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Staff
-Eagle Pass
The amount of trash which has been sent to the landfill in Maverick County is a significant amount as the landfill has been in existence for two years now in El Indio. Hector Chavez, Public Works Director, who is familiar with the workings of the landfill, said that the first phase is nearly at capacity, yet there are 16 such phases available within the scope of the project. Due to excess trash pickup, the first cell is at near capacity. He said that the facility is receiving more trash than initially expected and they had expected the total amount to be somewhere 90 tons when actually they have taken in approximately 200 tons thus far. The coming of the Eagle Ford Shale Project have made the facility take more trash than previously expected which is good for the County, but he says they must increase the capacity. The project is bringing in $1.2 million monthly. This is a financial gain for the county as we previously were forced to take our trash to San Antonio.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Special Meeting of Commissioner's Court took place on Wednesday, December 20th. Some items were withdrawn and tabled for a later time while others such as the advertisement for the sale of fill dirt sitting in Alvin Stock property of Las Quintas Colonias, the consent to rent the El Indio Community Center for $50.00 per hour, and the removal of county material from a private property in Pct. 2, and the hiring of four people to conduct a recount for the last election, and the budget amendment for the Road and Bridge Department to remodel and repair Precinct 2 facilities were approved. The Court adjourned at around 6:00 P.M. to retire to Executive Session to deal with issues ranging from litigation against Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Landscape Structures Inc., and Nancy Miwa in the US Court, Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division.
In Del Rio, Texas, Eduardo De La Garza, owner of Rio Bravo Construction, surrendered himself to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez. A federal grand jury indictment, charges the 44-year-old Eagle Pass resident with three counts of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. The indictment alleges that in May 2011, De La Garza submitted a $19,800 bid to Maverick County to construct a concrete pad at the intersection of Winsor Avenue and Bianca Road in Precinct 4 of Maverick County. Maverick County issued him a $9,900 check to commence work and then $9,900 check for the completion of the concrete pad. The indictment alleges that De La Garza made a cash payment to an employee working in the Maverick County Auditor’s Office for each check. The indictment further alleges that both checks were issued to De La Garza without undergoing the appropriate internal review process by Maverick County.