Llano residents on the south side of town were unable to use water outside of emergency circumstances for much of Monday.
After a lightning strike at the Landon Street water tower, the city asked residents south of the Llano River to use water only for “essential use.” The lightning strike temporarily disabled the water tower and limited water supply, according to the city’s Facebook page.
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The Llano City Council on Monday set a preliminary tax rate and approved the sale of bonds at a regularly scheduled council meeting.
The council set a proposed tax rate of $0.71936 per $100 valuation at the meeting. The proposed rate is one that cannot be exceeded when it is finalized, but the rate may be lowered.
The proposed rate is about 30 cents higher than last year’s tax rate, mainly due to the $5.285 million bonds approved by voters in May.
The Llano Visitors Center will celebrate its 10-year anniversary next week.
The center, which officially opened Aug. 11, 2007 with about 150 people present, will celebrate 10 years in operation with a party from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15.
“I think it’s good for everybody to see what we’re doing here to promote Llano, and what we’re doing when our visitors come in,” said Briley Mitchell, executive director of the Llano Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.
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This year marks a milestone in history for Llano, and Texas, too.
The Lantex Theater turns 90 years old. Built in 1927, this Main Street landmark on the square, has served as a social and cultural gathering place for Llanoans and the Hill Country, from the vaudeville and film reel era, into the 21st Century digital age.
For many months, Llano Main Street members and volunteers have been considering plans to commemorate the theater’s nine decades of service to the community.
The Llano Tea Party held their monthly meeting Thursday night at the American Legion Hall located near Badu Park. After the meal and a few opening remarks, the program focused on three area young ladies that attended the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program in Austin. The Llano Tea Party sponsored two students to go to the program that began in 1937.
The criteria for the girls to be eligible was stringent.
Llano has seen its sales tax revenue increase in the first half of 2017 over the same time period from 2016.
Figures released by the state comptroller’s office show the city’s increase from the first six months of 2017 to be $603,905.50, up over $10,000 from the same period a year ago.
Jennie Lou Leeder of Llano announced last week at the Highland Lakes Women’s Democratic Luncheon that she will run for Congress.
“Texas deserves representation that supports our strong values, understands our challenges, and looks to the future for growth and opportunity. It is with great excitement that I am announcing my candidacy for the United States Congress District 11,” said Leeder, a seventh generation Texan.
On a hot July Saturday night, the Lantex Theater, with its new air conditioning unit working as expected, was transformed to a House of Blues with two Austin bands performing for a large, younger than usual crowd.
The concert, the first of a monthly event in Llano, is put together by Bret Cali, owner of the Llano General Store, who was excited with the turnout for the first-time event.
The Texas Municipal League recognized Llano mayor Gail Lang as a Leadership Fellow on Friday, July 28, at the Austin Marriott North in Round Rock.
Lang was honored by Bennett Sandlin, Texas Municipal League executive director, during the awards ceremony. The award recipients – elected, appointed, and other city officials from throughout Texas – voluntarily completed more than 30 hours of training, held over two months, to enhance their leadership skills.
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Three rising seniors at Llano High School told their experiences at Boys State to members of American Legion Post 370 last week.
The Llano American Legion Post, along with the American Legion Post in Kingsland and the Llano Tea Party, sponsored Quint Pincelli, Edgar Montoya and Hayden Cowart to attend the week-long summer program in Austin.
