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It is very disappointing to see a large out-of-state company like Young Life come to this corner of Texas and attempt to pollute the Sabinal River in Western Bandera County. No doubt Young Life is an admirable organization. The work they do has touched many people in positive ways. Why then would they want to sully their reputation, make enemies of the people in the community, and betray their mission statement in order to discharge treated sewage into the Sabinal River? One has to wonder that if other entities in the region rely on a land application process to dispose of sewage-Leakey, Camp Wood, HEB Camp, Garner Park, Lost Maples Park, Camp OTX, the summer camps near Hunt, the Baptist Encampment in Rio Frio, La Jita Girls Scout Camp, and Camp Eagle-why can’t Young Life do the same?
Read moreIt is very disheartening to see that over 20 percent of Texans, up to 33 percent, will not get the COVID-19 vaccinations. That means that we will never have herd immunity, and the disease will be In the USA forever (or until all non-vaxxers are dead). It also means that masks and other PPE will be required whenever one leaves one’s home.
Read moreIn reply to Mike Olive’s Feb. 3 letter asking “how long do we have to wait” about the 2020 election,
Read moreI would like to take a brief moment to thank everyone who called or wrote to share their thoughts about last week’s Bulletin, some of which have been printed in this week’s issue while the rest asked to remain anonymous.
Read moreCity servants in a special meeting decided COVID-19 threat is not critical enough to necessitate enforcement to protect the public, but they are concerned enough for their exposure to COVID-19 that they do not allow the public to attend the public meetings. Double Standards? The city officials are not concerned about public safety. If the city’s public servants like the police are not willing to enforce simple rules like wearing a mask, social distancing and crowd restrictions, why do we even need them? They drive around town doing what appears to be nothing; why even have the expense - citizen patrols might be better?
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As new residence of Bandera County we were quite alarmed by the Nov 11th list of tax foreclosures. When we opened our 1st land tax bill we could see why so many people are struggling. Coming from Northern California we NEVER expected our land tax percentage to be higher. Just the ISD tax percentage alone exceeds California property taxes!! How does anyone afford to pay this with wages being approximately 45% lower comparatively? Has it always been this high percentage wise? [sic]
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