town — at the school, in churches, the library, and at businesses. They will collect donations through next week, then rush them down to a distribution center inside the disaster area.
“We’re asking for things the normal relief dr ...
Commissioners discussed final adjustments to the 2017/2018 budget during last Thursday’s special meeting. Two citizens stepped up to speak during the public hearing for Blanco County’s tax rate and budget. No action has yet been taken to approve the budget.
Budget Hearing
Commissioners expect to see increases next year in the GVTC internet and telephone bill for the Justice of the Peace 4 office.
How to help Harvey’s survivors
Your support will be needed for a long time, not just while Hurricane Harvey is on TV. Recovery will take more than a decade (New Orleans is still repairing from Katrina). Needs are pretty basic right now: food, water, shelter…and those are being supplied as well as possible.
The county commissioners proclaimed September “National Preparedness Month.” Commissioner Liesmann encouraged citizens to register with Warn Central Texas. The program enables citizens to receive emergency alerts about dangerous conditions and events. Individuals can register at www.warncentraltexas.org, Liesmann noted that some city offices are also equipped to register people.
A donation of an AC Unit was made by Judge Brett Bray, and accepted by the county for use in the County Judge ...
One patient received life threatening injuries and was sent in stable condition to a local hospital after a truck rolled over on HWY 281, last Friday.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18, North Blanco County EMS responded to a vehicle rollover in the north bound lanes of HWY 281, south of Johnson City.
The budget for the upcoming fiscal year remained a topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Commissioners’ Court session. They sent the Sheriff’s proposed budget back for a few organizational changes and voted to approve a raise in taxes.
Tax Rate
After lengthy discussion and a short recess, Commissioners voted to raise taxes in the county to .3970, a rate just below the rollback rate.
Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department used a cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Program to help purchase a slip-on unit that will increase the department’s capacity to save lives and property.
A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained firefighting system designed for a pick-up truck or custom-built vehicle platform.
re present at July 25’s Court Session in which they imposed a burn ban and discussed ongoing budget concerns for next fiscal year.
General Business
Despite not being in drought conditions, Commissioners decided to enact a burn ban for two weeks, to be reconsidered at the next Commissioners’ Court.
Commissioner Weir expressed his concern that despite not being in drought conditions the high heat and dry environment does present a fire danger.
After approving the minutes and monthly ...
The 30 Waco teenagers and adults hadn’t planned to visit Johnson City — just pass through on their way home from Alta Fria church camp at Leakey — but then their bus conked out just west of the city.
That was Friday afternoon, with the temperature bumping a hundred.
The driver tried to fix the engine as the kids waited on the bus without air conditioning.
Then a passerby tried to fix it as the kids waited on the bus without a bathroom.
Then a mechanic tried to fix it as the kids ...
The old Super S building on Highway 281 South in Johnson City is getting a makeover, and not only will the new look be spectacular, its new purpose will make significant differences in the lives of residents in all of Blanco County.
The Texas Housing Foundation (THF) signed the papers Friday to buy the property, and has committed to giving it a thorough facelift, currently being designed by architects.
“When it emerges with its new look next year, the Blanco County Comm ...
