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WATER: Bastrop County, city of Manor sign agreement for water pipeline easement
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In the meantime,
Knight said that Manor
would be in the process of
acquiring right-of-ways
for their line. He said that
those that could be obtained
in arms-length transaction
would be, but that eminent
domain could also be used
if private landowners are
unwilling to give the city
an easement through their
property.
Manor will make a
non-refundable payment
of $25,000 to the county
within 10 days of the effec-
tive date of the contract for
the easement. Within five
days of providing the con-
struction notice, the city of
Manor will pay the county
$300,000.
'We are trying to be up-
front," Knight said.
Commissioners unani-
mously approved the ease-
ment. The line is scheduled
to run from just southeast
of the city of McDade to
Manor.
County hires engineer
The county has decided
to hire two new positions
to handle its continued
growth, County Judge
Ronnie McDonald said.
Ronnie Moore has been
hired as engineer and Ra-
chel Clampfir has been
hired as his assistant.
Moore, a developer
from Elgin, has experience
n subdivision growth, de-
velopment and rules and
regulations. He is coili-
ng on board for $75,000,
slightly less than former
county engineer Joe Turnis
earned.
Clampfir, who worked
for CAMPO, has a strong
background in planning,
and will start at $55,000.
"We will get the best of
both worlds by having an
engineer and a planner,"
McDonald said. "This is
crucial for us at this time."
McDonald said that
Clampfir will be an asset
in coordinating growth
and planning with vari-
ous agencies and organi-
zations, such as the cities,
school districts and oth-
ers.
Moore is known n the
area for his work with Sa-
bine Investments, which
developed Hunters Cross-
ing subdivision.
Booze tab Increases
Retailers who sell liquor
n the county, whether by
the glass or the bottle, will
be paying an additional fee
to the county after Mon-
day's meeting.
The dollar amount
the county will add to ts
coffers will be roughly
between $6,000-$7,000,
based on licenses issued in
2008, Kathy Foster of the
tax assessor's office said.
The county has always
collected a fee for beer and
wine licenses. The amount
for all is one-half of the fee
they retailer or distributor
pays the state for the li-
cense. For example, if a li-
cense costs $500 in a state
fee, the additional cost the
county will collect will be
$250, which is added to the
total the retailer pays.
Burn ban
Emergency services
manager Mike Fisher
asked the court to continue
the burn ban, which would
have expired on Aug. 7.
The ban was approved.
Local Crime Stop-
pers director Dean Foley
asked the court to consider
awarding the organization
$5,000 from the upcoming
budget. He said the orga-
nization has contributed
to six arrest since Jan. 1,
2009 and has awarded
more than $3,400 for tips.
The county granted
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Staff photo by Cyndi Wright
Commissioners and the county judge pledged their support to upholding federal laws that address employer
obligations to employees who have military commitments, especially when deployed overseas. L-R: County
Judge Ronnie McDonald, commissioners Clara Beckett, Lee Dildy and WilOe Pins, and Dwain James, executive
director of the Texas Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
variances to two home-
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in Smithville after their
homes, which are built in a
flood way, were demolished
in what is being called ar-
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and also because it will
be Christmas music."
The orchestra is re-
hearsing for three De-
cember performances of
Christmas music in Bas-
trop, one at the Bastrop
Public Library's annual
open house, one at the
Lumberyard and one the
same day as the Down-
town Business Alliance's
Lighted Christmas Pa-
rade, Schultz said. Last
year, the community or-
chestra performed after
the parade. Additional
performances will take
place in early May.
"We encourage people
to join us at any time,"
Schultz said. "Especially
f they're good!"
Want to join?
Musicians should
bring their instrument
and music stand (orga-
nizers only have a limited
number of stands avail-
able for use). A voluntary
donation will be taken up
to cover the cost of music
(Schultz suggests $1 for
every sheet used.) The
group is hoping to seek
sponsorships soon. There
is parking along Main
Street and additional
parking in back.
This is a community
orchestra: If you can
play well enough to keep
up with the music and
can commit to the mem-
bership requirements,
you're welcome to join
the Bastrop Community
Orchestra. All members
must meet these require-
ments: commitment to
attend all Tuesday night
rehearsals, with limited
exceptions; commitment
to attend all performanc-
es and their associated
dress rehearsals (sched-
ule to be announced);
commitment to practice
daily/weekly on your
own.
Orchestra
Schultz is currently
working on trying to get
nonprofit status for the
Bastrop Community Or-
chestra, but the orches-
tra currently operates
with "pass the hat" fund-
ing.
Last year, there was a
roll of more than 40 mu-
sicians, but there were
about 30 people partici-
pating in the community
orchestra on a regular
basis, she said.
The orchestra was
born when Schultz, a
violin-player and music
teacher, saw a need for
an orchestra scene and
a format to perform in
Bastrop after learning
to play about five years
ago.
"I knew you needed a
big group to really get the
sound you want," Schultz
said. "I had a dream to
put it together for years.
It wasn't until Bastrop
Academy of Music took
over the building across
from the post office that
the dream really started
coming together."
It also helped when
Schultz's sister, a con-
ductor, moved from New
Orleans to Austin and
offered her services for
free. Her neighbor, Viola
Martinez, encouraged
her to get going with the
orchestra.
"Owens Music has
also been very supportive
of us—they send people
to us who have talent,"
Schultz said. "That's
how news of what we're
doing has been spread-
ing mostly by word of
mouth."
For more information,
visit www.bastropcom-
munityorchestra.com or
call Schultz at (512) 303-
2543.
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