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Adrián Ibarra
-Río Grande City
Eagle Pass Director de Obras Públicas, Héctor Chávez jugó un papel decisivo en la Ciudad en la adquisición de una propuesta de $ 1.000.000 que será oficializada en junio de Eagle Pass'. Chávez hizo una presentación fundamental en la necesidad inminente para mejorar la infraestructura en el Las Quintas Fronterizas, la zona alta Memorial JH y al otro lado de la carretera de El Indio.
Francisco Salazar, Laredo oficial de campo de la Oficina de Iniciativas de las Colonia le informó al alcalde Ramsey English-Cantú de la aprobación después de la presentación del jueves, que en sus palabras "la reunión del Consejo Asesor Residente de las Colonias fue muy exitosa."
La propuesta en sí pide $ 620,000.00 para las instalaciones de inundación y drenaje que incluyen inundaciones y las instalaciones de drenaje, $150,000.00 para la reconstrucción de viviendas lo que se denominó en ayudar a los propietarios elegibles cuyos hogares están más allá de la reparación de rehabilitación con la reconstrucción, $150,000.00 para la administración, planificación y gestión y $80,000.00 para el servicio público.
La presentación incluyó una explicación general de lo que el Centro de Ayuda de Colonia hace por la gente de las colonias de una biblioteca de préstamo de herramientas a un laboratorio de computación, campañas y clases de construcción de limpieza para un esquema de proyectos de drenaje propuestas en Las Quintas, Cedar Ridge, Morales y Morales Barrio 2A. Un desglose de los Tributarias 3 Proyectos de Control de Inundaciones del Río Bravo. Chávez también pasó a mostrar las cantidades de precipitación estimados a través de las llanuras de Río Grande el 14 de junio y 15 de 2013, así como imágenes de los procedimientos de evacuación realizados por la ciudad en esos días. A la reunión también asistieron el Director Ejecutivo de Finanzas San Juana García, Iván Morua, Jefe de Estado Mayor, el Comisionado Roberto Ruiz, Comisionado Jerry Morales, de Road & Superintendente del Puente Ernesto Guevara y el Sr. Chávez.
También asistieron representantes de la ciudad de Eagle Pass, Condado de Starr y el condado de Cameron.
AD Ibarra
Cafetería de -Luby
Luz Casanova de la Cámara de Comercio de Eagle Pass informó The News Gram del hecho de que la siguiente actividad del desayuno comunitario se llevará a cabo en la cafetería Luby y se destacará a los cinco mejores graduados de ambas escuelas Eagle Pass HS y CC Winn.
El evento tendrá lugar el 20 de mayo a las 8:00 AM y las entradas están a la venta por sólo $ 8.00.
Los boletos no se venderán en la puerta y los ciudadanos y, por supuesto, a los padres y familiares se les anima a pasar por la Cámara de Comercio para comprar sus entradas para el 15 de mayo. Después de esta fecha, el precio subirá a $ 10.00.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Maggie Duran, Executive Director for the Maverick County Appraisal District, informed The News Gram that her personnel is busy distributing Notices of Appraised Value.
According to Duran, values especially in the downtown area of our fair city such as Hillcrest, Concho, Colorado and other streets in the area have gone up due to State of Texas requirements.
"Many of these properties were valued at around $18,000.00 which are now obsolete in terms of market value, therefore the state requires us to appraise properties at or as close to market value as we can. You cannot get a lot anywhere right now for that price."
The director added that they went up to $23,000.00 on these properties which will increase the values of these homes.
"The state audits us each and every year and when they do, they require us to make adjustments," she concluded, "The more funding the state is denied, the higher your school taxes are. It all goes hand in hand."
Duran urges citizens to come by her office in order for you to get any and all information dealing with your newly appraised value at 2243 Veterans Boulevard or call at 773-0255.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass Police Officers were dispatched to Mall de las Aguilas on Wednesday evening when a vehicle was reported stolen from the parking lot area.
According to sources, a 2013 GMC Acadia was reported stolen at approximately 7:47 PM.
This is the ninth auto theft reported in the past two months as Eagle Pass Police Department Auto Theft has had their hands full with activity having recovered seven of the eight last reported auto thefts, however in this case, the year and model of the vehicle in question seems to have been very specific and calculated.
Officials believe the vehicle could have been taken into Mexico and video surveillance equipment is being reviewed at this time in order to get a visual on the person who may have taken the vehicle.
The case remains under investigation.
A.D. Ibarra
-Big Wells, Dimmit County
A fire at the City Hall in the community of Big Wells broke out in the evening hours which has been determined to be arson by Eagle Pass Fire Department officials who were called in to assist in the investigation.
According to sources an intentionally lit fire damaged the building itself, boxes of documents and some city vehicles in and around the building.
While minimal damages were recorded and estimated at only $1,000.00, the investigation is ongoing as to who may have set this blaze and committed the crime.
Adrian Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Dos hombres fueron detenidos en una parada rutinaria de tráfico en la autopista 57 y después de una búsqueda preliminar, un oficial de K-9 encontro gran cantidad de billetes no declarados.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation.
Led by letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO), with help from rural letter carriers, other postal employees and other volunteers, the drive has delivered more than one billion pounds of food the past 22 years.
Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. Nearly 1,500 NALC branches in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands are involved.
The United States Postal Service, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, AFL-CIO, Feeding America, United Way, Valassis and Valpak Direct Marketing Systems are all supporting this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
To donate, just place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers mail on the second Saturday in May. The carrier will do the rest. The food is sorted, and delivered to an area food bank or pantry, where it is available for needy families.
With 49 million people facing hunger every day in America, including nearly 16 million children, this drive is one way you can help those in your own city or town who need help.
Postmaster Ernesto Saucedo and local Shop Steward Gilberto Martinez are proud to be partners in this much needed public service. We also remind the community that all the food collected will be donated to the Father James C. Erving food pantry located in the Our Lady of Refuge Church.
A.D. Ibarra
-Multi-Purpose Center
Early voting numbers are in and according to elections officials, 1,530 voters have come out to the polls during the designated Early Voting Period.
145 votes were cast on Monday, April 27th while another 210 were cast on the 28th. Wednesday the 29th saw 154 more voters come out while Thursday, April 30th had 135.
160 voters turned out on Friday, May 1st, 152 on Monday, May 4th and 561 on Tuesday the last day of early voting. Thirteen votes were cast by mail.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Public works Director laid out a specified plan to address the most pressing needs to Eagle Pass in order to get our infrastructure to a point were federal agencies will be more apt to fund the major projects in the future at the recent City Council meeting held Tuesday at City hall.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Two men were pulled over on a routine traffic stop on Highway 57 and after a preliminary search, a K-9 officer was summoned revealing a cache of undeclared US currency.
An officer assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on Highway 57 with a white 2014 Dodge pickup towing a second vehicle on a trailer for a traffic violation.
Upon speaking with the driver and the owner of the vehicle, consent was obtained to search the vehicle. An Eagle Pass Police Department K-9 was deployed within the 2014 Dodge pickup which alerted to the center console are of the trick. A package was located concealed within the center console and retrieved by officers. Upon further investigation the package revealed to contain US currency.
The driver and the owner of the vehicle were detained for further investigation and the package upon being exposed was found to contain $48,000.00 in US currency. The driver identified as 34 year-old Sergio Daniel Cantú was presented before a magistrate and formally charged with money laundering and issued a $40,000.00 bond. This case continues under investigation.
