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A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority met on Tuesday at the Commissioner's Court Conference Room.
The main item on the agenda was to be discussed in Executive Session and dealt with the pay or suspension thereof the pay of former Landfill Manager Hector Chavez. After some deliberation, the matter was tabled.
Also on the agenda was the possible hiring of an accountant for the MCSWA which would be housed at the County Auditor's office. A workshop will be held on Monday from 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Commissioner's Court Conference Room to discuss this issue in depth as it will be the focus of the workshop.
The Assistant Manager's Report was given to inform the board of new procedures in place to log any and all visitors to the landfill, new emergency contact numbers for the staff and administration of the site and the financial report for this month.
Mike Castillo, Assistant Manager and Interim Supervisor of the landfill informed The News Gram that a meeting will be held following the aforementioned workshop to attempt to come closer to finding the right person to keep tabs of all finances dealing with the facility.
Staff -Eagle Pass
Bridge and Border Protection authorities held a simulated emergency at the ICT in order to be prepared for any case of a real emergency which may affect one or both of our bridges. Both the US Border Patrol and the Maverick County Sheriff's Department. Chief of Police Juan Antonio Castaneda informed The News Gram that these types of procedures are necessary to establish emergency procedures. Last year there were several situations due to the violence in Mexico which called for the bridges to be closed for long periods of time. These procedures are also designed to protect all bridge employees until the situation is under control. The chief stated that as soon as a situation such as this occurs, there needs to be an open line of communication between bridge staff and the EPPD in case of an emergency on the bridge. The communication needs to be fast and immediate. This type of mock emergencies need to be practiced by all law enforcement agencies.
Staff -Eagle Pass
Maverick County's newest elected officials, Javier Libson and Daniela Flores have taken their seats in place of Eliaz Maldonado and Rudy Heredia respectively and sat in on their first regular meeting after they were named interim commissioners by Visiting District Judge Dick Alcala. Both Libson and Flores stated that they plan to get to work for the betterment of the community and their precincts as well as to attend to the needs of their constituents. The new commissioners have said that they intend to fulfill their obligations with honesty and a clear focus on the proper handling of County business. Libson in particular informed The News Gram on Monday that he would work towards bringing the County's financial situation "Into the black." In a few days, it is expected that the person who will replace soon-to-resign commissioner Cesar Flores, whose resignation takes effect on March 15th. Judge David Saucedo will choose the new commissioner.