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Council approves park construction bid
During its regular agenda, Marble Falls City Council recently ap - proved a hefty amount for construction of sev - eral local infrastructure improvements, part of an ambitious park develop - ment plan. All seven council members were present during the Nov. 5 meeting, when they voted unani - mously to award the low bid of more than $699,000 to Wellcraft Builders for construction of sever - al features near the area known as Park View Park near Mormon Mill Road, Park Ridge Drive and Park View Drive. "We feel confident awarding the bid to them (Wellcraft)," Director of Parks and Recreation Lacey Dingham told the council. Completion of the en - tire development could take up to 10 months, Dingham said, adding its total cost could amount to about $1.9 million, includ - ing a grant of more than $700,000 from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Depart - ment and the city contri - bution of more than $1.2 million. "We are excited to get this project started," Ding - ham said. Also during its regular agenda, the council ap - proved an agreement be - tween the Marble Falls Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No.1 and Schaum - burg & Polk Inc. to engi - neer drainage, parking and sidewalk improvements within a busy downtown area near Avenue H, Yett, Second and Third streets. "There will be traffic control in the area (when the improvements begin) but not all at the same time," Downtown and Marketing Manager Erin Burks told the council. City Attorney Josh Brockman pointed out the agreement may cost the city about $233,000, rath - er than the figure of more than $160,000 published by mistake in the in the council members meeting packet. Too, the council ac - cepted unanimously the first amendment to an improvement and escrow agreement between the city and Ellison Roper Land Corporation for de - sign and construction of a 500,000 gallon elevat - ed water storage tank at the Roper Ranch Devel - opment along U.S. 281, East FM 2147 and Panther Hollow. The amendment in - cludes the reduced cost of $2.3 million (down from $3 million) for 1,966 liv - ing unit equivalents, rath - er than the original esti - mate of 2,487 LUEs. After much discussion, by a 5-2 vote, the coun - cil approved payment of $228,000 to convey more than 1 acre at 2101 Mus - tang Drive from Marble Falls Independent School District to the city, mainly because the city operates one 500,000 gallon ele - vated water storage tank on the property. Apparently, Mayor Pro tem Craig Magerkurth and council members Lauren Haltom, Karlee Hubble, Bryan Walker and Rich - ard Westerman voted for the payment of $228,000 as the product of fair ne - gotiation between city and district officials. However, Mayor Dave Rhodes and Coun - cil member Griff Morris dissented.
11/08/2024 04:19 AM
MFISD reacts after voters reject school funding proposition
Marble Falls ISD of- ficials are already plan - ning on how to handle the setback handed to them by voters who rejected a proposal for a tax hike Tuesday. The final vote on the school proposition was 5,582 in favor and 6,638 against a 54.32%45.68% defeat.
11/08/2024 04:19 AM
EDC offers amenity park funds for the disabled
The Marble Falls Economic Develop - ment Corporation ap - proved two applications for community projects during its recent meeting. All seven EDC direc - tors were present during the meeting Nov.
11/08/2024 04:19 AM
Halloween pursuit suspect faces drug charges
A pursuit on Hallow - een with law enforcement that ended in Marble Falls landed a Kingsland man in jail. According to the po - lice report, Korey Buec - ker, 38, was allegedly driving recklessly while in Kingsland on RM 1431 around 12:18 p.m.
11/08/2024 04:19 AM
Marble Falls ISD school funding election (VATRE) fails
Citizens within the Marble Falls ISD boundaries voted against a school funding election Nov. 5 that would have closed a deficit gap in the district's budget with a nearly 3 cent tax increase, according to the unofficial cumulative tally from the Burnet County Elections Office.
11/06/2024 02:16 PM
Church at center of alleged hoax closes
A church under scrutiny after a congregant allegedly faked a shooting incident has closed its doors. After several hours of discussion during its Oct.
11/05/2024 04:17 AM
Marble Falls drug dealer gets 38 years in prison
A Marble Falls man faces a steep sentence for his alleged roll in dealing methamphetamine in the area. 424th Judicial District Court Judge Evan Stubbs sentenced Jonathan Tarbet to 38 years in prison Oct.
11/05/2024 04:17 AM
Council eyes new park construction
Marble Falls City Council plans to discuss several items during its upcoming meeting. Following its regular agenda, Director of Parks and Recreation Lacey Dingham plans to lead a discussion related to the possible award of more than $699,000 to Wellcraft Builders for construction of several features near Mormon Mill Road, Park Ridge Drive and Park View Drive.
11/05/2024 04:17 AM
Crews leap into action to contain brush fire
On Sunday, Oct. 27, a runaway brush fire threat - ened a local museum ven - ue and neighboring ranch - es on FM 2147 East just outside Marble Falls in southern Burnet County.
11/01/2024 02:14 AM
Email dump calls into question motive of payroll probe
A public information request by a citizen has produced dozens of emails raising questions about a forensic accounting review of the Burnet County Sheriff's Office alleged payroll practices. As questions persist, the 33rd/424th Judicial District Attorney's Office has fast-tracked its own independent investigation into those payroll practices with a new focus on “whistleblowers” in that probe.
10/29/2024 02:12 AM
DA eyes overtime ‘whistleblowers’
Persistent questions and new information have prompted the district at- torney's office to re-en gage a possible criminal investigation into the county sheriff's office payroll concerns. Wiley “Sonny” McAfee told The Highlander his probe is separate from the Baker Tilly forensic review which Burnet County Commissioners Court launched in September 2023 (Find related story on Page 1).
10/29/2024 02:12 AM
KMUD seek bids for new community concession stand
The Kingsland Mu- nicipal Utility District board is moving for- ward with its plan to build an additional concession stand to accommodate bigger crowds at local sports events. During the Oct.
10/29/2024 02:12 AM
False abduction scare highlights perils of social media
A false abduction claim in Marble Falls recently prompted a state-wide search for a traveling college student who temporarily lost phone connection with her parents. The incident unfolded with a call into dispatch about 6:15 p.m.
10/25/2024 02:09 AM
Purple pipe reclamation permit gets approval
The city of Marble Falls was informed on Oct. 15, that it received approval for a critical Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permit, allowing it to proceed with con- structing the One Water Recla -
10/25/2024 02:09 AM
Chemical cloud issue disperses
10/24/2024 04:24 PM
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