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Staff
-Eagle Pass
The City of Eagle Pass, in collaboration with the Eagle Pass Rotary Club inaugurated the Children's Play Area at Ft.Duncan Park on Friday morning. The traditional ribbon-cutting took place at the new park which is in front of the Children's Library in Ft. Duncan and was attended by members of the Rotary Club along with local dignitaries and will be available for children from both sides of the border. Councilman Billy Davis represented the City as well as the Chamber of Commerce, Jorge Sanchez of the EPPARD as well as Pete Zamora, the President of the Rotary Club were also on hand to inaugurate the new play area. The park consists of a type of jungle gym of children's swings and a special floor to keep children from being seriously injured in case of a fall. According to Alma Velasquez, club member, the cost of the park was in the $20,000 range and Parks and Recreation workers installed the equipment. The plans are to keep building parks such as this across the city.
San Antonio—President Bill Clinton rallied Democrats in San Antonio at an event featuring Representative Pete Gallego – to a standing room only crowd. Rep. Pete Gallego shared the stage with President Clinton during his speech, along with Rep. Joaquin Castro, Mayor Julian Castro, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett. More than 2,300 people attended the event at the South San Antonio High School Ron Durbon Athletic Facility. San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich was present, and recognized by President Clinton.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
The Maverick County Commissioners Court has named the Roberto Ruiz as the new County Treasurer in a unanimous vote replacing Manuel Reyes who served in this position for 32 years and will retire his place as treasurer on October 31st.
Roberto Ruiz will now be responsible for preparing the payroll for payment of employees and also will work in the area of Human Resources, including reviewing employee benefits.
Roberto Ruiz said he was grateful to the Commissioners Court for the trust they have shown in him to take over as Treasurer and said he will continue the work that Manuel Reyes has done for so many years.
This position of Treasurer is an elected position, one in which Manuel Reyes has won the last nine times, but now decided to retire leaving him two years to finish his term. Roberto Ruiz will be in office at least two years, then the position will go to elections.
Roberto Ruiz has in depth knowledge of how to manage county affairs as he was a commissioner for Precinct 4 in the 80's and has a history of nearly 33 years as an educator in the Eagle Pass Independent School District. He said he is ready for this new challenge in his career.