Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Page: 4 of 16
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ELGIN COURIER - ELGIN, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022
SBA closes Elgin disaster loan center
nizations and 1.438 per-
cent for homeowners and please dial 7-1-1 to access
ital needs caused by the renters with terms up to 30 telecommunications relay
The Elgin center closed
21 tornado.
Lions Club presents scholarships
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disaster. Economic injury
assistance is available re-
or replace damaged or
destroyed real estate, ma-
chinery and equipment,
close, SBA customer ser-
vice representatives will
continue to be available to
meet with businesses and
residents to answer their
questions, explain SBA’s
ganizations may borrow Injury Disaster Loans to
up to $2 million to repair help meet working cap-
Service Center at (800)
659-2955 or email disas-
tercustomerservice@sba.
gov for more information
on SBA disaster assis-
tance. For people who are
deaf, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability,
Director Tanya N. Gar-
field of the U.S. Small
Business Administration’s
Sweden Heritage New Sweden Her-
Center, which was itage Center.
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Bastrop County Judge
Gregory Klaus
Don Loucks
State District 17______
Stan Gerdes
Paul Pape
sented with the addition of
Irene Street.
The ultimate plan is to im-
prove a number of streets
every year, with streets cho-
sen based on engineering
analysis, pavement conditions
and anticipated future use,
and with input from the coun-
cil. Eventually, the city hopes
to have a multi-year plan to
schedule work on the streets
that need improvements.
City manager Thomas Mat-
tis first presented the list
of streets that were recom-
mended by staff for repair
this year at the council’s May
3 meeting. The item was back
on the agenda for action by
the council on May 17.
• Hook Street
• West Alamo Street from
Main Street to South Ave-
nue A
The council could add one
or two additional street proj-
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• East 6th Street from North
Avenue F to Q.S. Goins
Lane
• Bill Street
• Arthur Street
• Carolina Street
• Ball Park Road
• East 10th Street from Main
Street to the limits of the
pavement
• Thomas Street from MLK
Boulevard to the limits of
the pavement
• Bull Run Road from Central
Avenue to Swenson Boule-
vard
LEFT: The Elgin Evening Lions Club
also presented a $50 to the Bastrop
County Master Gardeners. From left
to right: Gilda Levya, Mark Stewart
with the Bastrop County Mas-
ter Gardeners, Jeanette Shelby.
RIGHT: The Elgin Evening Lions
Club presented $2,000 scholar-
ships to several Elgin High School
students. Front row, left to right:
Natalie Cerda, Hailey Girod, Randy
Reyes. Back Row: Lions Club Pres-
ident Jeanette Shelby, Klayton Joe-
sel, Alexander Rodman.
Photos courtesy of Jeanette Shelby
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open for viewing
that day, included
farming imple-
ments and other
displays about
cotton farming.
The New Sweden
Heritage Center, a
restored old house
from the area,
also has rooms
full of historical
information about
the New Swe-
den community
and many items
such as clothing
and agricultural
equipment.
That evening,
New Sweden Lu-
theran Church
also served a
Swedish meal as a
fundraiser for the
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the same type of disaster stroyed real estate. Home- disasterloanassistance. 5, 2022. The deadline to
damage from occurring in owners and renters are sba.gov/. Applicants may apply for economic injury
the future. eligible for up to $40,000 also call SBA’s Customer is Feb. 6, 2023.
At the ded-
ication cere-
mony during the
church’s Heritage
Day, Christianson
spoke about his
work in restor-
ing the windmill.
Afterwards, Rev.
Hans Lillejord,
the pastor of New
Sweden Lutheran
Church, gave a
prayer to bless the
windmill.
This year, the
theme for Heri-
tage Day was cot-
ton farming in the
New Sweden com-
munity. The New
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inventory and other busi- gardless of whether the
ness assets. SBA can also business suffered any
lend additional funds to property damage.
businesses and homeown- Disaster loans up to
ers to help with the cost $200,000 are available to
of improvements to pro- homeowners to repair or
tect, prevent or minimize replace damaged or de-
years. Loan amounts and services. Completed appli-
terms are set by SBA and cations should be mailed
are based on each appli- to U.S. Small Business Ad-
cant’s financial condition. ministration, Processing
Applicants may apply and Disbursement Center,
online, receive additional 14925 Kingsport Road,
disaster assistance infer- Fort Worth, TX 76155.
mation and download The deadline to apply for
applications at https:// property damage is July
Disaster Field Operations disaster loan program and
Center-West announced close their approved disas-
last week that SBA will ter loans,” said Garfield,
close six Disaster Loan Businesses and residents
Outreach Centers, in- can meet with SBA repre-
cluding the one opened sentatives on the days and
in Elgin after the March times indicated
questions, explain SBA’s For small businesses, to repair or replace dam-
disaster loan program small agricultural coop- aged or destroyed per-
and close their approved eratives, small businesses sonal property.
disaster loans until fur- engaged in aquaculture Interest rates can be as
ther notice. and most private non- low as 2.94 percent for
Businesses of all sizes profit organizations of any businesses, 1.875 percent
and private nonprofit or- size, SBA offers Economic for private nonprofit orga-
• Ramirez Road from High- ects without needing to con-
way 290 to North Avenue C sider pulling other streets
• East 3rd Street from North from the list. On May 17,
Avenue E to North Avenue Mayor Pro-Tern Sue Brashar
G requested that Irene Street
• East 4th Street from North between 8th Street and 9th
Avenue E to North Avenue Street be added to the list.
G Engineering on the street
• East 5th Street from Lex- work is planned for July in
ington Road to North Ave- order to bid the projects in
nueF August and begin work in
• East 7th Street from North September.
Avenue F to North Avenue The council voted unani-
H mously to approve the street
Surface repairs with two-inch resurfacing program as pre-
“SBA opened the centers on Thursday, May 26.
to provide personalized SBA representatives will
assistance to Texas busi- continue to be available at
nesses and residents who the Jack County and Wil-
were affected by the se- liamson County Disaster
vere storms and tornadoes Loan Outreach Centers to
that occurred on March meet with businesses and
21, 2022. Until the centers residents to answer their
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All 17 of the streets on the Road to Highway 95
initial list are located in the • Hilltop Drive from the
original part of Elgin, and 11 Highway 95 access road to
of them are in Ward 4. Hook Street
Surface repairs with chip Surface repairs with two-inch
_____________Votes____________________%
3,382 54.76%
2,794 45.24%
Bastrop County_____Total Votes________%
3,514 6,582 51.27%
2,864 6,257 48.73%
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Hodges, Julianne. Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 2022, newspaper, June 1, 2022; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555782/m1/4/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.